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Presario V2000 Issues

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by juggalo_mage

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Ok So I've Got A Compaq Presario V2000 And Like Alot Of The Other Posts I've Seen Mine Wouldn't Start Up So I Tried A Method I'd Seen On THe Boards, Removing And Reinserting The RAM, And It Would Allow The Laptop To Load The Compaq Screen For A Second And Then It Would Shut Back Off. After An Hour Of Arguing With Their Customer Support Team About How It's A Known Problem That Should Have Prompted A Recall I Was Told THat THe Charge For Repair Would Be $298 So I Respectfully Declined. This Is Where The Story Gets Nutty I Walked Into The Other Room Got Something To Drink Came Back Hit The Power Button And Voila It Came On And Started right up loaded Windows And Then Slowed Almost To A Halt I'm Running The Hard Drive Diagnostic Right Now And I Was Wondering If Anyone Else Had This Problem And If So Get Any Ideas On How To Correct It. (Besides Not Buying Compaq :P) Any Help Would Be Awesome.

Well I've Figured Out That MY Hard Drive Is Bad And Now The Buttons On The Laptop Have Gone Wacky. I Know It's Not The Laptop Itse;f Because An External USB Keyboard Isnt Working Either lol

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by nepenthe0

Batteries are maintenance items. A typical laptop/notebook battery lasts 12-18 months under ordinary use. As the battery ages, it loses its ability to hold a charge, and the charge rapidly plummets at power-on.

Check the voltage across the battery terminals. If considerably below the rated voltage at full charge, the battery has failed.

If the voltage is close to specs, take the battery for testing:

http://www.batteriesplus.com/

They'll load test the battery. If it fails the load test, replace it. You can save half the cost through a service that replaces the lithium ion cells:

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I would do this before checking out the hardware, because the battery is the weakest link in the machine's reliability.

Rick/Portland, OR

by juggalo_mage

That's Actually Good Advice But The Battery Wouldn't Cause The Major Lag In The System That's My Primary Concern At The Moment Because The Laptop Stays Plugged Into AC Power Almost All The Time Thanks For The Advice Though!

by nepenthe0

Even though you keep the power adapter connected to the laptop, that doesn't guarantee sufficient power.

The adapter charges the lithium ion battery. A failed battery will not hold sufficient charge, so the laptop is starved for power.

Rick/Portland, OR

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