I tried to start my laptop earlier, only for nothing to happen. It won't start on battery or when plugged in (it can run without a battery when plugged in). The battery does seem to be dead, and so is the 3V CMOS battery.
I opened it up and noticed a circle visable on one of the inductors. Hopefully you can see it in the picture.
Could this be the problem, or is that normal?
Update: I've tested some suggestion and watched some repair videos, but I found nothing. Goodbye old friend ๐ฅฒ๐ค
Thanks for the help guys
Current passes through it unfortunately, maybe it's possible there is a short between coils though. The inductor doesn't get hot or anything when plugged in.
Even if I don't manage to fix it. Thanks for the suggestions ๐
When you saw that 20v on the board I assume that was right next to the charge port? There are often fuses that should be very close to that connector that you can check for continuity on. Usually marked with zeros because they act like a zero ohm resistor.
Even if the fuse is blown that might just be a sign that something further down the line failed but it would be an easy thing to check at least.
I found the fuse, but it wasn't blown ๐ฅฒ I've looked over the board, and watched some repair videos but I haven't found anything. I've called it dead now.