Presario R3000 Motherboard

gwn · 06-16-2008, 07:02 PM

Hi folks,

I have a power up problem on the R3000 where after pressing the power button, the power light and fan comes on for 5-6 sec then the unit turns off. There is no display or beeps.

The same occurs using the battery alone, ac adapter with no battery or ac adapter with battery.

I suspect the motherboard or possibly the cpu.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,
Art

**TriggerFinger** · 06-17-2008, 05:53 PM

Hi Art,

check, reseat or replace all your RAM. using another set of RAM modules (known working sticks) would help narrow down possibilities.

gwn · 06-18-2008, 07:11 PM

I tried removing the 1 ram dimm then turned on the laptop with the same result the fan and light comes on for 6 sec then shuts off.

I wonder if it is the cpu or motherboard.

Thanks,
Art

**TriggerFinger** · 06-19-2008, 09:51 AM

did you remove the RAM (you mean no RAM installed)? if you did, then it behaved as expected (laptop powered up then shut down immediately). as in my previous post, use a known working RAM.

06-16-2008, 07:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
gwn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp sp2	Presario R3000 Motherboard Hi folks, I have a power up problem on the R3000 where after pressing the power button, the power light and fan comes on for 5-6 sec then the unit turns off. There is no display or beeps. The same occurs using the battery alone, ac adapter with no battery or ac adapter with battery. I suspect the motherboard or possibly the cpu. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks, Art

06-17-2008, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,791 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Presario R3000 Motherboard Hi Art, check, reseat or replace all your RAM. using another set of RAM modules (known working sticks) would help narrow down possibilities. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

06-18-2008, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
gwn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp sp2	Re: Presario R3000 Motherboard I tried removing the 1 ram dimm then turned on the laptop with the same result the fan and light comes on for 6 sec then shuts off. I wonder if it is the cpu or motherboard. Thanks, Art

06-19-2008, 09:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,791 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Presario R3000 Motherboard did you remove the RAM (you mean no RAM installed)? if you did, then it behaved as expected (laptop powered up then shut down immediately). as in my previous post, use a known working RAM. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE