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Originally Posted by computerguy
Since you power it on and it goes off in 2 sec, I think it's probably the mother board and not worth putting a bunch of moeny into it. I would remove the hard drive buy a new compter and sell the old one on ebay for parts.
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I had to chuckle when I saw this.
I've a friend who says there are two kinds of people... those who sell their computers on ebay and those who buy them.
If it was mine and I liked it... I'd just buy a good motherboard off ebay and change it out.
Better yet just get a working one off ebay and move your hardrive over. If it's the same model it should boot right up.
Here's a few Presario F700's
Buy it now $161
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Compaq-Presa...item2569d01a8d
Buy it now $130
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMPAQ-F700-...item43ab39be1e
Buy it now $119
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Compaq-Presa...item2569d7d403
I'm not recommending those in particular but you should be able to find a replacement on ebay for under $150, or a good motherboard is less then half that if you shop around.
Laptops are surprisingly easy to work on. Most components are simply plug and play and the assembly and disassembly instructions for almost any given model are available online.
Personally every laptop I've owned I bought as parts off ebay then rebuilt it to what I desired specification wise. Older once top of the line models can be had for a fraction of their original cost if you know what your looking for.
For instance right now I'm typing on maxxed out WidowPC517D
http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...review=WidowPC
It's a beautiful laptop, I would of never considered buying one new. I've used it for years now with no issues whatsoever. In it's most basic form it was something like $2700 new but with the upgrades on mine it would of been more like $4500.
I think they still sell them:
http://www.widowpc.com/store/build.p...&ccc_pics=true
If I remember correctly I spent maybe $500 on mine total. No warranty but it's extremely well made, and if it ever breaks I can fix it myself.
It's your call but for me I'd rather just keep what I have, one that I can troubleshoot and repair rather then take the time to learn a new system.
What can I say I like old cars motorcycles and trucks for the same reason.
Jim