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Laptop switches off when HD attached

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kayakat - Dec 2, 2009 at 10:12 AM
dancedhall Posts 3056 Registration date Wednesday May 13, 2009 Status Member Last seen March 12, 2010 - Dec 2, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Hello,

my laptop is an Asus x58L series. a few weeks ago it randomly shut itself off whilst i was working and would not switch on again. at first i thought it might have been dust in the battery and taking it out to clean it worked but only once.

i followed some advice on this forum about taking out the power cord and the battery and the laptop switched on again - hurray! the issue now is that it will not switch on if my external harddrive is attached to it or if the laptop is already on, it automatically switches itself off.

can anybody help me with why this might be happening or what i can do to resolve it?
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dancedhall Posts 3056 Registration date Wednesday May 13, 2009 Status Member Last seen March 12, 2010 656
Dec 2, 2009 at 11:28 AM
hi there,

the external drive is faulty

it may be a power leakage or data cable problem

check each of them and replace

Thanks
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