Laptop just miraculously died the next day

[elexis]

So I have an MSI GE60 2PE Apache Pro running on windows 8.1 and it was working fine just 2 days ago when I used it. When I tried using it yesterday it was working as well but quite faulty in the beginning. I usually only use my laptop plugged in with the power adapter cause I dont want to damage my battery by over using it. I had it plugged into an international adapter since I'm travelling right now. The first two tries when I tried pressing the on button nothing came up, no fans turning nothing on the screen. Then i just shifted the plug connected to the laptop towards me a little and turn it on and it did. The laptop was on my bed at the time and when I shifted a little the laptop died on me again. I turned it on and a few seconds later it died again. At this point of time I thought it was just a loose connection between the cord connecting to the laptop so in my third try I held the cord while I turn it on and it seemed to stay after a while so I let go of my grip and it worked fine for the next 2 hours until I shut it off nicely. This loose plug causing my laptop to dc issue has never happened before and I think it was a prelude to what will happen today.

So after turning it off nicely and setting it aside, when I tried turning it on today it just lies dead and frozen. No fan turning, no lights no nothing it just lay still right there. What I tried doing:

1. At first I tried turning it on without my battery in and just my power adapter connected nothing happens. I shifted the cord connected to the laptop nothing happens.

2. I tried putting my battery in which was fully charged and turned it on nothing happened.

3. I had the battery in and the power adapter plugged in yet still it cant turn on. NOTE: However, the blue LED battery light in the centre of the base of my laptop lit up meaning that the power adapter is charging my battery but I cant turn on my laptop still. Nothinf happens on my laptop.

4. I tried doing the static test like so many times.. Unplugged the power adapter and battery, hold the power button for a min or so then put my battery in and turn it on nth happens. Tried doing second time then putting my power adapter in and it doesnt turn on. Tried again this time with both battery and power adapter in and nothing happens.

I had nothing connected to the laptop.. Only the power cord. This laptop is almost a year old maybe around 10 months old so its still new. Im so lost this has never happened before I really hope the CPU, motherboard and processor is left undamaged.

Any input is much, much appreciated. Thank you very much.

[The Evil Overlord]

(Might be a damaged battery could be because of 10 months worth of overcharging possibly, but definitely a damaged component)

Sounds like an RMA to me, but I'd hurry, depending on location, warranties can differ.

[Draggendrop Veteran]

Years back, I had a laptop which had a battery that shorted for some reason. I had the laptop plugged in with the adapter, with battery removed and it booted up. It is probably laptop specific, but you could try booting with adapter plugged in and battery out...not much to lose now...hope it helps. 

[vcfan]

my guess, power management chip inside the laptop,which is responsible for taking the power from the adapter,and converting it for all the different hardware components, such as usb, hdd, battery charging.

 

and your battery might actually be empty, regardless if the blue LED or the computer signaled to you in any way that it was charging. it could have been receiving no current at all, and that might be why even with the battery in, it still wont turn on.

 

you could try something though. this is supposed to reset some hardware settings on certain types of laptops. take out the battery, disconnect the adapter, then hold the power button for 45-60 second. release, then plug in the battery, then the adapter, and try to turn it on.

[123456789A]

Warranty?

[Mockingbird]

It's a miracle!

[zhangm Supervisor]

The first two tries when I tried pressing the on button nothing came up, no fans turning nothing on the screen. Then i just shifted the plug connected to the laptop towards me a little and turn it on and it did. The laptop was on my bed at the time and when I shifted a little the laptop died on me again. I turned it on and a few seconds later it died again. At this point of time I thought it was just a loose connection between the cord connecting to the laptop so in my third try I held the cord while I turn it on and it seemed to stay after a while so I let go of my grip and it worked fine for the next 2 hours until I shut it off nicely. This loose plug causing my laptop to dc issue has never happened before and I think it was a prelude to what will happen today.

Well, this is a problem. If it's a busted power jack on the motherboard, then replace it. See if that solves the entire issue.

[T3X4S]

Dont want to use the battery because of damaging it ?

Do you remove the battery when doing this ?
 

[Riggers]

Do you have another charger handy which you can try? Get a voltmeter and check the output voltage from the charger. Sometimes they can get a hairline crack around the outer metal part (or just the part where the wire connects) and this obviously stops the current from flowing. It should be ~19V DC.

 

Going a step further you could open up the laptop then try the voltmeter on the connections on the inside of the laptop, this will help ascertain whether you have a dodgy connector or not. Be careful if you do this not to short (touch together) the voltmeter tips