topic VGN NS10LS fails to boot in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-ns10ls-fails-to-boot/m-p/209430#M43705 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>My Vaio NS10LS has recently conked out</P><P></P><P>It fails to boot up - was working fine before then started getting minor hanging of Windows then went to loop on booting up and then gave up the ghost on start up</P><P></P><P>Tested the hard drive on another laptop and it works fine so discounted that, tried removing memory and replacing with fresh memory but still same problem so memory isnt the issue</P><P></P><P>When hit the on switch the orange hard drive light comes on for one second then dies so it appears machine is trying to boot up</P><P></P><P>You can hear the machine whirring away trying to start up but then just stops, battery light remains on but no other sign of life</P><P></P><P>Any idea what it could be? Does the NS series suffer from problems with onboard graphics?</P><P></P><P>Dismantled the base unit and checked inside but couldnt identify any lose components or signs of dust clogging up the fan and other bits so no obvious issues</P><P></P><P>Motherboard and components all in fact are in pristine condition</P><P></P><P>I welcome any suggestions or pointers</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:25:05 GMT peshyxp 2011-03-31T11:25:05Z VGN NS10LS fails to boot https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-ns10ls-fails-to-boot/m-p/209430#M43705 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>My Vaio NS10LS has recently conked out</P><P></P><P>It fails to boot up - was working fine before then started getting minor hanging of Windows then went to loop on booting up and then gave up the ghost on start up</P><P></P><P>Tested the hard drive on another laptop and it works fine so discounted that, tried removing memory and replacing with fresh memory but still same problem so memory isnt the issue</P><P></P><P>When hit the on switch the orange hard drive light comes on for one second then dies so it appears machine is trying to boot up</P><P></P><P>You can hear the machine whirring away trying to start up but then just stops, battery light remains on but no other sign of life</P><P></P><P>Any idea what it could be? Does the NS series suffer from problems with onboard graphics?</P><P></P><P>Dismantled the base unit and checked inside but couldnt identify any lose components or signs of dust clogging up the fan and other bits so no obvious issues</P><P></P><P>Motherboard and components all in fact are in pristine condition</P><P></P><P>I welcome any suggestions or pointers</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:25:05 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/vgn-ns10ls-fails-to-boot/m-p/209430#M43705 peshyxp 2011-03-31T11:25:05Z