DC power light flash yellow - Satellite Pro 6070

I have a Toshiba laptop that I got from a mate, when I push the power button it flashes a green light as if it is going to go on but then on the DC power light starts to flash yellow. I have looked this up but wanted to make sure it was right...
I got told that there were 3 batteries on the laptop the main one the bios one and another one. I have looked at other logs on here and tried gettin it to work just off the mains but the same thing happens.
How would I go about gettin it fixed or what could be the problem?

Hi
It dose not sounds very optimistically The DC IN indicator glows usually green when the DC power is supplied from the AC power adaptor.
But if the adaptors output voltage is abnormal or if the power supply malfunctions, this indicator flashes orange.
Either there is something wrong with power supply electronic on the motherboard or the AC adaptor malfunctions.
In my opinion its the first possibility and in such case I dont think that you will be able to fix it yourself.
Im afraid the technician advice and help is needed :(

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