Laptop turns on for a moment and restarts on its own
Problem description:
The laptop turns on for a moment and restarts on its own. The cycle repeats over and over until you remove the battery. The power light turns on, stays on for a moment, goes off and turns on again. There is no video when the laptop is on. The problem happens when the laptop runs on AC or battery power.
Possible cause:
1. Memory failure.
2. Motherboard failure.
Non-system disk or disk error on startup
Problem description:
Non-system disk or disk error message appears on the screen when you start the laptop.
Possible cause:
1. The hard drive is blank. There is no OS installed.
2. Bad connection between hard drive and motherboard.
3. Failed hard drive.
4. Failed motherboard.
Tags: Hard drive failure, Laptop doesn't start, Laptop gives error message
Laptop fell down on the floor and will not start now
Problem description:
The laptop fell down on the floor and will not start now. The laptop turns on, the power LED comes on but nothing appears on the screen.
Possible cause:
Memory module disconnected from motherboard.
Laptop hard drive will not spin up
Problem description:
The laptop turns on but the hard drive will not spin up. You cannot hear any normal working noise coming from the hard dive. The hard drive appears to be dead.
Possible cause:
1. Hard drive failure.
2. Motherboard failure.
Laptop power light doesn’t come on when AC adapter plugged
Problem description:
The laptop power light doesn’t come on when AC adapter plugged into the laptop. The power light used to light up as soon as you plug the power adapter but no there is no light.
Possible cause:
1. AC adapter failure.
2. Power socket failure.
3. Motherboard failure.
Laptop is completely dead after liquid was spilled on it
Problem description:
The laptop is completely dead after liquid was spilled on it. There are no LED lights when you plug the power adapter. Nothing happens when you press on the power button. You let it dry for a few days but the laptop is still dead.
Possible cause:
The motherboard was damaged.
Tags: Laptop doesn't start, Liquid spill
Laptop makes grinding noise and freezes
Problem description:
When you turn on the laptop, it starts loading the operating system but then makes grinding noise and freezes. Sometimes the laptop works fine for a while, but on the next reboot it makes grinding noise and freezes again.
Possible cause:
Hard drive failure.
Tags: Hard drive failure, Laptop doesn't start, Laptop freezes, Laptop makes noise
Laptop makes clicking sounds on startup
Problem description:
The laptop turns and starts making clicking sounds. The laptop will not load the operating system or it starts loading and freezes at some point. The clicking sounds coming from the area where the hard drive is located.
Possible cause:
Hard drive failure.
Tags: Hard drive failure, Laptop doesn't start, Laptop makes noise
Laptop turns on for a moment and shuts down right away
Problem description:
The laptop turns on when you press on the power button but shuts down right away. There is no image on the screen. You tried using the laptop just from AC power with the battery removed, but it doesn’t help.
Possible cause:
1. AC adapter is dead.
2. Motherboard failure.
Tags: AC adapter failure, Laptop doesn't start, Laptop shuts down
Laptop is completely dead
Problem description:
The laptop is completely dead. When you plug the AC adapter and press on the power button, nothing happens. The laptop has no signs of life at all. None of the LED lights is working.
Possible cause:
1. AC adapter failure.
2. Power jack failure.
3. Motherboard failure.
Tags: Laptop doesn't start
