# Laptop died, no POST codes **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-died-no-post-codes/441650 "2008-03-17T13:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-died-no-post-codes/441650/1 "2008-03-17T13:51:19Z")
My laptop died suddenly. It will power on, but then nothing. There are no POST beeps. What does this mean? ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-died-no-post-codes/441650/2 "2008-03-17T15:22:44Z")
could be a lot of things. If you had a desktop it would be easier to diagnose. The simple ways to start are by replacing parts with known good one. Swapping parts in a laptop is a major PIA. Could be: the power supply the ram the video device the CPU other In a desktop, you would start by removing and reseting each of these items to make sure it wasn’t just that they had come loose and no longer had a good enough connection. If you are asking this question, I doubt you want to disassemble your laptop. GL ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-died-no-post-codes/441650/3 "2008-03-17T17:56:45Z")
Does anything at all happen? Does the screen light up a bit? Does a fan start whirring? Try taking the battery out then plug it into the mains.