One for any boffins on here. Dell laptop suddenly died never to go again. Tried replacing hard drive (from identical Dell)-no joy. Tried new battery - still no joy. Screen gives a quick flash on attempted power up. So thoughts are possibly power supply or processor. Would appreciate any suggestions or thoughts from the experts. TIA
Dead Dell Laptop
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Process of elimination, only way to be sure.
You can get into bios with only cpu and memory installed, so if it won't even go that far, it is very unlikely to be anything other than (in order of likelihood)......
Power
Mobo (including on-board graphics chip).
CPU/Memory
If the CPU or Memory is bad, most motherboards can still give some kind of error code, which may be just a series of beeps. Bad CPU or Memory is typically rare. Look up your motherboard manual, to check if it has this feature.
If fans and lights are working, but no display, try hooking it up to a monitor in case the LCD is knackered, this however seems unlikely.
You can get into bios with only cpu and memory installed, so if it won't even go that far, it is very unlikely to be anything other than (in order of likelihood)......
Power
Mobo (including on-board graphics chip).
CPU/Memory
If the CPU or Memory is bad, most motherboards can still give some kind of error code, which may be just a series of beeps. Bad CPU or Memory is typically rare. Look up your motherboard manual, to check if it has this feature.
If fans and lights are working, but no display, try hooking it up to a monitor in case the LCD is knackered, this however seems unlikely.
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External charger is unlikely to be the issue. This sounds like a dead CPU, RAM, or chipset. No beeps?
South east.
Hold the Fn key down and press the power button.
No, although I do repair machines in my spare time. Doing it all day would result in dead customers, not happy ones.
I don't have any spare parts for these machines laying around, either, which turns it into an educated money-throwing exercise.
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EddieM
Have you tried pulling it to bits.
Sometimes failures can physically manifest (such as bulging or leaky capacitors).
Also pulling it to bits would help you see how easy it is to do, and evaluate the cost and hassle of replacing bits.
Or you could sell it for spares or repair and still get some money for it.
Sometimes failures can physically manifest (such as bulging or leaky capacitors).
Also pulling it to bits would help you see how easy it is to do, and evaluate the cost and hassle of replacing bits.
Or you could sell it for spares or repair and still get some money for it.
Piece of cake - 12 minute strip -
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Nice ESD strap he's got, shame it doesn't do anything.
What you don't see in that is the number of screws he's rounded, threads he's stripped, connectors he's broken, clips he's broken, and cables he's kinked, working like that.
maltaron, armed with a few basic tools, you would have no problem stripping down your lappy.
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