Pavilion N5125 laptop power up problem

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"Gondo" <nowingspaanspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> This has been an ongoing problem with this laptop, and now I can
> hardly get it to power up at all.
>
> First, the AC/DC power adaptor jack in the back is very loose and
the
> power is lost intermittently when you move the jack around on the
> receptacle.
>
> Once the green power light does come on, you press the power switch
> repeatedly to the left to turn the laptop on and nothing happens.
Only
> by the combination of wiggling the power adapter jack around while
> pushing the power button repeatedly can you maybe get lucky and get
it
> to start up.
>
> I was just wondering what else might be bad internally besides the
> power adaptor jack. Possibly the connection to the power switch or
the
> switch itself? The AC/DC adaptor was replaced recently, so I'm
pretty
> sure that isn't the problem.
>
> It appears it will need replacement parts, so I'm looking for
> recommendations on where to find the applicable parts online.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!
>
> -Gondo


http://www.hp.com and type in your system name or number and the
parts ordering page opens and there is all you will need.
If the part is not listed they give a toll free number to speak to a
live person.

The plug where the power adapter is inserted may be worn out of
shorted out or just broken. In that case you will need to have a
computer shop make the repair unless your good at repairing units
yourself.

Elector

Archived from groups: comp.sys.hp.hardware (More info?)

I have the exact same problem with mine. I could not get HP to respond to my
help request. I can repair it if I can get inside but I can't seem to track
down every screw that is keeping the case together. Good luck. It sounds
like a manufacturing problem or defect because I had the same problem with
my notebook and then its dock station. I think HP can be pathetic sometimes,
and this is one of those cases.


"Gondo" <nowingspaanspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fsv880din9khpu7e9p8olvrc8uj1u1uj3o@4ax.com...
> This has been an ongoing problem with this laptop, and now I can
> hardly get it to power up at all.
>
> First, the AC/DC power adaptor jack in the back is very loose and the
> power is lost intermittently when you move the jack around on the
> receptacle.
>
> Once the green power light does come on, you press the power switch
> repeatedly to the left to turn the laptop on and nothing happens. Only
> by the combination of wiggling the power adapter jack around while
> pushing the power button repeatedly can you maybe get lucky and get it
> to start up.
>
> I was just wondering what else might be bad internally besides the
> power adaptor jack. Possibly the connection to the power switch or the
> switch itself? The AC/DC adaptor was replaced recently, so I'm pretty
> sure that isn't the problem.
>
> It appears it will need replacement parts, so I'm looking for
> recommendations on where to find the applicable parts online.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!
>
> -Gondo