laptop won't turn on

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  1. Takeru Takaishi

    Takeru Takaishi Active Member

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    Help? My laptop did not seem to turn on after last night. I want to recover the data at least. it is lenovo ideapad 510s 14-isk.

    How do I begin recovery?

    When the power button is pressed, there's only the Power LED that lights up. no other noise at all. Can this be saved?
     
  2. lnv

    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    Remove the hard drive and put it in something else? Be it the desktop or another laptop? (you might need to change a AHCI settings if you use it in a desktop)

    That said, have you tried removing the battery and plugging it in to see if it works? Or removing the CMOS battery and putting it back in?
     
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    Darkcrow. Foul Tarnished

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    Your battery must have been disconnected
     
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  4. Takeru Takaishi

    Takeru Takaishi Active Member

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    okay, will try. Next plan is getting screwdriver for opening it then.
     
  5. Takeru Takaishi

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    Is it the probable case? Neither using battery nor adapter boot up.
     
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    slightofhand Well-Known Member

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    Could also be that the memory has popped out.
     
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    Have you tried sacrificing to the outer gods? Always works................somehow.
     
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    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    You need to remove the battery then plug in the adapter. Sometimes if the battery dies, it prevents the laptop from turning on even if its plugged in.
     
  9. Takeru Takaishi

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    hmm... is it a removable battery? Kind of hard to guess with those thin laptops.
     
  10. Aisha Ann

    Aisha Ann I LOVE SELFISH VILLAINESS

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    Throw it away, I think it’s broken. My dad throw Big TV, he buy it a year cause it didn’t turn on. My oldest sister throw three iPhone, it didn’t turn on. It’s off. So she throw, same with laptop and computer. We did charge it, but it still didn’t turn on.
     
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    Jeebus Well-Known Member

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    Recovery of data on the drive could be difficult if you use hardware-level drive encryption. If the drive isn't encrypted, you can remove it and use an external enclosure or just pop it in another laptop or desktop for data recovery.
     
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    TypeFantasyHeart Well-Known Member

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    It could be many problems, like the screen, or the HD, the graphic card, etc, bring it to a tech to have a look a it
     
  13. Wujigege

    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    That's why I have an external hard drive to backup .. Well two. You need a, backup for your backup
     
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    Geor Well-Known Member

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    did you try to blow in it's ear? used to work on my ex ... otherwise just set the HDD somewhere till you get a new one ...
     
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    If you are trying to boot with only the battery, plug it in to a wall outlet, then try. It could be a battery issue where it lacks the power to turn on anything but the led.
     
  16. kfahad

    kfahad 『The Lurker Beast』『Beast fallen』

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    Must be nice be your neighbor.. xD

    Back to topic Maybe its just the screen not working. Why not try checking with flashlight?
     
  17. Takeru Takaishi

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    tried connecting it to tv with hdmi cable. it did not work.
     
  18. Takeru Takaishi

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    Hmm... so I encrypted it with LUKS disk encryption. I can't pop it in another laptop?
     
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    You shouldn't really have any problems with the drive if you remember the passphrase or have the keyfile somewhere.
     
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    Shake it then whack it. If that doesn’t fix it nothing will