My laptop no longer turns on. No lights, no nothing. Plus its out of warranty. Ive tested the power adapter with a multimeter and its fine. I opened up my laptop and found that a capacitor has blown.
1. Could this be the cause of the laptop not turning on?. If not, what other issues would cause it not to turn on (ruling out power supply). If the RAM/HDD is dead it should still boot correct?
2. Also the capacitor does not have any values on it. How do I find out which capacitor I need to replace it? This is a picture like the capacitor which has blown.
http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=96895846ye3.jpg
Ive searched the board all over and that is the only cap I can see which has blown.
Since the laptop does not boot I want to try and repair the capacitor as I have nothing to lose.
Cheers
1. Could this be the cause of the laptop not turning on?. If not, what other issues would cause it not to turn on (ruling out power supply). If the RAM/HDD is dead it should still boot correct?
2. Also the capacitor does not have any values on it. How do I find out which capacitor I need to replace it? This is a picture like the capacitor which has blown.
http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=96895846ye3.jpg
Ive searched the board all over and that is the only cap I can see which has blown.
Since the laptop does not boot I want to try and repair the capacitor as I have nothing to lose.
Cheers