11-27-2012, 02:06 PM
I feel for you, QB.
My Sony laptop is only 17 months old and doing something very similar (crashing, not turning on right away, sometimes starts only with reserve battery in and other times only with reserve battery out and plugged in, fan's very loud...). I'm backing up files today and taking it in. Sucks.
Try taking out the battery, plugging in and then trying to turn it on after 30 minutes or so - hit the power on button a few times if it doesn't turn on right away. That's the only way I'm able to get mine to start up after it crashes/sleeps. If it works, it should at least give you time to back up files.
Good luck.
My Sony laptop is only 17 months old and doing something very similar (crashing, not turning on right away, sometimes starts only with reserve battery in and other times only with reserve battery out and plugged in, fan's very loud...). I'm backing up files today and taking it in. Sucks.
Try taking out the battery, plugging in and then trying to turn it on after 30 minutes or so - hit the power on button a few times if it doesn't turn on right away. That's the only way I'm able to get mine to start up after it crashes/sleeps. If it works, it should at least give you time to back up files.
Good luck.