I have an HP laptop (ZE 4800 series) that got cooked when the building took a direct lightning strike, bad enough to take out water heaters.
The laptop tries to start but resets after ~3 seconds and continues cycling that way. I know the external adapter supplies it with DC current.
When the adapter is disconnected and I attempt to start on batteries, same symptoms. This leads me to believe that there is a DC based power supply inside.Before tearing the case apart, could anyone tell me if I’m going in the right direction? Any assistance along the way would be greatly appreciated!
