topic Vaio VGN-A137M does not turn-on! in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.cz/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-vgn-a137m-does-not-turn-on/m-p/57387#M84506 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, this is my first post here. My laptop just "died" a few days ago (what a great christmas present crying ).<BR /><BR />Right now, the laptop does not turn-on when pressing the power button no matter if battery or ac-adapter is connected. The problem has occured after I touched the laptop and electrocuted from static-electrism (incured by my clothes). After the incident, the monitor backlit turned-off. Graphics on the screen continued appearing, but without backlit. I turned off the laptop (though the Windows Start menu) normally. Nothing seemed to be wrong... Windows was shut-down correctly (I heard the log-off sound and graphics) and the computer was turned-off correctly (automatically by Windows as usual).<BR /><BR />However, it never turned-on again!<BR /><BR />The only peripheral connected to the laptop at the time was a Western Digital 250 GB My Book Essential (external HDD) which is unaffected (works fine). I have also upgraded the memory to 1GB just after purchasing the laptop.<BR /><BR /><BR />After contacting Sony service by phone, I was instructed and did the following: I tried disconnecting the ac-adapter, remove the battery and pressed the power button continiously for a minute to discharge any remaining electric charge (this should work on a normal dekstop computer). I also tried leaving the laptop without a powersource (battery/ac) for 2 days just in case...<BR /><BR />All these happen just after a month from when the warranty expired. What a great irony, huh? I'm reluctand to send the laptop to Sony-labs in France for repairing (I live in Greece and that's the only way according to Sony) for fear that it would cost much more than buying a new one...<BR /><BR />So, now what? Any ideas?<BR /><BR />Thank you all in advance!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:18:39 GMT sakis_ser 2007-01-03T14:18:39Z Vaio VGN-A137M does not turn-on! https://community.sony.cz/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-vgn-a137m-does-not-turn-on/m-p/57387#M84506 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, this is my first post here. My laptop just "died" a few days ago (what a great christmas present crying ).<BR /><BR />Right now, the laptop does not turn-on when pressing the power button no matter if battery or ac-adapter is connected. The problem has occured after I touched the laptop and electrocuted from static-electrism (incured by my clothes). After the incident, the monitor backlit turned-off. Graphics on the screen continued appearing, but without backlit. I turned off the laptop (though the Windows Start menu) normally. Nothing seemed to be wrong... Windows was shut-down correctly (I heard the log-off sound and graphics) and the computer was turned-off correctly (automatically by Windows as usual).<BR /><BR />However, it never turned-on again!<BR /><BR />The only peripheral connected to the laptop at the time was a Western Digital 250 GB My Book Essential (external HDD) which is unaffected (works fine). I have also upgraded the memory to 1GB just after purchasing the laptop.<BR /><BR /><BR />After contacting Sony service by phone, I was instructed and did the following: I tried disconnecting the ac-adapter, remove the battery and pressed the power button continiously for a minute to discharge any remaining electric charge (this should work on a normal dekstop computer). I also tried leaving the laptop without a powersource (battery/ac) for 2 days just in case...<BR /><BR />All these happen just after a month from when the warranty expired. What a great irony, huh? I'm reluctand to send the laptop to Sony-labs in France for repairing (I live in Greece and that's the only way according to Sony) for fear that it would cost much more than buying a new one...<BR /><BR />So, now what? Any ideas?<BR /><BR />Thank you all in advance!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:18:39 GMT https://community.sony.cz/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-vgn-a137m-does-not-turn-on/m-p/57387#M84506 sakis_ser 2007-01-03T14:18:39Z