[92EvilTalon]

To me it sounds like the inverter on both of your lappys is shot. Also another common problem...yes I am dealing with this one. Is the DC Jack on them. My wifes Compaq R3000 has this problem. I just have not found a cheap DC Jack for it yet. The cheapest I found was 8 dollars.... And yes do search Ebay. Let me find a guy on there that I have bought stuff from. And he does carry inverters and new LCD screens and also AC bricks and new batterys.

Here is the guys name on Ebay: born-2-vin Good luck finding out your problem.