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    Eee PC 900HA Dead?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Salami, Aug 29, 2010.

  1. Salami

    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, I have an Eee PC 900HA and my sister dropped it off of a computer desk while it was off. Now, when I try to power on, all of the LEDs turn on except the hard drive one which only blinks for a split second on power up and power down. No display comes up, and the hard drive doesn't begin spinning. Even if the hard drive is damaged, shouldn't the BIOS come up? Any ideas?
     
    Salami, Aug 29, 2010
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    MDR8850 Notebook Evangelist

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    open it.... and try to reseat / realign the memory and other removable components
     
    MDR8850, Aug 29, 2010
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  3. Salami

    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    I already tried that, no luck. :(
     
    Salami, Aug 29, 2010
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  4. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Did you try turning it on without a HDD?
     
    moral hazard, Aug 29, 2010
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    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    What OS does it have and when plugged into an external display does it show BIOS or ASUS splash screen when you turn it on?
     
    Cheeseman, Aug 30, 2010
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  6. Salami

    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    It has Windows XP. I tried it without the hard drive, with the hard drive on an external display, and without the hard drive on an external display. No luck.
     
    Salami, Aug 31, 2010
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    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    Bump. Someone please help. I'm thinking about buying a new hard drive but don't want to end up wasting money.
     
    Salami, Sep 3, 2010
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  8. Salami

    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    Bump...again
     
    Salami, Sep 7, 2010
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  9. Salami

    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    No one wants to help?
     
    Salami, Sep 20, 2010
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  10. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Dropping a notebook can cause many problems, one notebook repair guy said it's hardest to repair those (even harder than water damage).

    You would probably need to buy a new/used motherboard.
     
    moral hazard, Sep 20, 2010
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    Try removing the battery

    Have you cracked it open and checked internally?
     
    flipfire, Sep 20, 2010
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  12. Salami

    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    Haven't checked the internals. Removing the battery and running on wall power? Just tried that. Same thing.
     
    Salami, Sep 25, 2010
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    Salami Notebook Consultant

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    Bump again
     
    Salami, Dec 19, 2010
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    So I'm back. I am in desperate need of a computer since my primary laptop died and I am trying to fix my Eee PC again. Latest developments. The system does not turn on with any combination of external power and battery, external monitor, RAM and hard drive. So I opened it up to check if the CPU or chipset got unseated. I pressed them down. This time when I press power on external source, the fan turns on. Before, nothing used to work. I don't know what to do now. Any help would be appreciated.
     
    Salami, May 24, 2011
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