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nathan gutman Posted on Nov 20, 2012
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Compaq Presario V5000 does not come on

The laptop does not boot and doesn't even seem to go through the self test. When laptop is off and ac power connected a orange "bolt" light is flashing in front. When I press the ON switch an orange light shows on the switch and same symbol shows on the front and the orange "bolt" is still flashing. Where do I start looking what the problem might be? Thanks, Nathan

  • nathan gutman Nov 22, 2012

    See my answer below.

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The solution to your problem lies in one of the following three areas:

1.) Your charger is faulty and is therefore not able to pass power to your laptops battery.

2.) The charging connector on the laptop has come loose from the contacts. Therefore a bad connection.

3.) Your battery is faulty.

I think possibility 2 is the most likely, although you will have to test possibility 3 by removing the battery and plugging in your charger and seeing if the laptop powers on.If it does power on then that rules out possibility 1 and 2 leaving a faulty battery.

http://www.chargerbuy.com/replacement-compaq-presario-v5000-ac-adapter-65w-18-5v-3-5a.html

  • nathan gutman Nov 20, 2012

    Removed the battery and attached the AC adapter. No joy. The flashing bolt gone but otherwise the same.

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This means something's wrong with your battery. Usually it means you need a new battery.
How long does the battery last, if you use the laptop without the AC adapter?

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