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Any suggestions on reviving an old ASUS laptop that shows zero signs of life. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Plug it in, no lights. Hit the power button, nothing. Hold it down (saw some suggestion to hold it down for like 40 seconds), still nothing. I haven't tried opening it up yet. I don't even care if the battery is toast, I'm fine with it being tied to a wall adapter.

It's probably about 8 years old, so obviously it is slow by modern standards, but at the time it was fairly high-end, so it might serve my purposes as a secondary machine.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would check to make sure the wall adapter is the correct adapter for starters. It might seem obvious but a lot of people assume the barrel plug fitting is all that matters. It should be pretty easy to find the voltage and amperage you need.

Other than that I would try to open it up or research the model and common issues. A leaking capacitor for example can eat away traces on a board.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Also, use/borrow a multimeter and test the voltage output in the adaptor. Plenty of "dead" laptops I've seen were actually dead adaptors that failed to provide power and then the battery just ran out

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I know it's the correct adapter, but I'll check the voltage out and see what it says. The laptop has been sitting in my garage for a while, but I turn it on every few months and never had an issue with it before. This time I hit the button and nothing.