Advent 7003

[milliamp]

Hi Guys,

I have an Advent 7003, about 8 yrs old, which, for no apparent reason has died. It will not power up from either mains or internal battery.
When the mains are connected the "charging" light flashes for a while and then stops.
Any ideas what to try or look for?

 

[jj4091]

The socket on the laptop, that you plug the charger into, may be faulty. They are difficult to get hold of & expensive to repair, but you may be able to re-solder the centre pin if you are capable of stripping down the laptop & accessing the rear of the socket.

 

[disinfo]

Try taking the battery out of the machine and powering from the charger only.

We have a certain batch of acer laptops at work that will not switch on when their batteries are totally dead, even with the charger plugged in.

 

[milliamp]

Thanks guys,
I have tried to run the computer without the battery with no luck.
Looks like I will have to try to strip it down. Any sites with detailed info on stripping this model?

 

[jj4091]

Think you will find what you need with a google search, sorry don't know a particular one off the top of my head.

 

[dave.m]

Milliamp,
If no success on Google then have a look here:
http://www.9manuals.com/
They are not free but are not dear to download.
dave

 

[milliamp]

Thanks guys, due to the age and cost I think I will buy a new laptop and bin the Advent.

Cheers