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‎02-18-2018 04:27 AM

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Product: Pavilion dv7
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

My partner's father gave me his old dv7 when my PC packed up and said he couldn't get it to turn on, so I was welcome to it if I could fix it.

 

Basically, it won't turn on at all. I started by plugging it in, and the AC adapter light came on but the laptop wouldn't power on. When I had another look, the AC adapter light had gone off again. Addressing the obvious possibility that the power adapter was faulty, I bought a new one.

 

I just plugged the laptop in with the new cable and there's no adapter light, and the laptop won't power on. I thought maybe the baterry might need replacing, but surely regardless of the battery's status, the laptop SHOULD turn on when plugged into the mains?

 

Can anyone suggest anything else that might be the issue? Am confident in messing around with it to try and get a fix, but really don't know where to start!

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