Qx410

So i have an issue with my QX410 laptop, when i press the power button, it doesnt turn on. I have checked the battery(it has over 12 volts), unpluged battery for 10 seconds and plugged ac cord in, and the green charge light came on. Now when i press the power button the blue light next to the charge light flashes once but nothing else happens. nothing looks burnt or smells funny. I am decent with computers, but this has me stumped.
help would be.. well helpful =D
thanks

 

1. Remove mains plug, remove battery and hold down power button for a minute to clear any CMOS issues. Then reconnect power and try again.
2. Remove any RAM and replace one at a time and try starting. (Any RAM connectivity issues quickly stall the boot process. Removal / replacement cleans the contacts).
3. Then try booting without the HDD (can also stall the boot process in some situations).

John

 

so my actual light around the power button turned on when i tried without the hard drive. but it was still just a black screen(obv there is no info to load since there is no hard drive)

 

but, the hard drive works fine in my other computer.

 

Thank you. Did you try removing / replacing the RAM? The contacts can oxidise and give a poor connection. If the BIOS can't properly identify the RAM then the boot process stops very quickly with no messages other than a light or two.

Can you get into the BIOS by repeatedly pressing F2 just as the computer is starting?

John

 

i did take the ram out several times and switch them and what not, i tried only doing 1 at a time. nothing worked, then i tried hard drive in my desktop and it worked fine, put it back in laptop, and it booted fine.. idk

 

Thank you. I fear that something is dead. In the old days of desktops the BIOS would give various beeps to indicate the type of problem, but no such luck these days. I would be trying the dismantle / reassemble route in the hope that it disturbs the problem and brings things back to life.

John