Hi all, I'm not sure who else to turn to. I think I need a little help with this one.
I've got a HP laptop (DV4-2145dx) that is not booting. It was working fine before I bought a cheap knock-off replacment cord from Ebay. Now, the computer does NOTHING when the battery is NOT in the laptop and the AC adapter is. When both the AC adapter and the battery are IN the laptop, the battery light comes on for about a second and then shuts off with a click towards where the power cord goes into the laptop.
To me, it seems like theres a short on the board, but I couldn't find a single short on the board. I tried to common trick of turning it off, unplugging the AC adapter and the battery, and holding the power button for a minute or two to reset the CMOS, but it didn't help anything.
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? I'm stumped.
I've got a HP laptop (DV4-2145dx) that is not booting. It was working fine before I bought a cheap knock-off replacment cord from Ebay. Now, the computer does NOTHING when the battery is NOT in the laptop and the AC adapter is. When both the AC adapter and the battery are IN the laptop, the battery light comes on for about a second and then shuts off with a click towards where the power cord goes into the laptop.
To me, it seems like theres a short on the board, but I couldn't find a single short on the board. I tried to common trick of turning it off, unplugging the AC adapter and the battery, and holding the power button for a minute or two to reset the CMOS, but it didn't help anything.
Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? I'm stumped.