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Inspiron 1000 won't power on
I've got an Inspiron 1000, purchased in 2005. It will no longer power on. I've tried these combos:
Battery in, No AC- Restart Device Status light & all 4 keyboard status lights flash once.
Battery Out, AC - Restart Device Status light & all 4 keyboard status lights flash once
Battery In, + AC - Restart Device Status light & Hard Disk status light flash once.
The battery is about 6 months old.
The green light on the AC adaptor stays on steadily. I tested the end with a multimeter, and get 19V DC.
Based on all that, I'm guessing a power regulator problem inside the laptop, but I'd welcome ideas.
Thanks,
Mark
ejn63
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August 11th, 2008 18:00
Try reseating the memory module(s). If that does nothing, you're probably better off replacing the system - it's not worth putting several hundred dollars into it (replacement mainboard).
msuho
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August 11th, 2008 19:00
ejn63-
This is going to sound like an idiot's question, but-
I opened the memory panel on the back of the unit to check this, and both slots are empty!
Is there default system memory on the motherboard?
ejn63
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August 11th, 2008 20:00
Yes, there is - the base 256M is soldered to the mainboard.
msuho
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August 12th, 2008 12:00
Well, it's not the memory then. I'll have to the user it's probably
on the motherboard. Thanks for the help.
-Mark