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My laptop (a Dell Inspiron) has started boot looping after I Connected a 12v power source to my Arduino that was connected to my laptop [closed]

My Dell Inspiron has started boot looping after I connected a 12v power source to my Arduino that was connected to my laptop. I was trying to run a DC motor using the L293D motor controller, and I was ...
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Will some laptops not boot without the proper charger?

So, I'm the person who asked about that Compaq Presario 2500 laptop. Well, guess what I found at another garage (well, it was smack dab in the middle of our local copy/paste American city) sale? ...
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Power supply problems

I recently had a laptop that would not boot a range of things. It would not boot the existing installation of windows for the SSD. It would not boot Ubuntu from a USB. It would not boot the OEM ...
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Laptop shuts down shortly after boot up

I have an Acer Aspire laptop running Windows 10, and after boot up, it just turns off (as if the power was cut). This happens regardless of power supply (plugged in, battery in or out, power ...
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Laptop's battery LED keeps blinking and doesn't charge

1. Acer aspire e15-551g: 2. Battery Health: 71.5% ( from battery report ) Problems: a) When plugged with adapter, the following happens in the order: Battery is charging (in this state for 2-3 ...
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Asus laptop X50R not starting when pressing power button

I have an Asus Notebook (x50R model). Is a really old laptop with like 10 years I have a problem I can't understand: If I press the power button it doesn't start If I unplug the power and remove and ...
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ASUS GL552 strange behavior

I'm owner of an ASUS ROG GL552JX. I got some strange behavior , I'll list them all : Starting the computer after shutting it down will result in a frozen ASUS logo at the boot time.To resolve this I ...
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Compaq CQ61-319WM will not boot from just AC; dead battery has to charge

A friend gave me an old laptop to play around with, and it's exhibiting a peculiar symptom: it has to charge up the battery for a few minutes before it will turn on. The battery does not have much ...
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Laptop wont Switch on.. Power button LED Blinks when I press power button

My Laptop is Lenovo T430. Tried following steps with No luck. Refer to my Video here. Try charging the Battery to Full Remove Battery and tried booting it with Power directly. Changed the Keyboard. ...
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System changes power mode to Power Saver a few minutes after rebooting

Laptop: Samsung NP3530EC-A0DDX, running Windows 8.1 For some reason, every time I happen to be booting my laptop, the power mode constantly changes to Power Saver after about five minutes since boot. ...
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Computer quickly deactivates after turning on with boot on power in BIOS setting

Computer specs: Lenovo X220i Tablet running Windows 7 64 bit (I doubt knowing the OS will help, but just in case) In the BIOS I have enabled the setting 'power on when AC attached' so the computer ...
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ASUS X501a does not start up(fan spins, HDD does not spin, black screen)

Repairing my friend's ASUS X501a laptop. After power up, it goes into a black screen. The fan spins a few seconds after powering up , but HDD refuses to spin. I have tried the following: Plugged a ...
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Toshiba Satellite C850 boot loop

I've got a Toshiba laptop acting strange on me. Any thoughts appreciated. C850-11C PSCC2E AMD E1-1200 APU Windows 8 UEFI Problem: Laptop cant restart. If i shut down the OS or restart, or it ...
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Laptop won't boot without power cable connected

My laptop is an Acer Aspire 5750 that used to run Windows 7 but is now dual-booted with Ubuntu 12.04 (now my predominant OS). Recently an annoying bug developed in that my laptop won't boot without ...
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Dell Inspiron laptop not starting

I have a Dell Inspiron N5010 dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu. It was running fine earlier, but suddenly it started mistyping letters with multiple letters and special characters for one second and ...
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