Laptop Fixing Fun!

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Laptop Fixing Fun!

Sometime today I will be asked to repair an HP Pavilion zd380us laptop. This thing is freaking huge - large enough to have a numeric keypad.

Anyway the laptop will charge a battery but when the unit is turned on the power light is on for a second or so then turns off.

I'm guessing a short on the motherboard, but who knows.

Any suggestions besides file 13 (trash)?

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Will it boot if you pull the

Will it boot if you pull the battery? I've seen laptops not boot if the battery goes south.

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Never mind....

Apparently it's still under warranty so I don't have to mess with it.

From reading in various forums, this series of laptops has issues with heat dissipation.

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