R61 won't power on

[ckct]

Hi everyone,

My laptop seemed to died today.  

When I plug the power in, the battery and the plug LCD is green.  When I press the power button, nothing happens (no fan, no screen etc).

I unplug the power adapter and press the power button, the battery LCD flashes yellow and both the battery and the plug LCD goes off.

I take out the battery and leave the power adapter in.  It is showing the plug LCD light.  When I press power button, nothing happens.

Is there anything I need to test to get it working?  I suspect the power unit of this laptop is gone. Strange, I only had it for a five months.

Thanks,

Cliff

[ajkula66 Guru]

Welcome to the forum!

Let's try this: unplug the AC adapter, remove the battery and press the "power" button 10 times in a row, holding it down for 10 seconds each time and 30 seconds the last time around.

Plug the adapter back in and try to power the machine on.

Good luck and let us know.

[ckct]

Hi George,

I tried that a few times and it didn't work.  Got any ideas??

Thanks!

[GenieReid]

the same thing happened to me, and the solutions where  you hold down the power button for a certain amount of time doesnt work, i also tried two batteries, didnt work.

i need a solutoin fast, heeeeelp.

[hlyh1230]

my r51 also having this problem...have tried removing ram(standard & optional),cmos battery....but to no avail..

any definite solution here~? 

[vicsd1]

Thanks, it worked for me...........................first try!!!