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Question posted by alexad06 on July 27th, 2011

Power Light On But Laptop Still Off

My laptop when plugged in or even with the battery has the white power light turn on, but nothing else does. And then the only way to turn off the power light is to take out the battery. Any suggestions on how to fix?

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