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03-06-2006, 07:11 PM
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Constant Bitrate
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Location: Alabama
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Will most laptops power on without battery?
First off, I do at least have the AC adapter, I'm not hoping for free energy. 
I just aquired this HP Pavilion n5415 and it has no battery. I have a Thinkpad here that will turn on without the battery in, anyone know if this one should too? Just tring to figure out where my troubleshooting should begin.
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03-06-2006, 07:27 PM
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MySQL Error
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they all do. All that i've come accross at least. Have you checked ebay for prices on a new battery tho?
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03-06-2006, 07:37 PM
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Constant Bitrate
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Yeah I can get one at a descent price, but the laptop won't turn on I kinda thought it should. Time to crack it open and see what I can see. Might not be worth the trouble of a new motherboard.
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03-06-2006, 07:48 PM
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MySQL Error
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when you plug the ac adapter in do any of the status lights come on. I've had several.. and with all of them you could either see or hear power being applied.
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03-06-2006, 07:49 PM
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Constant Bitrate
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Nope. The light on the power supply comes on, but nothing on the computer.
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03-06-2006, 07:58 PM
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MySQL Error
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no whine no lights.. nothing happening with power button is pressed. Sounds like there's another problem.
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03-06-2006, 08:15 PM
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Constant Bitrate
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I assumed there would be when I got it. They didn't know anything about it. Worst case scenerio, I may have to mold this 14" into my dash.
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03-06-2006, 08:23 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by OoNikFraleyoO
I assumed there would be when I got it. They didn't know anything about it. Worst case scenerio, I may have to mold this 14" into my dash.
That aint worth it, laptop monitors require special controlers and stuff. If it doesn't boot or gain power, the thing is worthless unless you can fix it.
Michael
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03-06-2006, 08:43 PM
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Constant Bitrate
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I'm gonna have to mess around and see if it's worth fixing.
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03-06-2006, 09:15 PM
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The Lavender Tie Just
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Quote: Originally Posted by OoNikFraleyoO
First off, I do at least have the AC adapter, I'm not hoping for free energy.
I just aquired this HP Pavilion n5415 and it has no battery. I have a Thinkpad here that will turn on without the battery in, anyone know if this one should too? Just tring to figure out where my troubleshooting should begin.
Buy a battery on ebay...
Worst case scenario, you can part out the laptop on Ebay for a profit...
Peace,
Rafster
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03-06-2006, 09:52 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
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My HP Pavilion zt-1135 WILL power up from the adapter without a battery installed (or with a dead one). I agree that something else is wrong.
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03-06-2006, 10:39 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: May 2005
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I had a few old sony laptops that had the same problem.. they all had bad bios batterys.. unsoldered the stock one.. had to search to find these weird special batteries and found them in germany.. 7 bux a piece.. a week and a half later I had 3 working laptops.. give it a shot..
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03-06-2006, 11:42 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Alabama
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I checked the that, it's at 2.something v which is lower than that of a desktop but it is different battery and I'm not sure what the voltage should be. I completely pull the thing apart and there is nothing obviously damaged. I may look into both batteries a bit more. I can also get the power button board for pretty cheap, may try one of those. I don't think I can get a mobo for this thing for less than $100 and if I end up needing that, I'll just part it out on ebay.
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