Can not start

bagus · 04-02-2008, 07:49 AM

My Vaio PCG-6C1N laptop got problem when starting.
I have to push the power button ON and OFF a few times then could booting to bios...but sometimes also can not booting to bios at all...what problem do i have in my laptop...??

~~Computer_Doctor~~ · 04-02-2008, 06:00 PM

Please provide more information. How old is the laptop? Do you know if you have any warrant or not?

dai · 04-02-2008, 06:09 PM

is it the same on battery and ac power

bagus · 04-03-2008, 06:45 AM

My vaio laptop are about 3 years since I bought it,no more warranty for that...yes,still can not start event when the batteray take out and using direct ac power..how..?? is it motherboard problem...??

Thank you

dai · 04-03-2008, 09:28 AM

i have little knowledge on laptops,my thoughts on it is a faulty button or a fault on the m/b
wait and see what someone with ore knowledge advises when they come online

**TriggerFinger** · 04-03-2008, 10:04 AM

sometimes it is caused by a power ON switch going BAD. the one the you see (on the bezel within the area of the keyboard) when you open the laptop is just an interface to the actual switch on the motherboard. may be age or oxidation has caused the switch to fail. or may be the power ON button (interface on the bezel) do not reach the switch. you can test this by removing that part (where the power ON button is) and pressing directly on the switch.

usually the power button has neighbors, other buttons that does other functions. try the neighboring buttons if they can work as a power ON button.

bagus · 04-04-2008, 12:06 AM

The LED of indicator the power are ON but the power seems not go to the bios to load the program....So,I think this is not because of the Power switch problem....

Thank you.

craigwatanabe · 04-04-2008, 02:31 AM

Try reseating your RAM modules. On some computers there is an onboard RAM DMM slot underneath the keyboard.

But the need to press the power button repeatedly to POST tells me it could be a power problem. Can your computer charge the battery sufficiently? If it can then it's not the power supply.

**TriggerFinger** · 04-04-2008, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bagus

The LED of indicator the power are ON but the power seems not go to the bios to load the program....So,I think this is not because of the Power switch problem....
-- so you mean each time you power ON, the LED turns ON but you do not get a boot up or a POST every time (nothing on screen, not even a blinking cursor)? If so, try to hook up an external monitor and see if you get something on the screen.

Thank you.

04-02-2008, 07:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
bagus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Home edition	Can not start My Vaio PCG-6C1N laptop got problem when starting. I have to push the power button ON and OFF a few times then could booting to bios...but sometimes also can not booting to bios at all...what problem do i have in my laptop...??

04-02-2008, 06:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Computer_Doctor~~ Troubled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 644 OS: Windows XP	Re: Can not start Please provide more information. How old is the laptop? Do you know if you have any warrant or not?

04-02-2008, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,646 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Can not start is it the same on battery and ac power __________________

04-03-2008, 06:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
bagus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Home edition	Re: Can not start My vaio laptop are about 3 years since I bought it,no more warranty for that...yes,still can not start event when the batteray take out and using direct ac power..how..?? is it motherboard problem...?? Thank you

04-03-2008, 09:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,646 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Can not start i have little knowledge on laptops,my thoughts on it is a faulty button or a fault on the m/b wait and see what someone with ore knowledge advises when they come online __________________

04-03-2008, 10:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Can not start sometimes it is caused by a power ON switch going BAD. the one the you see (on the bezel within the area of the keyboard) when you open the laptop is just an interface to the actual switch on the motherboard. may be age or oxidation has caused the switch to fail. or may be the power ON button (interface on the bezel) do not reach the switch. you can test this by removing that part (where the power ON button is) and pressing directly on the switch. usually the power button has neighbors, other buttons that does other functions. try the neighboring buttons if they can work as a power ON button. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

04-04-2008, 12:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
bagus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Home edition	Re: Can not start The LED of indicator the power are ON but the power seems not go to the bios to load the program....So,I think this is not because of the Power switch problem.... Thank you.

04-04-2008, 02:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
craigwatanabe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 299 OS: xp	Re: Can not start Try reseating your RAM modules. On some computers there is an onboard RAM DMM slot underneath the keyboard. But the need to press the power button repeatedly to POST tells me it could be a power problem. Can your computer charge the battery sufficiently? If it can then it's not the power supply. __________________ A computer is only as powerful as it's user so build wisely.