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Compaq E500 power problems

Feb 6, 2005 10:11AM PST

My Compaq E500 will not power up. When I try to turn it on the power light flashes 8 times. I have checked my power supply and am getting proper voltage from it. The battery has not been giving me any problems as well and has not shown signs of failing.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.

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LED's
Feb 6, 2005 8:44PM PST

Is it the power LED thats flashing or the Batt LED?..Batt would indicate low battery and possible a bad connection on the DC connector and board.. (common on all laptops).

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battery light
Feb 7, 2005 9:03AM PST

Thanks for replying. Yes it is the battery light,my mistake in the post. So I assume it would be a bad connection as it will do nothing with the ac adapter plugged in. I have confirmed that there is voltage coming from the adapter. Is that refered to as the DC converter pc board?
Thanks