NEC laptop problems

Gierke · 23rd March 2006, 8:56 PM

A mate of mine bought a NEC laptop for $50 from cashies and it was sold as faulty but he reckoned he could fix it. (hes a bit simple, literally)

Just wont boot, but once in say 100 presses of the button it works fine. When you press the button, all the lights flash and the hdd is spinnin (can hear it) but nuthin happens. hdd led doesn't flash as if it was bootin.

Any Ideas? or sell the parts and throw the chassis of a cliff

bYrd · 23rd March 2006, 9:22 PM

What model - how old - what specs?

As with any troubleshooting, strip down the machine to the most basic for it to run - that means to pull any third-party RAM, pull out HD, yank out CMOS battery.

JB

Gierke · 23rd March 2006, 9:34 PM

no idea what model,came with nuthin other than ac adapter.

on one of 2 times it booted i checked it out its a celery 2.6, 256 ram, intel 855(?) Chipset

will try what u said

23rd March 2006, 8:56 PM	#1
Gierke Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barossa Valley Posts: 1,562	NEC laptop problems A mate of mine bought a NEC laptop for $50 from cashies and it was sold as faulty but he reckoned he could fix it. (hes a bit simple, literally) Just wont boot, but once in say 100 presses of the button it works fine. When you press the button, all the lights flash and the hdd is spinnin (can hear it) but nuthin happens. hdd led doesn't flash as if it was bootin. Any Ideas? or sell the parts and throw the chassis of a cliff

23rd March 2006, 9:22 PM	#2
bYrd Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: NE Melbourne Posts: 1,319	What model - how old - what specs? As with any troubleshooting, strip down the machine to the most basic for it to run - that means to pull any third-party RAM, pull out HD, yank out CMOS battery. JB __________________ MacTalk Australia

23rd March 2006, 9:34 PM	#3
Gierke Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barossa Valley Posts: 1,562	no idea what model,came with nuthin other than ac adapter. on one of 2 times it booted i checked it out its a celery 2.6, 256 ram, intel 855(?) Chipset will try what u said