Hi All,

I wonder if you could help me please. I have a 5 yr old HP compaq nx9010 which I use regularly. Recently, it has started to sound like it's about to take off when switched on. Recently, when I switched it on it would turn itself off after a minute or so if I did not touch the keyboard. Today I went to switch it on but nothing happened - it was dead. I put the cable into the mains socket and tried switching it on again, but still nothing. The computer appears a goner.

My question is - if I purchased a new battery would this solve the problem? I don't think it would as I don't UNDERSTAND why it doesn't switch on when the cable is plugged into the mains. I have a feeling that I'm going to have to buy a new laptop.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

GrantBorrow a known good power supply of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there...
If it works replace the PSU.
Do yourself a big favor and don't buy the 20 dollar specials...Hi, I bought a replacement power cable but still nothing...the laptop is still dead Any other ideas what I can do? I have a lot of stuff on there I'd like to get off.

Thanks in advance.

Grantyou didnt mention that. Patio Have you tried useing it plugged into the WALL? Have you tried just running it off the battery?Hi, yes I've tried it both with and without the power cable but the thing's totally dead...I have a lot of DATA and stuff on there which I'd like to access.Get one of these:



2.5" Laptop to IDE converter...about 8 Bucks at any PC store.
This will allow you to connect the laptop HDD to any working Desktop machine to retrieve your important data...Hi, I've looked on eBay and there are several different sizes

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=laptop+ide+converter&_sacat=See-All-Categories

how do I know which one to go for?

ALSO, does this mean that my laptop is kaput and there's no hope for it?

Thanks.I dont recommend e-bay. You could try geeks or newegg's not sure about the hd's in these. You attempting to repair it yourself probably not unless you have experience