murohyg27 this sentence in your description “When plugged in if I play around I can get a light showing it is on and charging, the slightest movement and the light goes out. If I try to power it up the light goes out “ would lead me to changing the DC in jack first. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvkaVddnbco|This video] should be pretty similar to your system. Of course, you can download the service manual [http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01689926.pdf|from here]