Inspiron 8600 Power Up Issue

Question

I was using my Inspiron 8600 and all of a sudden it shut off on me.  I went to turn it back on and nothing happened.  When I press the on button, the far left LED light, the one with the power icon next to it, lights up and stays solid for about 3 seconds and then shuts off.  There is no noice from any piece of hardware in the computer.  I reseated the RAM and the problem still goes on.   I am in a situation where I am now out of my warranty and I am afraid that the cost of fixing this issue will not be worth it and I should just plan to purchase a new computer.  If that would be the case, how could I extract the data off of my hard drive and get it onto a desktop that I own.   Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

SirMarT42 · Answer

thanks for the input, about how much is a replacement like that?

AussieChris · Answer

Hi,   The MBD may have failed, to get your Data, remove the HDD. Take the adapteroff the pins, and fit it to a USB caddy for a 2.5 IDE drive. They are common and cheap. Plug it into your desktop, and it will be seen as an external drive. You can copy the file you want.                                                                          Regards Chris

ejn63 · Answer

If it's the system board, a replacement will run $400 parts; $500 with labor. It may be simply a faulty power jack, which might be replaceable by a surface-mount rework shop for $200 or less.

Before going further, reseat the memory, battery, drives, and any cards. Verify that the AC adapter is OK (LED should be ON).

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