hp laptop shuts itself off at start up

gregreed · 03-30-2009, 10:00 PM

I have a hp dv6253cl and it shuts itself off just one second after the blue lights go on. I have tried re-seating the ram. I haven't loaded any new programs or made any changes to it recently. Worked fine last night but today it won't turn on. I tried to push F12 but I don't think it is staying on long enough for that to register. Anyone have any ideas short of taking it in for repair? Thanks

**TriggerFinger** · 03-31-2009, 12:13 AM

Try to reset/drain all transient electricity in the system. Remove battery and unplug AC. Press and hold power ON button for 30secs. Put back all sources of power and do a normal power ON.

Also measure AC adapter output using a multimeter. If adapter is giving out correct voltage (based on its label), try using the laptop with the battery removed (use only AC). If symptoms persist, use a charged battery (remove/unplug AC).

If the above does not help, try with a new or a known good/working RAM.

03-30-2009, 10:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
gregreed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 OS: windows vista sp2	hp laptop shuts itself off at start up I have a hp dv6253cl and it shuts itself off just one second after the blue lights go on. I have tried re-seating the ram. I haven't loaded any new programs or made any changes to it recently. Worked fine last night but today it won't turn on. I tried to push F12 but I don't think it is staying on long enough for that to register. Anyone have any ideas short of taking it in for repair? Thanks

03-31-2009, 12:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: hp laptop shuts itself off at start up Try to reset/drain all transient electricity in the system. Remove battery and unplug AC. Press and hold power ON button for 30secs. Put back all sources of power and do a normal power ON. Also measure AC adapter output using a multimeter. If adapter is giving out correct voltage (based on its label), try using the laptop with the battery removed (use only AC). If symptoms persist, use a charged battery (remove/unplug AC). If the above does not help, try with a new or a known good/working RAM. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE