So I’ve had this laptop for a couple of years and it had been looking worse for wear recently. Anyway, it finally just stopped working yesterday mid session. It doesn’t power on and there are no lights at all, and the fan doesn’t spin up.
I have taken a look inside and realised I have no idea what I’m doing as I’m a beginner. I’ve tested the DC jack... works fine. Charger delivers 20.6V and that comes through to the jack. I found the schematics for it on this forum but in honesty I don’t know what I’m looking at. I understand the basics but not exactly how the schematics are supposed to help me. Anyway, I tested JDCIN1. The first and second rails jump between 0.8V and 1.8V and the rest are 0V. From what I’ve seen of similar models the first and second rails should be 20.6V like the charger and DC jack?
Anyway, this is as far as I have gotten. Any help would be appreciated or any sources on how to diagnose problems with the circuit using the schematic diagrams as I would like to learn. Thank you.
I have taken a look inside and realised I have no idea what I’m doing as I’m a beginner. I’ve tested the DC jack... works fine. Charger delivers 20.6V and that comes through to the jack. I found the schematics for it on this forum but in honesty I don’t know what I’m looking at. I understand the basics but not exactly how the schematics are supposed to help me. Anyway, I tested JDCIN1. The first and second rails jump between 0.8V and 1.8V and the rest are 0V. From what I’ve seen of similar models the first and second rails should be 20.6V like the charger and DC jack?
Anyway, this is as far as I have gotten. Any help would be appreciated or any sources on how to diagnose problems with the circuit using the schematic diagrams as I would like to learn. Thank you.
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