[ale] I'm confused

[Sparr]

There are capacitors, or even a very small battery, between the big
battery and your laptop's power supply. The state of that system is
monitored by some circuits, and I'm guessing somehow all of that got
stuck.

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Chris Fowler
<cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> HP laptop will not power on.  I contact HP for support.
>
> This was the solution:
>
> Step 1: Power Drain:
>
> 1. Disconnect the AC Adapter.
> 2. Remove the Battery.
> 3. Hold the Power button down for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
> 4. Reconnect the AC adapter and reinsert the Battery.
> 5. Switch on the Notebook power.
>
> Why does this work?