i have a compaq armada e500 notebook and it won’t turn on. i used a different ac adapter and still won’t work..i think the power supply is dead..is there a way to get those somewhere and is it easy to replace it? could they do this in pak?
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Pull out you batteries. Supply power and try again. If your laptop batteries are completely drained, they draw too much current and do not allow the main unit to power up.
You might need to reset your bios as well.
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you can search for your ac adapter by selecting your model number for your e500 here
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Yeah i can provide you the battries for your Armada.
send me its complete details
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I have one E500 too, most probably its your power supply board and/or connecter is damaged. dead batteries dont cause problem in this way.
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They sometimes do. I have a Dell C600 and if I put my computer on stand-by for a long time and battery drain out, then I am not able to start my computer unless I pull out the battery and then power up. After powering up, I slide in the battery and it starts charging. Usually, if this situation occurs, my CMOS loses power as well and all the BIOS settings are lost. I have to go into BIOS and adjust the same before restarting.
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thanks witchdr ..i will try to do that..but i have a feeling shakskills is correct
i totally forgot about this thread..power supply board will probably cost too much..connecter is cheap but its another headache to replace it
tahir44..the battery probably just needs to be charged...so i dont think the problem is iwth battery
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Yes! A dry solder joint on the power connector will do the same.
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witchdr..i didnt get it..what?
anyways i took the battery and tried to power it on and it didnt do anything
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OK! Sheraz. There are two way a connector can get damaged. One is that with the continuous use, the connecting conductors of the connector can become damaged or can come loose.
There is another way as well. The conducting wires on the connector are soldered to the motherboard. With the passage of time, when high current (generating high temperature) passes through the soldered joint, the solder itself can develop microcracks. They will cause the voltage to drop across them and hence not the required voltage is supplied to the internal power supply. So even if by looking at the joint it looks ok, it does not necessarily mean that it is OK.