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I have a compaq armada 1592dt that refuses to charge or boot or anything even when the cable is pluged in, I think that the problem is an internal fuse

could this be possible please post any suggestions

you have to find out what is wrong with it first, i have never opened a laptop before, i only had one problem with my laptop in the past. And that was it's cooling. My friend fixed if for me

Consult with technician ... .

Yeah that problem could be with fuse. I think that repair won't cost very much. Or just your battery was broked down. Just take to the repair center and ask to search the problem and ask how much to repair ;-)

I have some (a lot) of a Compaq Presario 1200. Please check if I can help you on something. The MB burned right next to the power connector...

Luis

fishpoo222 wrote:I have a compaq armada 1592dt that refuses to charge or boot or anything even when the cable is pluged in, I think that the problem is an internal fuse

could this be possible please post any suggestions

I've got about ten of those on the shelf. The internal power supply on those models runs very hot and likes to cook itself. You may be lucky and find some easy fault in the power supply such as a blown fuse, cooked diode or faulty solder connection. I purchased a replacement supply for about $20USD from an outfit in Miami for several of mine. Unfortunatley, those small switchmode power supplies tend to self destruct.

They _do_ have some thermal limiting in the form of low-temp solder traces (they have an odd 'double arrow shape') ....but all too often the unit goes thermal after another component has failed, so a quick fix may not be possible.