Inspiron

[Vekkenq]

My laptop won't turn on, the power light, keyboard and fans are all working but the power light is blinking orange then white alternately, orange blinks 3 times and white 6 times, the fan is working strong and making a lot of noise. what should i do?

[ejn63]

First try a system reset:  power off, unplug the system, remove the base cover and disconnect the battery from the system board.  Hold the power button for 30 sec.  Reconnect the battery and try powering up again -- if the same fault occurs, you have a bad mainboard that will need replacement.