Remove the Hard Drvie>Optical Drive>Memory>Battery.Now plug the power adapter in with the system on,hold down the fn key and power button for 10 seconds.Tell me if you see the CAPS,NUM,etc.. are lit(except bluetooth and Wifi Catcher).If all 3 are solid lit(or blinking) then the MOBO and GPU need to be replaced.If you have just 2 of them lit then it is one or the other needs to be replaced.
Thank you for the fast reply. I Did as you said. All three light up and then 2 of them blink constantly. I guess the MOBO and the GPU are fried. Is it worth replacing them or should I just buy a new laptop? This thing cost me a bundle, and I do not want to just toss it but I do not know if it is worth fixing.
Unfortunately yes the MOBO and GPU need replacing.Is it worth it,YES,this is an awesome system and i do not know what i would do without mine,but with the new platforms they have out now you could fine something(not in the range of the E1705 though) you like.
"and I do not want to just toss it but I do not know if it is worth fixing."This is a hard one to answer....If mine was down versus getting it fixed or a new system,i would fix mine.The reason being is,i do not think the Nvidia 86 chips can compete with the Nvidia 7900GS,at all.And if i found something it would have to be a Falcon northwest ($$$).So i guess the big question is what do you want to do?
I would prefer to fix it, but Dell will charge me plenty. How much do you think I will get rooked for if I have them fix it? I don't think I have the expertise to fix it myself. I work on desktops not laptops.
To be honest with you when this happened to me about 9-10 months ago.My system is under a complete care warranty until 2012,so i did not see the bill or prices.But you can purchase the MOBO either on ebay>$389.00,or parts-people,com>$499.00.Either of those will only get you a 6 month to one year warranty(part-people for 1 year)Thats better than nothing,i guess?....And for the GPU parts-people>$319.00(saw them last night),they have 2 left in stock,on ebay>$$289.00-$499.00,with a 30 to 60 day warranty.
Fixing this on your own is not hard at all.There are a total of 24 screws on the bottom and top side of laptop to take off(put them in a seperate pile for each location taken from),but first,you must remove the HDD>Memory>Optical Drive>Battery>Modem(card)>Wireless Card.Then remove the screws.Now you are at the MOBO,and GPU which you can see just by looking at it how to remove each.Not a hard task at all,sounds harder then it really is.
dgkpcon
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March 3rd, 2009 19:00
Remove the Hard Drvie>Optical Drive>Memory>Battery.Now plug the power adapter in with the system on,hold down the fn key and power button for 10 seconds.Tell me if you see the CAPS,NUM,etc.. are lit(except bluetooth and Wifi Catcher).If all 3 are solid lit(or blinking) then the MOBO and GPU need to be replaced.If you have just 2 of them lit then it is one or the other needs to be replaced.
kuffumup
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March 3rd, 2009 19:00
Thank you for the fast reply. I Did as you said. All three light up and then 2 of them blink constantly. I guess the MOBO and the GPU are fried. Is it worth replacing them or should I just buy a new laptop? This thing cost me a bundle, and I do not want to just toss it but I do not know if it is worth fixing.
dgkpcon
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March 3rd, 2009 20:00
Unfortunately yes the MOBO and GPU need replacing.Is it worth it,YES,this is an awesome system and i do not know what i would do without mine,but with the new platforms they have out now you could fine something(not in the range of the E1705 though) you like.
"and I do not want to just toss it but I do not know if it is worth fixing."This is a hard one to answer....If mine was down versus getting it fixed or a new system,i would fix mine.The reason being is,i do not think the Nvidia 86 chips can compete with the Nvidia 7900GS,at all.And if i found something it would have to be a Falcon northwest ($$$).So i guess the big question is what do you want to do?
kuffumup
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March 3rd, 2009 21:00
I would prefer to fix it, but Dell will charge me plenty. How much do you think I will get rooked for if I have them fix it? I don't think I have the expertise to fix it myself. I work on desktops not laptops.
dgkpcon
3.6K Posts
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March 3rd, 2009 21:00
To be honest with you when this happened to me about 9-10 months ago.My system is under a complete care warranty until 2012,so i did not see the bill or prices.But you can purchase the MOBO either on ebay>$389.00,or parts-people,com>$499.00.Either of those will only get you a 6 month to one year warranty(part-people for 1 year)Thats better than nothing,i guess?....And for the GPU parts-people>$319.00(saw them last night),they have 2 left in stock,on ebay>$$289.00-$499.00,with a 30 to 60 day warranty.
Fixing this on your own is not hard at all.There are a total of 24 screws on the bottom and top side of laptop to take off(put them in a seperate pile for each location taken from),but first,you must remove the HDD>Memory>Optical Drive>Battery>Modem(card)>Wireless Card.Then remove the screws.Now you are at the MOBO,and GPU which you can see just by looking at it how to remove each.Not a hard task at all,sounds harder then it really is.