topic Re: PCG F610 shut off in PCs & Accessories

PCG F610 shut off

tobio — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:21:19 GMT

My old PCG F610 just winked off last night. One minute it was on then it was dead...not a flicker, nothing. It was on ac power at the time and I bumped it while I was moving it...very small bump but thats when it just went off........
Is there a fuse anywhere in this lap top? I have had it apart before ( fan, hard drive, memory )... so I am able to do my own work on it to a point..... very strange.
Any hints greatly appreciated. Would like to rescue this old machine if possible.

Re: PCG F610 shut off

k1dash — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:28:19 GMT

i know how it feels when your machine is out . but i think it time to move on and get a new machine and sell that one after fixing it.

Re: PCG F610 shut off

tobio — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:39:41 GMT

yeah I know ... but in fact since i did the upgrades it really has been very useable!... does what I need. But now it would be nice to fix it, then I won't have to dig out the drive and rescue my info!
I feel it is something simple, but not sure what. Of course it might be gone forever:smileycry:

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rich912 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:58:51 GMT

One minute it was on then it was dead...not a flicker, nothing.

Are you not even getting the green power light?

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tobio — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:18:16 GMT

thanks for the reply. No not a thing... like not one electron is getting to it!
I had the battery in and out, the power cord in and out.... nothing.
I have it apart presently.... don't see much... the little battery is in place on the board and I have not touched that yet....... don't think that has much to do with the power to the machine...
so that is where I am presently

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rich912 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:34:23 GMT

Is sounds as though something has come adrift on the motherboard, but how you are going to trace the problem I have no idea! I had the same problem on a desktop, a few years ago, and managed to rectify it, but on a notebook¿¿.:smileysad:

All I can do is wish you luck!

Re: PCG F610 shut off

tobio — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:42:07 GMT

thanks.... are you aware of any fuse in there?... i don't see one.
you may be right ... if it is the board then i expect it is all over. It was so sudden I was hoping for something simple ... a wire getting knocked loose.... just not sure where to look.......
well perhaps someone will have a brilliant idea!
thanks again

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rich912 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:44:43 GMT

There is no fuse that I know of.

Just a thought, do you know for a fact that the battery was functioning prior to the failure? There is always the possibility that it was already dead and it is the power adaptor that has failed.

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kee-lo_ — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:05:37 GMT

The only fuse is in the plug.
It could be a lot of things, hope it's not the mobo.

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tobio — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:10:40 GMT

thanks again...
the battery is indeed an antique, but it has been functioning I think, although I haven't used it without plugging in for a long time.
I will look along those lines.
T

Re: PCG F610 shut off

kee-lo_ — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:19:09 GMT

Re: PCG F610 shut off

rich912 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:27:29 GMT

A low cost meter (AC,DC,circuit) wiil confirm that power is provided by the adaptor.

Re: PCG F610 shut off

tobio — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:36:28 GMT

well here is a mystery..... I put it all back together and pushed the power button.....it fired right up. I have no idea what I did but it appears to be all happy again. Very strange but I won't complain.
thankyou everyone for your input..... all seems well at the moment.
something must have been loose?
who knows..... I didn't drink THAT much beer last night

Re: PCG F610 shut off

rich912 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:40:43 GMT

Good to hear that, Tobio. Let's hope that there are no further problems:smileyhappy:

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kee-lo_ — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:28:58 GMT

Superb news.

See the shamrock is lucky!

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Twisted-Rizla — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:59:06 GMT

well here is a mystery..... I put it all back together and pushed the power button.....it fired right up.

There's no mystery. I've been fixing broken stuff like that for years. It's a 'man gift', Something stops working, unscrew the back, have a poke about (usually with a screwdriver tapping bits and pieces). Put the whole thing back together again and hey presto!:smileygrin:

Re: PCG F610 shut off

rich912 — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 22:12:06 GMT

 It's a 'man gift', Something stops working, unscrew the back, have a poke about.....

......with you so far there, had some success myself with this tactic in the past. Where the hell does the screwdriver come into play¿¿

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Twisted-Rizla — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 22:17:09 GMT

LOL:smileylaugh:

I wondered where I was going wrong...:smileysad:

Re: PCG F610 shut off

kee-lo_ — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:15:15 GMT

That doesn't always work for me....

Re: PCG F610 shut off

tobio — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 01:01:33 GMT

well perhaps it isn't such a mystery!:smileygrin:
anyway here I am typing away on the stupid thing....... perhaps this means I am qualified to open my own repair shop:smileyconfused:

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