HP Pavilion Won't Turn On

**GULLETT17** · 05-12-2008, 09:13 AM

I have a one of those cheap ass hp pavilion notebooks. It's about one and half years old. It's been a great computer for 600 bucks, but now it wont turn on. I never leave it plugged in so I'm pretty sure there wasn't a power surge. My roomate has the same computer, so I swapped the battery and that didnt fix it. I stopped at Best Buy and talked to geek squad. They said it was probably the power supply (dont know if this is the right term) and would cost a couple hundred to fix. So could this be a simple fix I could do myself or is it time to junk it and move on to a better laptop? I know a little about computers but not much, whats your guys thoughts?

**CaptainCaveMan** · 05-12-2008, 09:16 AM

When you say "won't turn on" are you saying that when you push the On button nothing happens, or do the fans and everything kick on but it just doesn't boot up?

**GULLETT17** · 05-12-2008, 09:19 AM

nothing happens . . . also when its plugged in the light that idicates its plugged in stays on for about 5 min but then goes off. dont know if this means anything

**SiggyZ** · 05-12-2008, 10:01 AM

Sounds to me like the power supply took a dump and in a notebook, you'd be better off just buying a new one rather then getting that one fixed.

**GULLETT17** · 05-12-2008, 10:09 AM

thats what i thought . . . what about gettin my stuff off there?

**Spaz** · 05-12-2008, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by GULLETT17

thats what i thought . . . what about gettin my stuff off there?

power supply isn't all that expensive... if you're worried about your stuff just unscrew the bastage and remove the HD... you should be able to plug it to another pc to extract or take it to some where like "geek squad" and have them put the shit on to a storage disk or key thingy...

**GULLETT17** · 05-12-2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Spaz

power supply isn't all that expensive...

well thats what i was wonderin. . . if i could get one and pop it in myself for under a $100, id definately do that then have to go get another laptop right now (especially since i just bought a hood). Any websites recommended to look for the power supply or just have to get it from hp?

Originally Posted by Spaz

if you're worried about your stuff just unscrew the bastage and remove the HD... you should be able to plug it to another pc to extract or take it to some where like "geek squad" and have them put the shit on to a storage disk or key thingy...

good deal thats what i figured

**GULLETT17** · 05-12-2008, 11:47 AM

the only power supplies i find on ebay look like ones for a desktop tho, could be the pic

**SiggyZ** · 05-12-2008, 09:48 PM

Keep in mind, we're talking notebooks here, not desktops.

Originally Posted by Spaz

power supply isn't all that expensive... if you're worried about your stuff just unscrew the bastage and remove the HD... you should be able to plug it to another pc to extract or take it to some where like "geek squad" and have them put the shit on to a storage disk or key thingy...

**GULLETT17** · 05-13-2008, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

Keep in mind, we're talking notebooks here, not desktops.

so are you sayin it will be hard to extract my stuff off the hard drive or its hard to change the power supply?

**SiggyZ** · 05-13-2008, 07:04 AM

I'm saying difficulty and cost could be an issue. The parts in a notebook are generally more expensive to buy and replace. You need to check the AC adapter too if you've tried with a different battery.

Originally Posted by GULLETT17

so are you sayin it will be hard to extract my stuff off the hard drive or its hard to change the power supply?

**86 IROC-Z** · 05-13-2008, 11:57 AM

If you want to get your data off the hard drive, computer supply stores such as microcenter sell adapters that let you hook up a Harddrive (regular, laptop, or SATA) to a USB port on another computer, like this one: http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0288075

They work very well and are pretty cheap.

**GULLETT17** · 05-13-2008, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

I'm saying difficulty and cost could be an issue. The parts in a notebook are generally more expensive to buy and replace. You need to check the AC adapter too if you've tried with a different battery.

yeah, so even if i could find a power supply(if thats even whats wrong) it would be a pain in the ass to change? . . . yeah i will try a different ac adapter. . . i just figured that wouldnt be it if i put a different charged battery in it and didnt work; but who knows.

**GULLETT17** · 05-13-2008, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z

If you want to get your data off the hard drive, computer supply stores such as microcenter sell adapters that let you hook up a Harddrive (regular, laptop, or SATA) to a USB port on another computer, like this one: http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0288075

They work very well and are pretty cheap.

good deal . . thanks man

**SiggyZ** · 05-13-2008, 12:23 PM

Rule out the adapter thing first and go from there.

Originally Posted by GULLETT17

yeah, so even if i could find a power supply(if thats even whats wrong) it would be a pain in the ass to change? . . . yeah i will try a different ac adapter. . . i just figured that wouldnt be it if i put a different charged battery in it and didnt work; but who knows.

**GULLETT17** · 05-14-2008, 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

Rule out the adapter thing first and go from there.

nope different ac adapter didnt work either

**GULLETT17** · 05-22-2008, 11:51 AM

welp i took into custom computers here in town. . . 50 bucks and their gonna go through it and diagnosis it. . . if its worth fixin, theyll apply that fee to total price to fix. so well see what they find out . . .

**B34M3R** · 05-23-2008, 05:52 PM

Well, the problem could only be one of 2 things... the power supply, or the motherboard... and in a laptop, neither of these are really cost effective to replace... you are better off pulling the HD out and getting a new laptop

**GULLETT17** · 05-30-2008, 06:30 AM

its the motherboard . . . 330 to fix

still cant decide what to do, i dont wanna drop the money to get a new laptop right now but i still need a personal computer. they guy at the computer place says he would fix it and not get a new laptop yet

**tnthub** · 05-31-2008, 05:27 AM

Well, Best Buy has a crappy Toshiba notebook listed "for sale" on their website (for in store pickup only) for $429.00 so you can either spend 3/4 of that getting the old one fixed or buy a new one....