Ben Ritchey : August Abolins wrote:
>  AA> Now, I seem to have other problems of my own: my regular laptop
>  AA> is simply not starting up. No AC/power light at the laptop even
>  AA> when the AC adaptor is plugged in.  :(
>
> ..Check the
> output of the Laptop's AC adapter with a Voltmeter and replace if bad.
> If it reads good then I would guess the laptop is at fault.

It took several days (one week ago to be exact) but the laptop has sprung
back to life on its own today.

Looking back, I believe that the laptop had sustained some water damage
(rain from an open back window in my car).  I did not really notice it
since the rain had stopped a while ago when I went to take the computer
from the car.

Thankfully, things dried up sufficiently to allow the power button to
respond properly.

What a crazy week before this. I agonized a bit on all the work there was
going to be in salvaging the files and programs from the laptop (WinXP,
Thinkpad T60) and getting them on a new laptop.  Then there was the matter
of even finding a suitable laptop that I would be happy to work with. My
only options in town were Win10 laptops and I didn't like any of them
except for a couple of Thinkpads.

The older WinXP laptop (Thinkpad T40p) that I was using in the meantime is
on its last legs (bad onboard fan that prevents proper bootup unless I blow
into the vent to spin the fan first!) I am so glad that I don't need to use
the T40p anymore.

So.. that was my unexpected journey for the last few days.

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