The laptop will not power up. there is power there and the power light keeps flashing from static white to flashing orange. I am at a loss it was working a couple of days ago.
RAM has nothing to do with power, nor does the hard-drive, in a PC that has no power what-so-ever. FACT people.
The battery doesn't decide if it charges or powers up neither.
All rechargeable batteries only last ****** (a large number) of charge-recharge cycles. They'll all be fecked eventually (couple of years probably).
No power. You may not like and dismiss but, this is what's up:
1. Charger is fecked
2. DC Jack is fecked
3. Power components of the mother board are fecked
All you need is a multimeter to find out which. If its 3 you need a new laptop.
If there is a light, any light. Your charger and DC jack are fine. This proves that power is going through the charger and DC jack and its number 3.
If you've got a warranty, send it back.
Or bring it to someone with experience.
Probably, the RAM chip in your notebook is dislocated. Open the rear of your notebook, take out the RAM chip by unlocking the RAM Slot lock. Clean it with a soft dry cloth and place and lock the Chip back. It will start working. If doesn't, contact DELL support.
I would then suggest you to get your laptop's motherboard checked. This flashing of lights part is often seen when there is a problem in the motherboard. But, before that, be sure that your battery is ok. Try starting the notebook on AC power with the battery removed. If it doesn't work still, may be you will need to call the service centre.
Random access memory has nothing to do with power! Neither does a hard-drive. Your BIOS will beep during its POST if there are non-funtional RAM or no RAM in the PC. 1. Charger 2. DC Jack 3. Power componants of the motherboard. It really is that simple. All you need is a multimeter to figure out which. If its 3 you need a new laptop. If you have a warrenty.. just send it back.
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The exact same thing happened to me , and from all the websites I read, they all say check your power adapter and your battery. It has all of this explained to you on the Dell website. You will probably end up having to replace your current battery for a new one, but it will work then. Hope this helps.
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You should first try to recharge the battery before proceeding with any further assumptions.
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this has not solved the problem. thanks anyway
I would then suggest you to get your laptop's motherboard checked. This flashing of lights part is often seen when there is a problem in the motherboard. But, before that, be sure that your battery is ok. Try starting the notebook on AC power with the battery removed. If it doesn't work still, may be you will need to call the service centre.
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