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AbyssUnderground · 29-03-2008, 20:25

Since the new power pack you were given was of a lower power rating than the laptop requires, you may have burned it out when the laptop has been trying to pull more than it can give. Most decent supplies will just cut out until they cool down rather than burn out. Compaq being a cheap make probably won't have had this protection.

Easiest way to find out is plug it in and if it has an LED see if it comes on. If not the PSU is dead or the fuse has gone. If it does, plug it into the laptop and see if the LED's on the laptop come on.If not, then wiggle the plug but hold it in a few different places to see if they come on. If they do when wiggled, the socket on the laptop is broken. If not, its either totally broken or its something else.

29-03-2008, 20:25	#3
AbyssUnderground Inactive Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Merseyside Age: 37 Services: BT Infinity Option 2, HH5, synced at maximum 80Mbps/20Mbps. Posts: 2,221	Re: laptop charger, would it make a difference in output of amp. Since the new power pack you were given was of a lower power rating than the laptop requires, you may have burned it out when the laptop has been trying to pull more than it can give. Most decent supplies will just cut out until they cool down rather than burn out. Compaq being a cheap make probably won't have had this protection. Easiest way to find out is plug it in and if it has an LED see if it comes on. If not the PSU is dead or the fuse has gone. If it does, plug it into the laptop and see if the LED's on the laptop come on.If not, then wiggle the plug but hold it in a few different places to see if they come on. If they do when wiggled, the socket on the laptop is broken. If not, its either totally broken or its something else.