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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 20 February 2015, 17:20:53
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I've recently fixed up a dead HP G70 laptop that I've had kicking about with new screen hinges and cable. :y
However, the other issue that it had was it wouldn't start up properly and 9 times out 10 I'd just get a black screen with a blinking cursor in the top left corner. The battery was dead as a dodo so I've removed it and now my G70 works fine, although only on mains power. ;)
So it seems that the dead battery was preventing it from starting, or is it just a battery thing? :-\ ie if I buy a new battery will that stop it from starting as well? :-\ ::) Why would the dead battery stop it from starting up when plugged into the mains? :-\
I'm not that bothered about having a battery to be honest as I plan to use it a desktop anyway and with the nice big 17" screen it's good for watching catch up TV! :y
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I've recently fixed up a dead HP G70 laptop that I've had kicking about with new screen hinges and cable. :y
However, the other issue that it had was it wouldn't start up properly and 9 times out 10 I'd just get a black screen with a blinking cursor in the top left corner. The battery was dead as a dodo so I've removed it and now my G70 works fine, although only on mains power. ;)
So it seems that the dead battery was preventing it from starting, or is it just a battery thing? :-\ ie if I buy a new battery will that stop it from starting as well? :-\ ::) Why would the dead battery stop it from starting up when plugged into the mains? :-\
I'm not that bothered about having a battery to be honest as I plan to use it a desktop anyway and with the nice big 17" screen it's good for watching catch up TV! :y
So why even do anything about it :)
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Sorry, sounded flippant :-[
The fault could be in the battery, or the charging circuit. No sure way of knowing if new batt would resolve...
Hence, if its good enough as it is.... :y
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Sorry, sounded flippant :-[
The fault could be in the battery, or the charging circuit. No sure way of knowing if new batt would resolve...
Hence, if its good enough as it is.... :y
Flippant? You? Perish the thought. ;D
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So why even do anything about it :)
Because I thought you'd be intelligent enough to tell me why it'll work without the battery but not with it! :P ::) ;D
Nothing wrong with a bit of flippancy though. :y
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So why even do anything about it :)
Because I thought you'd be intelligent enough to tell me why it'll work without the battery but not with it! :P ::) ;D
Nothing wrong with a bit of flippancy though. :y
Anything can upset the reasonably stable power the laptop needs to boot. As said, that fault can be a faulty battery (likely) or the associated motherboard circuitry (less likely, but not uncommon).
Do you want to splash out £25 on a new battery to find out, esp when the laptop is worth thruppence.
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So why even do anything about it :)
Because I thought you'd be intelligent enough to tell me why it'll work without the battery but not with it! :P ::) ;D
Nothing wrong with a bit of flippancy though. :y
Anything can upset the reasonably stable power the laptop needs to boot. As said, that fault can be a faulty battery (likely) or the associated motherboard circuitry (less likely, but not uncommon).
Do you want to splash out £25 on a new battery to find out, esp when the laptop is worth thruppence.
It was a cheap £10 battery that was in it so maybe it had a fault rather than just being dead. :-\ Pattern parts! Sheesh... :D ;D
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An HP battery will be £70+
But don't buy the cheapest Chinese tat you can find. You will find these have a habit of catching fire when not in use. You can get some reasonable batteries in the £25 bracket.
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An HP battery will be £70+
But don't buy the cheapest Chinese tat you can find. You will find these have a habit of catching fire when not in use. You can get some reasonable batteries in the £25 bracket.
It's a nasty habit I know... :-[ ::) ;D
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An HP battery will be £70+
But don't buy the cheapest Chinese tat you can find. You will find these have a habit of catching fire when not in use. You can get some reasonable batteries in the £25 bracket.
It's a nasty habit I know... :-[ ::) ;D
Opti is thrilled with his chinese mobile phone. :y
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An HP battery will be £70+
But don't buy the cheapest Chinese tat you can find. You will find these have a habit of catching fire when not in use. You can get some reasonable batteries in the £25 bracket.
It's a nasty habit I know... :-[ ::) ;D
Opti is thrilled with his chinese mobile phone. :y
Only because no one can get through to him! ;D