Timeline for laptop motherboard "shorts" when connected to adapter
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| Dec 6, 2012 at 19:57 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | @Bash - Good luck! | |
| Dec 3, 2012 at 15:37 | comment | added | Cashew | I couldn't fix it myself, and I sent it to motherboard repair specialists. Let's hope they don't charge insane prices. I gave you the bounty since you were the most helpful... thanks, guys! | |
| Dec 3, 2012 at 15:36 | history | bounty ended | Cashew | ||
| Dec 2, 2012 at 1:52 | comment | added | Cashew | The on-board voltage with the other adapter is also low (close to 0.4V). I also made sure the internal power cable is OK (tested for shorts and tested for correct voltage). I've ruled out the DVD and HDD being the fault (disconnected them). I even removed the USB power cables (my last laptop had USB ports that shorted). it does look like it's a faulty motherboard. Thanks for the effort (I wanted to make sure before I spent $300 or more...) What a shame (it was such a nice laptop) :( | |
| Dec 2, 2012 at 1:20 | history | answered | Daniel R Hicks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |