Laptop problem, Will Not Boot.

Straeger · 01-28-2009, 12:15 AM

Hello everyone,

I'm new here so I'm not sure if this thread's in the correct place or not. I have a MSI Notebook that I purchased from ibuypower.

http://www.msicomputer.com/NB/produc...?model=MS-163A

I've had it for almost a year on the dot, it came with vista and has been downgraded to XP. My problem is this, I was browsing the web a week ago when it inexplicably went dead, no warning at all, everything just turned off. I pressed the power button, the power light came on along with the CPU fan. Then the power light turns off for about 2 seconds, turns back on and that's it. The LCD doesn't light up at all, there isn't the surge when everything powers up, nothing.

I've tried turning it on with only the battery, I've tried turning it on with only the AC adapter, nothing changes. I have a Universal AC adapter with an LED indicator, the light stays on when it's plugged into the laptop. From what I read if it were a short circuit the LED would turn off when plugged in, but then again I'm not 100% on this so I could be wrong.

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.

dai · 01-28-2009, 01:28 AM

d/load and run the h/drive makers diognostic utility on the h/drive

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

Straeger · 01-30-2009, 04:25 PM

I put my hard drive in my external enclosure and checked it. Everything seems fine with it.

dai · 01-30-2009, 09:22 PM

check the air vents are clear of dust
does the fan keep running

Straeger · 02-01-2009, 04:00 AM

There was a little dust but nothing major. The fan is on but from the sound of it, it's slower than it was before.

dai · 02-01-2009, 09:39 AM

it may be clogged with dust

01-28-2009, 12:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Straeger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Laptop problem, Will Not Boot. Hello everyone, I'm new here so I'm not sure if this thread's in the correct place or not. I have a MSI Notebook that I purchased from ibuypower. http://www.msicomputer.com/NB/produc...?model=MS-163A I've had it for almost a year on the dot, it came with vista and has been downgraded to XP. My problem is this, I was browsing the web a week ago when it inexplicably went dead, no warning at all, everything just turned off. I pressed the power button, the power light came on along with the CPU fan. Then the power light turns off for about 2 seconds, turns back on and that's it. The LCD doesn't light up at all, there isn't the surge when everything powers up, nothing. I've tried turning it on with only the battery, I've tried turning it on with only the AC adapter, nothing changes. I have a Universal AC adapter with an LED indicator, the light stays on when it's plugged into the laptop. From what I read if it were a short circuit the LED would turn off when plugged in, but then again I'm not 100% on this so I could be wrong. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.

01-28-2009, 01:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Laptop problem, Will Not Boot. d/load and run the h/drive makers diognostic utility on the h/drive http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 __________________

01-30-2009, 04:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Straeger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Re: Laptop problem, Will Not Boot. I put my hard drive in my external enclosure and checked it. Everything seems fine with it.

01-30-2009, 09:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Laptop problem, Will Not Boot. check the air vents are clear of dust does the fan keep running __________________

02-01-2009, 04:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Straeger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Re: Laptop problem, Will Not Boot. There was a little dust but nothing major. The fan is on but from the sound of it, it's slower than it was before.

02-01-2009, 09:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,759 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Laptop problem, Will Not Boot. it may be clogged with dust __________________