zeitgeist57 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Man, I am lame with computers. I had my wife's Sony Vaio laptop in Florida, and I ran the battery out. Now, it is totally dead. Even when I plug it in, there are no lights, no noises, nothing. I flew it up with me last night, knowing the battery needed charging. I plugged it in and tried to turn it on, but nothing is happening. If I hold the laptop to my ear, I hear a very faint, high-pitched whine like a capacitor powering up, but still no lights or activity. Please help, someone! If there is something we can do to fix it, awesome. If the comp is dead but we can still pull the data off of the harddrive, that's an acceptable outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Pull the battery and leave it out. Put the power on the laptop and see if it powers up. If it does. Powe it back down, put the battery in and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 ^^^^^what he said If it were my guess the batter y took a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron_ Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 those battery's are hit and miss - quite often need replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Anyone know how to get rid of 'burn-in' on a sony laptop? This thing isn't even a year old. I left a game on the other day, thinking, "it's a newer design, it won't burn in, because it never has before." Well, I go away for a couple of hours and come back to find a 3"x3" spot on my screen that has a slight case of burn-in from the game. It aggravates the hell out of me too. I even had the screen closed so I figured the screen would be off. Is there any fixing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Pulled the battery. Nothing changes. On another note, the power "box" between the wall plug and the plug to the computer isn't warm at all, and it's been plugged in since 2am last night. Could it be the plug, not the computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 It could be that the power brick is just toast. There "should" be a light on the brick stating if it has power or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 And it should be hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Do you live in Florida now? Havent seen you post in awhile? Why the move? CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 My sony vaio didnt have that light, it sounds like it needs to be replaced. I am sure you can get one on ebay for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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