I've had my Compaq laptop for over two years now. The day I got it, I noticed that when I pulled it out of the package and tried to start it up, nothing happened. It was in the dead of winter when it arrived, so I figured it was just extremely cold, and that it just needed some time to warm up.
However, I have a very consistent and bizarre problem that's continued to persist since day one: sometimes when I try to cold start my laptop, nothing will happen. It'll be plugged into the wall via the AC adapter, the charging indicator will be on, the wireless indicator will be on, but pressing the power button does nothing. It doesn't matter how long I let it sit and charge for, it simply will not power on.
Here's where it gets weird: if I unplug the AC adapter and plug it back in, I'll usually get a little spark. Virtually every time I do this, the laptop will then power on the next time I hit the power button.
I have three power supplies. It does this with all three of them. Any idea what could be causing this? It's almost like the shock gives it a boost or a surge of power to get it up and running.
However, I have a very consistent and bizarre problem that's continued to persist since day one: sometimes when I try to cold start my laptop, nothing will happen. It'll be plugged into the wall via the AC adapter, the charging indicator will be on, the wireless indicator will be on, but pressing the power button does nothing. It doesn't matter how long I let it sit and charge for, it simply will not power on.
Here's where it gets weird: if I unplug the AC adapter and plug it back in, I'll usually get a little spark. Virtually every time I do this, the laptop will then power on the next time I hit the power button.
I have three power supplies. It does this with all three of them. Any idea what could be causing this? It's almost like the shock gives it a boost or a surge of power to get it up and running.
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