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Hp pavilion n5250 p3 700 mhz

Aug 1, 2004 3:34PM PDT

Hit power. Comes on, lights light. No video. Shuts down after a few moments. Comes back on after a few moments and does the same thing. Repeats until battery is removed.

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Re: Hp pavilion n5250 p3 700 mhz
Aug 1, 2004 9:11PM PDT

Had one like that. The battery was a dead short. Pulled the battery and it came back. Owner took it home and "tried" again with that battery. They put in the battery and left it on overnight hoping the battery would fix itself. Instead the power supply on the motherboard burned out. Literally. There were fried parts on the mainboard and it did just as yours did.

A new motherboard cured that one.

You can take it apart and put it back together to see if a contact will like the scrubbing action, pull the battery out and try, but in the end a trip to HP/Compaq repair will fix it.

Laptops are unlike desktops. Not much for people to replace.

Bob

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Re: If I understand you right...
Aug 2, 2004 3:17AM PDT

I'm sorry Bob, but sometimes I just can't understand your wording. You did this while it was connected to power? I have no adapter for this laptop at this point and it is running soley off of a batttery that apparently has some kind of a charge in it. Are you saying that it might work properly if I could get my hands on a new battery or adapter or that something inside the laptop is wrong?

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Put it on AC power.
Aug 2, 2004 3:27AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) Re: And if it works how do I treat this battery
Aug 2, 2004 3:31AM PDT
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" how do I treat this battery "
Aug 2, 2004 3:57AM PDT

Batteries start to die at about 18 to 24 months out. If you have a failing battery, you get a new one if battery operation is important.

It's just fine for a battery to be left in a machine IF you know to watch for the danger signs of a shorted out battery. Excessive heat from the battery when left in the machine for a charge cycle.

After many years of seeing this issue, many keep trying battery conditioning, but after this long it seems to be only a money maker for the battery conditioner maker. NiCAD seemed to be more responsive to this, but today it's rare to find such.

Bob

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(NT) (NT) Re: OK
Aug 2, 2004 4:19AM PDT