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Same problem different day, week, month
INSPIRON 15 3520 (Windows 11 Home
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The nightmare began 8/22/23. Though I had received this laptop as a gift for Christmas, I had not yet used it on a consistent basis- an hour here and there and, for the most part, while it was plugged in. When I started to use it as a laptop, unplugged, the issues with random shut downs began. Neither Costco technicians or Dell remote access could ascertain the problem, and because it was blinking at the cable -white and amber lights it was sent away to Texas to be fixed.
Within 2 weeks, the computer started shutting own again, always shutting down when fully charged and unplugged.
Nothing works via the 3 different techs that had remote access. Once again the lights are flashing- 1 white, 4 amber. Send it back to Texas, but this time to the Advanced resolution center at dell. Meanwhile, another week without my laptop and countless hours lost on the phone.
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I am not sure what cables were replaced as I have before and after pictures of the exterior cables and they are the same. Anyway, within hours it was clear that nothing was fixed as the same exact issue persisted.
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December 3rd, 2023 04:33
Always include exact PC model and version of Windows in your posts.
I see a video card warning in one of your pics. It's likely the GPU is permanently mounted on the laptop's motherboard, so was the motherboard ever replaced?
(BTW: This is the Inspiron Desktop forum, not a Laptop forum.)
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December 5th, 2023 16:54
They say it was replaced. The video card warning has been there since the get go. I have seen it on many of the remote access attempts to fix it. I was not aware that this was not a laptop forum. Thx for letting me know, but I am too exhausted by their ineptness to transfer all to that forum.
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December 5th, 2023 20:13
You still didn't tell us the exact PC model and version of Windows.
If you post that info here, I can move the entire thread to the correct laptop board....
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December 5th, 2023 20:31
@RoHe Inspiron 15 3520, Windows 11 home
I will add this info to post in laptop forum. Sorry, I am a newbie.