Cq61-240ED laptop does not power on

I have a Compaq CQ61-240ED laptop. For some time the battery was week, only lasted for 5 minutes to run the laptop. Suddenly the laptop would not power up anymore. The AC adapter was broken. After connecting a different adapter. when pressing start button, the battery indicator light flashes 3 times, furthermore no sign of life. No fan, no HD spinning, no screen, nothing. Also, when I connect the power adapter, AC light near the power inlet on the laptop does not burn. When I remove the battery and plug in the adapter, the AC light comes on for 4 seconds and then switches off. The laptop does not start when I press the power switch the battery indicator flashes 3 times, even when the battery is out. I searched most of the posts but could not find this situation.
Tried already hard reset, took RAM memory out and put it back. Took CMOS battery out, no result.
Anybody has a clue?

Hi Roberto_57,
Turn on the computer and press F2 or select Diagnostics (F2) to open the Diagnostics menu. Make sure the ram is in the computer at the time of diagnostics and make sure no external device is in the USB ports. If the ram was bad you might have had other issue before it stopped working.
Here is a document on issue when the computer will not start that might help.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=bph07107&lc=en&product=4107711&tmp_...
Let me know.
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