1998 corvette will not start says reduced power





 Had corvette in storage. took it out battery was dead jump started to bring home put on charger then started it car started for about a minute. then shut down turns over wont start. on the display shows sercurity blinking and says redused power.can you help.
If the security light is blinking it will not start. The security system needs to be reset. You will have to have a fully charged battery to reset the system. With a full charged battery turn the ignition forward until the warning lights come on and leave the key in the on position for 15min. Turn key off and wait 10sec. then try and start.You may have to perform this procedure a couple of times, however, it is usually successful the first try. The reduced power light can be set by a low voltage/poor charge battery
how did you verify "no spark"?

if you do not have spark, you'll have to perform troubleshooting of your ignition system. 

you have a distributor, an ignitor, a coil a cap and rotor and a camshaft position sensor. if there is indeed no spark, these components will all need to be inspected. if it doesn't turn over... it can not start!!... do you mean it cranks ok .. but will not start? Hello,  
  
Put in new batteries and try again.  
  
If new batteries did not solve the problem, the next thing to check would be the battery terminal.  
  
If
 the battery terminal is rusty, the battery power won't contact and the 
calculator won't turn on. So, use a flat small screw drive to scratch 
the battery terminal so that there would be contact.  
  
If the above
 is not the problem, the next to check would be the wire connecting the 
battery terminal to the the calculator's main board. There is a wire 
between the battery terminal and the calculator board. When the battery 
is inserted, the power from the battery goes from the terminal to the 
board through this wire. There is a possibility that this wire is cut 
in-between or is loosing contact. In this case, you need to get a small 
screw driver and carefully disassemble the calculator in order to check 
the wire.  
  
If the wire is intact, use a light brush to brush the calculator board as there might be dust on the board.  
  
If non of the above helps, then it means the calculator is dead and needs a replacement.  
  
Regards. the softest way to power down the system is using the gui or:

systemctl poweroff

the second one is:

shutdown --halt now

and then pressing the power button lightly.

for more ways of shutting down your computer, see this excellent cough, cough article:

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[how to reboot / t…](https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-turn-off-your-frozen-computer-reisub/124762/1) Here are a few things to try to help you diagnois your problem.  

1.Check for corrosion on battery terminals and the fuses.   

  

2.Fuses are good - Did you check the fuse on the top of the solenoid?   

  

3. Take a screwdriver and jump the solenoid wires to start the engine. If it starts, then your starter is good. (could be a bad solenoid - but lets check some wires first)  

 Your solenoid operates when you hit the start button.  

 Your start button won't work until you turn the on/off switch on.  

 Your on/off switch only has power when you turn the key on.  

4 Use a test light to test the following:  

 Right Handlebar switch house - Test to see if you have power to on/off switch - Turn your ignition key on & off to see the testlight come on - if light comes on that means your igntion switch is good. If no light, the problem is in the igntion switch. or the main fuse to the igntion switch is bad.  

  

 If the light came on then you have power to one side of the on /off switch - test the on /off switch by turning it on and off. When switched to on you should have power to the other side of the on/off switch which is sending power to the rest of the bike which includes your starter button.  

 Test your start button with the test light by putting the test light on the solenoid - Turn key on - turn on/off switch on - push start button and see if the test light lights up. If the test light lights up that means that your solenoid fuse may be bad. It is located right on the top of the solenoid. If the fuse is good then that means your solenoid is bad. Replace it with a new one.  

 If the Test light did not come on then your starter button is not making contact and needs fixed or replaced.  

  

So follow the power with the test light until through each component until you come to the faulty one.  

  

NOTE: If its a blown fuse, check your wiring. You'll have to find out why the fuse blew and fix it or your fuse will just blow again. Could be a short somewhere, installing a battery wrong will blow fuses. i don't think you're going to be able to fix it. can you drive the car? have it towed to a shop and get some help--you have a serious problem or several problems. I had same problem it is a ground wire broken in the harness rubber boot between dthe driver door. Peel back the rubber that protects wires and you will find broken ground wire(black) add a piece of wire solder and wrap with electrical tape put rubber boot back into door everything should work. > Hello. I have an HP Pavilion 4500 laptop and it won't turn on. I've tried everything to get it to turn back on. There are no flashes or beeps or anything when I hit the power button. Also, before all this came up, my charger wasn't charging correctly. It would turn on then turn off repeatedly. Then one day, my laptop shut off and didn't come back on anymore. I haven't been on my laptop in about 4-5 months now. Could someone please tell me what might be wrong with my laptop?
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you havent used it in almost half a year!!!! get yourself a correct charging unit for it that works properly and charge it. leave it out in a warm spot for a day before hand though. it sounds like its gotten very cold internally and also all the battery power has seeped away to nothing. this happens with rechargable batteries after a while. of course you wont get anything when you've got a dead battery. sounds like the charger you have already may be defective or your current battery is defective at least.  

At the other end of the scale though it could be that you laptops power supply unit has become defective and maybe that has blown.  

Rule out the simplest options first of it being the charger or battery. if theres no joy take it down to a local computer engineer and get them to have a look. be prepared to spend a little dosh on it.



btw what r your laptop specs?? might help us.:D there are so many things that can cause rough idle, can you give more information? did the car recently overheat? is there any fluids leaking on the engine? are you getting any smoke or steam from the exhaust? when checking for steam, remember to wait until the engine has run for awhile as condensation can build up in your exhaust during the night. if you cannot tell if it is smoke or steam, hold a blank sheet of paper behind the tail pipe, if it is oil smoke, then oil dots will show up on the paper.

some things you can do and check;
check the spark plug wires, make sure they are tightly connected and not chaffed, broken or burnt.
check your pcv valve for excessive oil or clogging, (it will be in a rubber housing or hose leading from your valve cover to your throttle body/carburetor)
i don't know the engine setup in that model, but if you have a distributor cap, check it for cracks and wear, also check the rotary cap.
check all rubber vacuum hoses on the engine for cracking.
if you can afford it, change the spark plugs, plug wires, rotor and rotary cap, these parts all need to be changed over time and your car is getting older now. If you hold down the button for a couple minutes, will your computer boot? If so, there's probably just something wrong with the switch.