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I have an eMachines M5312 laptop that will not power up at all. My daughter turned it on and pressed some buttons before I could stop her, causing the system to run something that looked like it was in DOS mode with 'Hitachi' in the wording. The screen would not leave that mode, and pressing the power button, Ctrl/Alt/Del, or removing the battery and unplugging the power cord did not help. Now, the laptop sometimes shows the AC power light even when not plugged in, but most of time, there are no lights and it will not attempt to power up. What could be the issue and what steps can I take to troubleshoot it?

September 7th, 2023

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