- Jan 18, 2013
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So, within the past few days, my laptop has been working completely fine. The only issues were a messed up charger (too much bending) and heat related crashing (I play video games that tend to take up too much resources), but these weren't a serious concern, as crashing was random and I could still use the charger as normal.
Now lately I have been excessively crashing that required a cold boot (none gave me a BSOD) and by the time I noticed something was wrong, I scanned and looked at whatever I could. No issues. Then I checked the battery. 6%. It was charging, so meh. Then I check again a few minutes later and it had been reduced to 2%, still on charge. Within the next few minutes, laptop power cut out completely, and the charger stopped powering the device. No lights, nothing.
I have seen a professional over this, we tested no battery with AC, battery (both a new and the current) with an AC, and the above with ACs of different voltages. Power is completely lost, and laptop needs to be sent off. That's cool, but now I have an extra issue. I'm a student and my parents don't really believe in buying me an external that is a terabyte big. (I have a lot of stuff to backup)
I need to get into the hard drive.
To finalise, what has happened to my computer? I have a few suspicions but I think some extra opinions will help me. Also, will file transfers from my hard drive of the sort possibly damage my system? I'd rather not have a bigger bill, let alone a void warranty while it still exists. Thanks!
Specs:
Lenovo G50-45 (80E3)
AMD A8-6410 2G
8 GB RAM
1 TB HDD
*runs Windows 8.1 MM*
Now lately I have been excessively crashing that required a cold boot (none gave me a BSOD) and by the time I noticed something was wrong, I scanned and looked at whatever I could. No issues. Then I checked the battery. 6%. It was charging, so meh. Then I check again a few minutes later and it had been reduced to 2%, still on charge. Within the next few minutes, laptop power cut out completely, and the charger stopped powering the device. No lights, nothing.
I have seen a professional over this, we tested no battery with AC, battery (both a new and the current) with an AC, and the above with ACs of different voltages. Power is completely lost, and laptop needs to be sent off. That's cool, but now I have an extra issue. I'm a student and my parents don't really believe in buying me an external that is a terabyte big. (I have a lot of stuff to backup)
I need to get into the hard drive.
To finalise, what has happened to my computer? I have a few suspicions but I think some extra opinions will help me. Also, will file transfers from my hard drive of the sort possibly damage my system? I'd rather not have a bigger bill, let alone a void warranty while it still exists. Thanks!
Specs:
Lenovo G50-45 (80E3)
AMD A8-6410 2G
8 GB RAM
1 TB HDD
*runs Windows 8.1 MM*
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