[SOLVED] Evesham 8317R no power

Soccomm · 10-20-2009, 06:20 AM

Hi guys just got one of these laptops from surplus to requirements with no ram and no hard drive caddy or connector though thats not the prob.

I have 2 Universal power supplies a PCline 90watt one and some generic thing i picked up off ebay 2 years ago

I cant get any power into this laptop no lights no nothing

Voltage on the PSUs is 19v and they both power a Lifebook C1020 and a travelamte 4060 no probs but this evesham just will not do anything.

I smelt some electrical burning from the socket so think the powerboard maybe shot am not sure on these laptops.

Any ideas?

Madcatz · 10-20-2009, 08:58 AM

does the laptop have its power requirements listed on the bottom? its usually listed on a sticker.

If the laptop only takes 15volts and you plugged in a 19v adapter, that may have something to do with it.

Soccomm · 10-20-2009, 09:09 AM

Says 19v@3.42a

both supplies are 19v but again I get nothing

shame really as it looks to be a good laptop with a 17inch screen

Madcatz · 10-20-2009, 09:19 AM

ok, next thing I would do is see if the DC-in jack is on the motherboard or if its seperate, if its seperate, then test the power coming out of the DC-In, it should be exactly the same as whats coming out of the ac adapter.

night_shift · 10-20-2009, 09:37 AM

What happens when you wiggle the jack plug? Do you hear slight electrical arcing and the burning smell or just aburning smell? Will the power light come on when you wiggle the jack plug?

If no to the above do as Madcatz suggested.

Soccomm · 10-20-2009, 02:33 PM

Well I stripped the machine down tonight to the motherboard.

Looked all around the power socket and it seems that a lot of the circuit tracks and some small componentsw are burnt

Looks like a strip down and sell the stripped parts on ebay I think

thanks guys

10-20-2009, 06:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Soccomm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 52 OS: Win 7 X64	[SOLVED] Evesham 8317R no power Hi guys just got one of these laptops from surplus to requirements with no ram and no hard drive caddy or connector though thats not the prob. I have 2 Universal power supplies a PCline 90watt one and some generic thing i picked up off ebay 2 years ago I cant get any power into this laptop no lights no nothing Voltage on the PSUs is 19v and they both power a Lifebook C1020 and a travelamte 4060 no probs but this evesham just will not do anything. I smelt some electrical burning from the socket so think the powerboard maybe shot am not sure on these laptops. Any ideas?

10-20-2009, 08:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,424 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: Evesham 8317R no power does the laptop have its power requirements listed on the bottom? its usually listed on a sticker. If the laptop only takes 15volts and you plugged in a 19v adapter, that may have something to do with it. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

10-20-2009, 09:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Soccomm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 52 OS: Win 7 X64	Re: Evesham 8317R no power Says 19v@3.42a both supplies are 19v but again I get nothing shame really as it looks to be a good laptop with a 17inch screen

10-20-2009, 09:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,424 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: Evesham 8317R no power ok, next thing I would do is see if the DC-in jack is on the motherboard or if its seperate, if its seperate, then test the power coming out of the DC-In, it should be exactly the same as whats coming out of the ac adapter. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

10-20-2009, 09:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
night_shift Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 287 OS: Vista, XP Pro, Ubuntu	Re: Evesham 8317R no power What happens when you wiggle the jack plug? Do you hear slight electrical arcing and the burning smell or just aburning smell? Will the power light come on when you wiggle the jack plug? If no to the above do as Madcatz suggested. __________________ Please Post Back It’s nice to know if the Forum has helped or not

10-20-2009, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Soccomm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK Posts: 52 OS: Win 7 X64	Re: Evesham 8317R no power Well I stripped the machine down tonight to the motherboard. Looked all around the power socket and it seems that a lot of the circuit tracks and some small componentsw are burnt Looks like a strip down and sell the stripped parts on ebay I think thanks guys