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So my 6yo laptop has a heating and battery problem. It'll overheat at the drop of a hat and the integrated battery is gone so it won't last more than 20 minutes off a charger >_> So my laptop overheated and shutdown, which happens pretty often. So I restart it but forgot to plug it into the wall. So as it was booting up, I guess the battery died and it instantly shut off.

So basically even though it's plugged in, everytime I press the power button, it lights up for 1 second and then shuts off. I'm not too worried about data cuz I backed up most of it, though I havent done a backup in 3 months >_> Im just trying to wait for the charge light to turn from orange to white and seeing what happens.

Anyone help me with this please?
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open it up clean fans and change thermal paste take battery out buy new one or only used it as a desktop plugged in

I legit cant even open this thing up. Ive tried in the past but I can't separate the segments of the cover even after I unscrew everything
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check for more screws under stickers

CADE FOSTER posted...

check for more screws under stickers

I'll try that when I get back home. Thanks
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Have you tried foreplay

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CADE FOSTER posted...

check for more screws under stickers

This is your answer. That or the screws are under rubber feet.

If you can ever get the HDD/SSD out of it, then just toss the laptop and buy a usb to drive cable so you can plug it up to another computer. Boom, you now have an external drive to carry around.

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BlazinBlue88 posted...

This is your answer. That or the screws are under rubber feet.

If you can ever get the HDD/SSD out of it, then just toss the laptop and buy a usb to drive cable so you can plug it up to another computer. Boom, you now have an external drive to carry around.

Oh snap, really?

I know I lost of bunch of data since I didn't back up in forever. This would be a lifesaver if I cant fix this thing
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It's been "charging" for like 3 hours now and still wont turn on and wont be fully charged >_>

It's weird. If it's plugged in and hit the power button it'll turn on for a second and then shut off. If I rapid fire the buttom it'll stay on even longer. But if it's unplugged, nothing happens when I hit it.

If I had to guess, I think the computer thinks there's no power to it cuz the battery sucks that much. Maybe if I can replace the battery it'll work again. But if that doesn't do anything ill just have to extract the hard drive and get a new laptop then >_>
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ProfessorKukui posted...

Time for the 'Ol Yeller treatment

Noooo. I had so many good memories on my laptop. Fun games, good shows to watch, lots and lots and LOTS of deeds to porn. I dont want it to go just yet
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Especially since I have show files, game files and porn files on that I dont want to lose
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What did you think would happen when you were basically cooking it's insides every time you turned it on? You can pull the hard drive and get an external adapter for it and hopefully still have everything.

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iron jojo posted...

What did you think would happen when you were basically cooking it's insides every time you turned it on? You can pull the hard drive and get an external adapter for it and hopefully still have everything.

tbf it's been going on for like 4 years >_> i figured if it's been going on this long, it probably wasnt doing too much really.

But maybe I was wrong lol
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NeonOctopus posted...

If I had to guess, I think the computer thinks there's no power to it cuz the battery sucks that much. Maybe if I can replace the battery it'll work again.

No. If the laptop detects that its plugged up then it ignores the battery. You can take the battery completely out and as long as its plugged in, itll still work. What happened is its overheated so much that its probably damaged the cpu chip itself. You can still tinker around with it all you want but dont get your hopes up. Take a hammer to it to get the drive out and drop the $5 to get the cable.

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What brand is it? My Lenovo Laptop had screws hidden under the detachable keyboard that would prevent me from opening it up.

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Trash

Vyrulisse posted...

What brand is it? My Lenovo Laptop had screws hidden under the detachable keyboard that would prevent me from opening it up.

HP Envy from 2013
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BlazinBlue88 posted...

No. If the laptop detects that its plugged up then it ignores the battery. You can take the battery completely out and as long as its plugged in, itll still work. What happened is its overheated so much that its probably damaged the cpu chip itself. You can still tinker around with it all you want but dont get your hopes up. Take a hammer to it to get the drive out and drop the $5 to get the cable.

Damn really? Aw well. So what will I need to get the HDD to be read externally by another PC?
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NeonOctopus posted...

Damn really? Aw well. So what will I need to get the HDD to be read externally by another PC?

https://www.amazon.com/ StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

This new posting engine is garbage. Wouldnt let me post the link without breaking it up. 80 character single word limit.

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BlazinBlue88 posted...

https://www.amazon.com/ StarTech-com-SATA-USB-Cable-USB3S2SAT3CB/dp/B00HJZJI84

This new posting engine is garbage. Wouldnt let me post the link without breaking it up. 80 character single word limit.

And that's all I need?

Thanks man! You're a life saver!
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Have you googled how to disassemble your laptop model?
Does your laptop model have a docking solution that provides alternate power?

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Sounds like the thermistor might be shot. It's a little electrical component that is sensitive to heat. If it gets too hot, it breaks. A safety feature to stop the computer overloading and combusting. Can't be fixed.

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I'm thinking of getting this laptop
https://tinyurl.com/tgy324v

Is Asus good? Are the specs good for gaming? I'm not looking for top of the line >_> As long as it runs modern games on medium settings I'm happy
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or this one?

https://tinyurl.com/wconwgb
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Fuck, I cant even deed. I dont like doing it with my phone >_> I guess I'll have to use imagination in the meantime
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NeonOctopus posted...

Fuck, I cant even deed. I dont like doing it with my phone >_> I guess I'll have to use imagination in the meantime

Lucid dreaming help imo

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NeonOctopus posted...

or this one?

https://tinyurl.com/wconwgb

I got this laptop >_>

Thanks again for the help everyone. I really appreciate it
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