Inspiron 20-3052, solid amber power button

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I have a client in exactly the same situation. I was able to find out, however, that they had done Dell updates and the system would not come back up after that.

Nothing at all happens on the screen. You can hear what must be the DVD drive power up, but the power light stays amber and you cannot tell that it's even on except the light.

Strange enough I too have a client with a Inspiron 20 Model 3052 (Service tag removed due to account security purpose) with the same issues. I can get the screen to cycle RGB if I press the Display Brightness Button but that is about it. Since the system is out of warranty I am running manual hardware diagnostics. Hopefully something will come up...

I have this exact problem as well with the same cause it appears. I did a Dell update last night and now the PC will not boot at all, just a steady amber power light.

I actually started having this issue yesterday after the computer did a auto update after that all I get is a solid orange power button and a color switching when I press the brightness button besides that I have no access to any other thing it has to be connected with the update if anyone finds a solution I would greatly appreciate it as this computer is being used in a business.

The update the seems to have caused this problem was a Dell BIOS update. Inspiron 3052's and 3252's seem to be the models that crashed the most. Check out some of the other posts mentioning "BIOS update" to get a better idea of what is going on and some possible steps to fix it.

Hi,

Welcome to our community.

We’ll surely try to assist you. Please perform the hardware diagnostics, so that we can isolate issues between hardware and software. You can refer to this link which has a video with the steps to complete the same.

Also, share the following information via private message, so that we can check for more details and assist you. To send a private message, click on my name and select ‘Send private message’.

1. Service tag/ express service code
2. Email address
3. Registered owner’s name of the system

The Service Tag is a 7-character code, and the Express Service Tag is a 10-digit code that is a numeric version of the Service Tag. Both codes are on the bottom of your laptop. You can also refer to this link which is a video that shows steps to find the service tag

Hi Tjstree,

Welcome to our community.

We’ll surely try to assist you. Please perform the hardware diagnostics, so that we can isolate issues between hardware and software. You can refer to this link which has a video with the steps to complete the same.

Also, share the following information via private message, so that we can check for more details and assist you. To send a private message, click on my name and select ‘Send private message’.

1.       Service tag/ express service code

2.       Email address

3.       Registered owner’s name of the system

The Service Tag is a 7-character code, and the Express Service Tag is a 10-digit code that is a numeric version of the Service Tag. Both codes are on the bottom of your laptop. You can also refer to this link which is a video that shows steps to find the service tag

Problem is we can't perform any diagnoses because we never get a Dell screen when we boot. Nothing come up on the screen.