AC Power Adapter Turns Off When Plugged Into The Laptop

AC power adapter turns off when plugged into the laptop, under this circumstance the laptop is working fine. The LED indicator of the AC power adapter turns on when connected to power supply, showing that there is voltage supply to it, but as soon as the AC power adapter is plugged into the laptop, the LED indicator turns off which means that there is no way the laptop battery can be charged.

When you can not charge your battery or power your laptop using the power adapter, then it means that you can not use the laptop all. So many thoughts run through your mind on what could have caused the problem, you can not come up with any tangible solution. Possibly there is a short circuit somewhere causing the problem, troubleshooting the problem will help us solve this riddle.

Possible Faults

• Faulty AC power adapter
• Power setting
• Motherboard failure

Video Display Fault: Laptop LCD Screen Video Display Is Distorted

Laptop LCD screen display is distorted, switching on your laptop, it boots normally, looking at the screen you can clearly see that the backlight is on but the picture or video displayed on the Laptop LCD screen is highly distorted. You try rebooting the laptop again to see if you will get a better result this time around but things are still the same, nothing much has changed, you try to figure out what could be the problem, could it be the VGA card, because definitely it can’t be the backlight tube since the lighting of the laptop is OK.

Also it can not be the video cable since the Laptop is actually displaying some picture or video but the only problem is that, the picture or video is distorted. If the problem is from the video cable, video signal to the laptop LCD screen would be cut off completely, so that one is more or less ruled out of the equation, so our options for troubleshooting is narrowed to the VGA card and the laptop LCD screen.

Possible Faults

·       Faulty or damaged VGA card

·       Bad laptop LCD screen

How To Repair A Laptop That Has No Sound

How to repair a laptop that has no sound, when a laptop that has been working perfectly well before suddenly goes mute, that is no sound can be heard from the laptop’s speaker. At first you try some simple troubleshooting procedure like checking if the volume is muted, checking if the sound driver is installed and any other thought that might come to your mind at that point in time. 

Laptop without sound is not a common fault but when it arises, it must be taken care of. Troubleshooting this problem is quite straight forward and looking critically at it, the fault can conveniently be narrowed down to the following.

Possible Faults

• Outdated sound drivers
• Faulty or damaged speakers
• Laptop sound volume is on mute

How To Repair A Laptop That Is Overheating

How to repair a laptop that is overheating, overheating is often times associated with aging or old laptops and it can also be caused by the accumulation of dust particles on the motherboard. It can cause quite a lot of problem, if it is not well managed or controlled.

It can lead to burning of the motherboard, apart from this so many other faults can crop up as a result of overheating hence the need to take care of it urgently in order to avoid complications.The problem is that most people tend to ignore or over look it, thinking it is a minor fault since the laptop is still functioning well, but before they realize what is happening it leads to complication and a major fault develops.

Possible Faults

• Accumulation of dust in the vents and fans
• Faulty or bad battery
• Accumulation of dust on the motherboard

Battery Problem: Laptop Battery Is Not Charging

Laptop battery is not charging, when you plug your laptop AC power adapter and discovers that the laptop battery is not charging, at that point you become worried checking all the connections, power adapter, power cable and anything else you can lay your hands on. Panic sets in when you try everything you know and there seem to be no solution in sight, at that particular moment you don’t know what to do, you are frustrated and almost giving up hope that you can rectify the problem.

 But the truth of the matter is that the problem might not be as difficult as it appears on the surface. All you may need might just be a simple direction or instruction outlining what to do and before you say Jack! The problem is solved.

Possible Faults

• Laptop AC power adapter is not properly plugged in
• Faulty or bad AC power adapter
• DC jack is loose or separated from the motherboard
• Laptop battery not properly or firmly seated in the battery compartment
• Faulty or completely dead laptop battery
• Motherboard related failure

Simple Guide On How To Fix A Laptop Power That Does Not Turn On

Laptop power does not turn on, when the power of a laptop does not turn on, it can be a big source of worry and discomfort, but don’t draw a conclusion just yet or write off the laptop because it could well come back to life. A number of reasons can be attributed to a laptop not powering on, we will take a critical look at some of these reasons and at the same time try to provide solution to these problems. 

Solution to the problem will vary from simple to complex procedure that might require a bit of technical no how to handle, but the main purpose will be to help you solve your problem at a minimal cost.

Possible Faults 

•        Laptop AC power adapter is faulty or burnt

•        Battery does not hold charge

•        Cut or broken power cord

•        Broken or loose DC jack connector

•        Failed motherboard

How To Fix A Laptop That Turns On And Off Randomly

Laptop turns on and off  randomly, when your laptop develops this type of fault, it is usually a tiring and very frustrating experience especially if the occurrence is frequent and within short intervals, it disrupts your work and generally makes life very uncomfortable for you, when using the laptop. 

There are quite a number of faults that can cause a laptop to randomly shut down or turn off, it could be an overheating processor, faulty memory module or a failed motherboard. Pin pointing the exact cause of the problem will require proper and careful troubleshooting until we arrive at the cause of fault. Let’s now take a closer look at some of these faults and at the same time also try and provide solution to the problem.

Possible Faults

• Overheating processor due to the build up of dust internally, leading to the clogging of the fan.
• Faulty memory module
• Virus attack on the system
• A failed motherboard

Laptop Power Turns On But It Does Not Boot

Laptop power turns on but it does not boot, this fault or problem can easily be rectified through some very simple procedure and on the other hand, it could turn out to be a huge fault in which the motherboard might be replaced. Which ever scenario turns out to be the case there is always a way out of the problem and a cost effective way to handle the situation. 

The most important thing at this point is you having the right information to troubleshoot your laptop and at the end of the day solve the problem with the information that you have gotten.

Possible Faults

• Laptop is frozen

• Faulty memory

• Faulty hard disk