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August 25th, 2006 21:00

You're replacing the wrong part. The system board is faulty.

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August 26th, 2006 00:00

Great. So, this is a big leap of faith - is dell going to replace the $210 I've spent on adapters, (assuming I'll take the hit of down time for my business), and replace the system board? How do I get this fixed? 

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August 26th, 2006 00:00

Probably not, if the system is out of warranty. If it's more than a couple of years old, or a low-end (1000/11xx/1200/2200/etc) system it may not be worth replacing the system board - the replacement cost will run $400-500.

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August 26th, 2006 01:00

maybe I already posted this - but I got this in Aug 2004. So with the money I spent on this + $200 on adapters, I am just out of luck? I cannot believe that with something faulty with the system I have to buy another in that short time. Will my hard drive be ok? Is the problem just going to get progressively worse?

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August 26th, 2006 13:00

Could this problem have something to do with my screen flickering -- its done this a handful of times. And the system locks up pretty often.

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August 28th, 2006 01:00

had the same problem with ins 5100 and was told motherboard issue and took it to a repair shop outside dell and it cost $48 for a new power block. not a motherboard. it was fine

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August 28th, 2006 19:00

So I'm being told that I either have to fork over $159 and wait 15 days (hello..??!) to get my laptop checked, or pay for a out-of-warranty service call. Anyone know how much that will cost me? I am seriously thinking of just taking it somewhere local. It won't fry my hard drive will it?
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