Inspiron 8500 refuses to boot at all.

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So this evening my Inspiron of 3 years began acting extremely weird.  I was playing a computer game (World of Warcraft if its important) and heard one internal beep.  Immediately after the beep, my keyboard was completely nonfunctional, but my mouse worked.  A few moments later, my mouse failed and my entire computer locked up seconds after that.  Ever sense then, my computer can't seem to boot.  It turns on for about 3 seconds (the lights next to the power button and underneath on the right side of the LCD light up as the only signs of it turning on) and then it shuts down completely.  Over the course of 4 hours I have been able to get it to boot up a handful of times.  Most of which resulted in a lock up on the desktop or load screen, one of which resulted in the following error message:   You have inserted a module into the D-bay attached to your docking station, but this module is not supported by the D-bay.  The module will not be functional if left in place.  You should remove it now.  Press enter or esc to continue. This is strange because I never have had a docking station on this computer.  I didn't even know what it was really.  I left it on this screen for a bit and then it locked up again, and sense then it has not booted up even once (50 or so attempts doing the 3 seconds and shut off deal).  I searched the internet and found 2 other cases of it, one on a 600m, and another on a 8600 (I have an 8500).  The unfortunate part is that it seemed to need a replacement of motherboard, memory, and processor.  My warranty expired last month on this computer, and the motherboard was already replaced twice in 3 years.  I really don't have the money to be replacing parts like a motherboard without a warranty.    Has anybody ever seen this and know another solution without having to replace these parts? Please help if so! Thanks. Message Edited by talkinbomb on 08-10-200612:59 AM

KissFan73 · Answer

I had very similar things happen with my i8600. I walked downstairs to finding my screen displaying very odd patterns. I moved the mouse, and that's all she wrote. No hope for saving it, aside from a complete Mo-Bo replacement. Fox Micro International can find the part you need on an out-of-warranty laptop. They can even search by your asset tag:

http://dallas.citysearch.com/profile/9547648/

Fox Micro International
508 N Bowser Rd
Richardson, TX 75081-2814
(972) 690-1590

I ended up having to move over to a E1505. Rather sad... I really liked my i8600. But these newer Inspirons sure are nice... :)

warmonger · Answer

Had the same problem with my 8600, Motherboard had to be replaced......after replacement within a couple of days it did the same thing again and Dell has just replaced the motherboard once again....Thankfully I am still under warranty...will get it tomorrow from the repair center, hope it works this time...

Message Edited by warmonger on 08-15-200611:07 PM

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