[TriLUG] hp laptop power problem

[Derek Linz]

Given the model it is, it's equally likely that it's a faulty board caused by 
a Nvidia graphics chip. If there's a nvidia logo on the machine, there's 
nothing that can make repairing it a good idea.

Take a quick glance at the class action lawsuit Nvidia settled with 
hp/dell/many customers: http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/

The claims period is long over, unfortunately, but it's good to be aware of.

+1 to a sales-tax-free replacement.

Oh and please, please don't buy another HP. 

"ASUS and Toshiba come out on top. With 3 year malfunction rates forecast to 
be under 16%, laptops from these two manufacturers are nearly 40% more 
reliable than Hewlett-Packard, the worst performer in our study. Sony and 
Apple also performed better than the average.

Square Trade Report on Laptop Reliability 

-Derek

On Thursday, August 04, 2011 07:31:31 PM David Burton wrote:
> > Sounds like a broken power jack.  Battery is nearly empty, which is why
> > machine comes on a second or two then shuts down.  Battery is nearly
> > empty for the same reason the machine won't run w/o battery: it's
> > getting no power from the AC adapter, because the power jack is broken.
> > 
> > 
> > If you have access to another laptop of the same type, you can swap
> > batteries to know for sure.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave
> > www.GeeksAlive.com <http://www.geeksalive.com/>