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I have a Lenovo X61T laptop that has no battery, and the power cable is broken and doesn't show the "charging" light on the laptop when I plug it in.

I am traveling from Beirut, Lebanon to Incheon, South Korea via Abu Dhabi (Etihad).

The thing I'm worried about is that I've read some security checks at Abu Dhabi airport require you to turn on your laptop, or it will be confiscated. How am I supposed to turn it on when the power cord is damaged?!

I don't want to risk putting it with my checked luggage, because I don't want it damaged.

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From @Newton's comment (to whom credit):

I am an American and I was asked to turn my laptop and tablet on when traveling from Pakistan to Qatar. The tablet was broken (hence couldn't be powered on) so they did some extra checks on it and gave it back to me.

If this example was following standard policy, security should be able to verify your laptop is a laptop without powering it on.

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