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May 13th, 2006 22:00

Inspiron 5100

When I press the power button all my laptop does is fashes the lights flash. Does that mean my motherboard is fried or is there another problem?

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May 13th, 2006 22:00

If the lights are flashing in rapid sequence, yes, the mainboard is faulty.

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May 13th, 2006 23:00

I'll leave it alone for a while and see what this does than I will try what you recommend. Wait, is that the same thing it’s saying, it just said to remove not reseat?   

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May 13th, 2006 23:00

The lights only fash once

 

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May 13th, 2006 23:00

I just read a document stating to remove all the CRUs (CRU's include: hard drives, floppy drives, CD drives, PC Cards, battery, and memory.) I don’t know how to remove the CD/DVD ROM so I left it in. I plugged the adapter in and without the battery it didn’t do anything so I put it in while the AC adapter is plugged in and it started to blink as if it were charging.

 

 

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May 13th, 2006 23:00

Reseat the RAM, battery, drives, and any cards. Check the AC adapter to make sure the LED comes on. If it does, it's good. If it goes out on plugging in the notebook end and/or the system still won't power up, the system board is faulty.

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May 14th, 2006 03:00

The light that was flashing is now steady. The light is for my battery.

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May 14th, 2006 17:00

The light stayed on all night but it still won't start. The lights won't even come on after I press the power button or when I take the battery out.

 

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May 14th, 2006 21:00

Assuming the AC adapter is OK, the mainboard needs to be replaced.

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May 15th, 2006 00:00

The AC adapter  was very loose than it was made to rigged so it wouldn't keep loosing it's connection.

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May 15th, 2006 14:00

I've never done anything like this for a labtop, is it much different than a desktop? About how much does a motherboard for a laptop run?
 

Message Edited by brad6417 on 05-15-200611:40 AM

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May 15th, 2006 16:00

It is more involved, yes. A rebuilt board for a 51xx will run about $500.

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May 15th, 2006 22:00

Thank you, bye
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