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Alfred Posted on Feb 11, 2010
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Sony vaio pcg-k33p Won't power up

Won't power up even with battery in or out. The 3 LEDs by the switch blink for a moment then the pwr led lights solid and the battery led blinks. I hear the DVD drive reset itself. Screen is totally dark and no video when connected to external monitor. Ram and HD have no effect, in or out. Fans come on after several seconds. Front Wi-Fi led lights. Any ideas?

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I had one with the same symptoms, the way i fixed it is by taking it all apart and resolder the system chasis grounds on the mother board, then reseting the motherboard's memory battery. A bit complicated for those with little knowledge on computer repair. You may have to take it to a computer shop, or try fixing it yourself. It took a while to figure it out.

Testimonial: "This solution re a firms what others have said about resetting or checking the bios battery, which is the next thing I will try. Thx for the response."

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