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Skeezix · 10-16-2006, 03:38 AM

Ok. So I have a story to tell.

I was having trouble with my desktop (see other posts of mine) I decided to try and buy a laptop of craigslist. I get a guy selling his laptop to go buy a cellphone. I wasnt able to make it to go pick the laptop up so I sent my girlfriend with the money to pick it up (Because I felt time was important factor with the price). So she picks it up and said it only had a few scratches on the outside but it booted up ok.

Anyhow, I get the laptop and I imeddiatly see that it has an aftermarket power adaptor (iGo Multi extension). So I flip it over and notice there are a few screws missing from the bottum. So my first thought is that I just lost my money. I was able to power up the laptop and look at the stats, which Ill list below and that made me happy because they were slightly better than advertised.

Heres the problems:

The power adaptor does not power the laptop when it is plugged in and turned on. It runs off battery power, I cant get it to switch to AC power. It does however charge the battery when I get it plugged in just right.

The Power adaptors tip that I am using to make it work is not the one listed that is made for this laptop but I have the tip that is made for it and that one doesnt seem to work at all. The one that works is an L3 where the one that is supposed to is an L6

The next problem is the windows power meter. It doesnt seem to work correctly. Either it is reading 5% or less for 2 hours or it is showing completly full and then will suddenly drop (which Im hoping doesnt happen right now).

I ordered a replacement AC power supply for my model and it does not seem to work at all. I can only guess that possibly the previous owner had power issues and replaced the power input.

I dont know if I should order another replacement power supply input off ebay and try to have it installed on the motherboard or not to rule it out.

Know any good laptop techs in AZ (Arizona) that could help me without charging an arm or a leg?

The laptop is a HP ZV5000. P4 2.8Ghz HT. 256mb Ram. Nvidia GO video card. Win XP Home (Fresh install)

10-16-2006, 03:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Skeezix Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phoenix Posts: 27 OS: Windows XP Pro	HP ZV5000 Power Supply & Power Meter Problem Ok. So I have a story to tell. I was having trouble with my desktop (see other posts of mine) I decided to try and buy a laptop of craigslist. I get a guy selling his laptop to go buy a cellphone. I wasnt able to make it to go pick the laptop up so I sent my girlfriend with the money to pick it up (Because I felt time was important factor with the price). So she picks it up and said it only had a few scratches on the outside but it booted up ok. Anyhow, I get the laptop and I imeddiatly see that it has an aftermarket power adaptor (iGo Multi extension). So I flip it over and notice there are a few screws missing from the bottum. So my first thought is that I just lost my money. I was able to power up the laptop and look at the stats, which Ill list below and that made me happy because they were slightly better than advertised. Heres the problems: The power adaptor does not power the laptop when it is plugged in and turned on. It runs off battery power, I cant get it to switch to AC power. It does however charge the battery when I get it plugged in just right. The Power adaptors tip that I am using to make it work is not the one listed that is made for this laptop but I have the tip that is made for it and that one doesnt seem to work at all. The one that works is an L3 where the one that is supposed to is an L6 The next problem is the windows power meter. It doesnt seem to work correctly. Either it is reading 5% or less for 2 hours or it is showing completly full and then will suddenly drop (which Im hoping doesnt happen right now). I ordered a replacement AC power supply for my model and it does not seem to work at all. I can only guess that possibly the previous owner had power issues and replaced the power input. I dont know if I should order another replacement power supply input off ebay and try to have it installed on the motherboard or not to rule it out. Know any good laptop techs in AZ (Arizona) that could help me without charging an arm or a leg? The laptop is a HP ZV5000. P4 2.8Ghz HT. 256mb Ram. Nvidia GO video card. Win XP Home (Fresh install)