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Question posted by Portdoor64 on September 4th, 2011

Blinking Laptop Ac Adapter Light On Hp Cq61 What Mean? Won't Turn On.

Power won't turn on, AC port light blinking and not staying on. Press power button and get three blinks from thunderbolt symbol. Even tried to reset with battery out pressing power button for three seconds. Same results plug in and AC port light blinks.

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Answer #1: Posted by ploxxies on September 4th, 2011 12:18 PM
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If your computer isn't turning on, then you probably need to exchange it. You can try a different power outlet though.

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Backup and Recovery - Windows 7 - Page 6

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Backup and Recovery - Windows Vista - Page 6

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Drives - Windows 7 - Page 10

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Drives - Windows Vista - Page 11

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Memory Modules - Windows Vista - Page 5

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Memory Modules - Windows Vista and Windows 7 - Page 7

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Notebook Tour - Windows 7 - Page 10

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Notebook Tour - Windows 7 - Page 14

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Notebook Tour - Windows 7 - Page 19

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Notebook Tour - Windows 7 - Page 22

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Notebook Tour - Windows Vista - Page 3

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Notebook Tour - Windows Vista - Page 20

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