Problem with a dell insprion 1000 purchased before Tsunami and left in India(stored safely very far (100's of miles from Tsuanmi)).... just recovered it, it worked a few days but now when powered on does nothing... tried changing plugs, disconnecting battery, holding power button on for 30 seconds.... blinks and goes off after 1/2 a second.... want to know what to do... barely used it ... the warranty is expired because didn't have acess to it, forgot it in India... went to help for Tsunami, but don't have the money for it ... perhaps it is the mother board ? What do you think...any suggestions?
Thank u, Sari
Saritak9 0 Newbie Poster
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
more info about the laptop and less about the tsunami might help us, did you plug it and and just leave it overnight to charge the battery fully ,first ! it maybe the motherboard ,it maybe the cpu ,it may be the harddrive,the video shipset ,the ram ,did you leave a cd disk in the cdrom drive ,sometimes this can cause problems with laptops
Saritak9 0 Newbie Poster
1. did you plug it and and just leave it overnight to charge the battery fully ?
YES, BUT THE BATTERY DIED LONG AGO AND NEVER HELD CHARGE AND I HAD TO REMOVE AND RUN DIRECTLY WITH ADAPTER, USED IT THAT WAY FOR DAYS.
2.first ! it maybe the motherboard ,it maybe the cpu ,it may be the harddrive,the video shipset ,the ram,
POSSIBLE BUT I THINK IT IS POWER SUPPLY OR MOTHER BOARD. SINCE THE POWER DOESN'T GO THROUGH
3.did you leave a cd disk in the cdrom drive? ,sometimes this can cause problems with laptops
DON'T THINK SO.
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
POSSIBLE BUT I THINK IT IS POWER SUPPLY OR MOTHER BOARD. SINCE THE POWER DOESN'T GO THROUGH
sounds good to me ,cheapest is to try buying a power supply cord first .
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
also you could try removing and re-seating the ram, and the hard drive ,sometimes after sitting for long periods this need to be done
Saritak9 0 Newbie Poster
Thank you so much for 2 cents that worth 1000 times more to me! Thank you!
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
Thank you so much for 2 cents that worth 1000 times more to me! Thank you!
did that fix it .
Saritak9 0 Newbie Poster
THE VOLTAGE IS CORRECT on the powe supply?
If I open up will it create a problem(seal broken) with the warranty(which expired).... or should I purchase an extended warranty?
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
whos going to sell you an extended warranty now!!
goldeagle2005 33 Finkus Stinkalotus Team Colleague
Good suggesion by caperjack about the memory. You might want to try starting the system in diagnostic mode. Hold down the 'Fn' button and then power the system up. If the system board is alive, it should begin the 32 Bit Diagnostics. Follow the onscreen instructions. If it does not work, get back to us.
DenisOxon 12 Posting Whiz
I would contact Dell and see if they will fix it for free in the circumstances. Some have a three year warranty anyway. DON'T break any seals in case they will sort.
Denis
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