its not the cord or the battery its the labtop

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I've tried two different cords with my dell Ispiron 5160, both fit perfectly.  But for some reason the labtop is isnt taking the energy.  There are 3 lights on labtop, and every time i plug in a cord the power light and the on light blink for 2 seconds, then it just does nothing.  Its not the battery either.  Because sometimes I take out the battery when it is to hot and just run on the ac adapter power cord.  i also put the battery in my friends pc and it works fine.  something is wrong with my labtop.  it isnt taking the juice and i dont know y....it really makes me worried, especially since my warantee with dell is up... if any one has any ideas plz email me at: gwrite1@ufl.edu.   I wont check this forum often, i'm using this because its free help...   AND IF IT IS A MESSED UP MAIN FRAME OR MOTHER BOARD OR W/E...WHAT DO I DO?

ejn63 · Answer

It most likely is a faulty mainboard, so you're going to be faced with the decision to repair it ($500 or more) or replace the system.

nnycc · Answer

what would cause the mainboard to be faulty like that?

ejn63 · Answer

Could be physical damage to the connector. This model is a very hot-running system, and hot-running electronic equipment usually translates into short service lifespans.

nnycc · Answer

when u say 'hot running' u mean it gets physically hot...cuz it actually did that alot.  if that is the case with this model, do you think its worth replacing the main board or should i just avoid ispirons and get a new pc? (thanks by the way for responding...your being more helpful than other sources i've been to.)

ejn63 · Answer

Yes, the systems do run very hot.

If it were my system, I would not put $500 into repairing it. You'll get at best a 90-day warranty for your money, and the problem will likely continue.

The use of the desktop P4 and mobile P4 at high speeds in notebooks was a big mistake for all the major notebook vendors - the stress on the internal parts in enormous.

Dell has taken a lot of flak for the problem - but Sony, HPaq, Toshiba and others have all had problems with overheating with these systems.

nnycc · Answer

sorry to keep buggin i promise this is the last question.   say if i were to get a labtop similar to this one, or get this one fixed (cuz thats what my dad wants to do actually), what would be the best way to prevent something like this from happening again?  just don't overheat it?  when u feel it's to hot turn it off and let it cool?

ejn63 · Answer

There's not much you can do - the systems all run hot no matter what, and will eventually fail again as a result.

I would give serious consideration to selling it for parts and replacing it with a newer, cooler-running Pentium-M based system.

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