miqueldiaz

Hi,

I've have been given a HP/Compaq NC6000.

It didn't come with the original Power supply unfortunately.

I have a universal power supply I thought I would test it with before I shell out for a OEM one.

When the adapter is plugged in, the LED on the charger blinks rapidly and the makes a clicking

noise.

I am led to believe that this is probably caused by a short somewhere on the motherboard. I've

have taken the laptop completely to pieces. Tried the again with just the motherboard, but still

the problem persists. There are no obvious shorts however, no suspect components, no burning

smells.

It does have a battery, but either that or the laptop is dead, so I'm none the wiser as far as

that is concerned.

For what it's worth, the universal charger is known to be good with another laptop I have (an

Acer) and I have also tried another known to be good universal charger with my NC6000 and had

exactly the same symptoms.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

TriggerFinger

Does it behave the same without the battery attached? If you have tried with just the motherboard, then it could be a shorted motherboard. Check your DC jack connection too. By the way, try a good/working battery. If it works with that, then it could be your DC jack connection.

miqueldiaz

Yes, it behaves the same with or without the battery attached. I have checked the DC jack with a multimeter the best I can, it seems to be ok. Unfortunatly I don't have a known good battery to test with.

Thanks