Laptop suddenly stopped working

andy2410

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Ok so my laptop has been with me five years now and always been fine. Was using it earlier this evening and no issues. I stepped away for a few minutes to deal with my kids and came back to a dark screen and a powered off laptop. I did a few quick checks; tried powering it back on nothing. No lights showing on the laptop case to indicate it's got power. Power supply light is off. Took power supply off and plugged into a different socket and the light came on, plugged it back into the laptop and the light goes out immediately. Suspect it's a short circuit or the motherboard has given up. But I've ordered a replacement charger to test it before I have to face the prospect of getting a replacement laptop or costly repairs which probably won't be an option based on the age of the unit itself. Has anyone else had a similar issue and what was the outcome for you.

Cheers

Andy
 

SpyderTracks

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Ok so my laptop has been with me five years now and always been fine. Was using it earlier this evening and no issues. I stepped away for a few minutes to deal with my kids and came back to a dark screen and a powered off laptop. I did a few quick checks; tried powering it back on nothing. No lights showing on the laptop case to indicate it's got power. Power supply light is off. Took power supply off and plugged into a different socket and the light came on, plugged it back into the laptop and the light goes out immediately. Suspect it's a short circuit or the motherboard has given up. But I've ordered a replacement charger to test it before I have to face the prospect of getting a replacement laptop or costly repairs which probably won't be an option based on the age of the unit itself. Has anyone else had a similar issue and what was the outcome for you.

Cheers

Andy
Hiya

Is this a pcspecialist laptop? Could you post your full specs from the order page?
 
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