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desid13
Jun 17, 2008, 01:10 PM
I have this hp laptop foe about a yr and today the battiey was getting low so I plugged it in it was still on.. well about 3 hrs later are power went out for less then 5 minutes and came back on now 1hr and half I tried turning it on and it won't turn on did I fry it?

donf
Jun 17, 2008, 01:46 PM
Define for me the "Power went out".

Did you mean the battery died, power to the house went out or just power to the wall went out.

Normally, laptops allow you to use the A/C or D/C sources. If you are plugged into the battery charger you are able to use the laptop as well as charge the battery pack.

Is it possible there was a voltage spike that took out the laptop, yes. Anything is possible. However the possibility that the spike in power got through the battery pack and fried your power supply is slim, but not impossible.

Call HP Laptop support.

KISS
Jun 17, 2008, 01:49 PM
Take the battery out and try just the adapter.

If it works that way, then charge the battery overnight without using the laptop.

desid13
Jun 17, 2008, 05:32 PM
Okay the power in the house went out...
I took the battery out and used your adapter and it still won't turn on so I'm still confused

donf
Jun 17, 2008, 05:42 PM
Is the power to that outlet on again? If it is, just use the AC adapter if you can.

On my Toshiba, the AC adapter is part of the internal battery so that I have no choice where I plug it in.

KISS
Jun 17, 2008, 05:50 PM
Make sure the plug is firmly into the brick. If the brick had a light, is it on?

You could have blown the adapter rather than the laptop.

Anybody with a voltmeter should be able to check that.

jacks90
Jan 14, 2009, 06:32 PM
Hp ticks me off there service is so bad i have a problem with my operating system tried to charge me 198 dollars