topic Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!! in PCs & Accessories

A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

nbenson81 — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:06:16 GMT

I have an A317S and all of a sudden my laptop won't start. When I press the power on button nothing happens. I've tried it with the battery in, the battery out. AC lead in, AC lead out, everything I can think of. But there is no life at all, no flickering lights, no hard drive spin, no fan, no nothing!

Does anyone have any ideas at all why this could be happening? I've heard it could be to do with the RAM but I've no idea where the RAM slot is, could anyone point me in the right direction for this?

Thanks

Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

Eugenepang — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:27:10 GMT

I have an A317S and all of a sudden my laptop won't start. When I press the power on button nothing happens. I've tried it with the battery in, the battery out. AC lead in, AC lead out, everything I can think of. But there is no life at all, no flickering lights, no hard drive spin, no fan, no nothing!

Does anyone have any ideas at all why this could be happening? I've  heard it could be to do with the RAM but I've no idea where the RAM slot is, could anyone point me in the right direction for this?

Thanks

how long did you had your a317s?.. if you are looking for the memory slot... it under the keyboard.. which means you need to take out three screw at the back of your vaio and use a small screw drive and push the at between ctrl and Fn, centre of space bar, down arrow key to take out the keyboard.

Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

Eugenepang — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:38:29 GMT

This is worrying.. 2 people seems to had the same problems... with the same model as mine

Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

nbenson81 — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:46:47 GMT

Thanks for your help, will try & changing the RAM card around. There's 2 slots so hopefully changing slots may help. Have had it only about a month. I'm just hoping I don't have to send it back to Sony.....

Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

Eugenepang — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:58:35 GMT

good luck

Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

kee-lo_ — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:04:14 GMT

Yeah it's worrying but you have to stay positive.

Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

Milo2201 — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:19:50 GMT

3 weeks and your taking the back off? why not send it back..is it a lorry laptop that was damaged as it fell off?..are you one of the new house repairers off with the woof ... with shirt sleeves down..its a computer ..till you load the screen and keyboards with postits ..then under clear tape( so value is the infomation isnt lost).. you are to load more work on a duck..ps never store passwords under clear tape like others yeh!! or eat yellow snow.:smileyflag:

Re: A317S won't turn on - help!!!!

kee-lo_ — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:14:20 GMT

Good point though, don't take the machine apart if it's in warranty