Hi:
For a couple of weeks my laptop has been down. It will not start up. It is a Dell Inspiron 1545, and from what I can see on multiple posts around the web, this model has a broad history of this problem.
When I push the power button, all that happens is the fan turns on and in about fifteen seconds there is a beep-beep. And that’s it—no display at all. No other sounds at all.
I have read everything I could find and have tried all suggestions---but nothing has worked. I have tried the variations of removing the battery and trying to start with the charger only. I have verified the charger with a meter. I have reseated the memory cards, and tried with only one at a time. I have reseated the CPU and the hard drive, and tested the hard drive to be sure it was good. But the result is always the same no-start.
I have noticed once or twice a VERY, VERY dim Dell logo symbol on the screen---so dim you question whether you can really see it. But it’s only a few times---usually not.
So, all of that said, I understand that when a PC will not boot up because of not completing a POST that there is most likely some bad component that is returning an incorrect post value, and so it won’t boot up---such as a video card. And that the video card in this laptop is integrated into the motherboard.
So could it be that the only solution is to replace the motherboard? I can do that. But I’d want to be sure that I’m not wasting money to do it if that’s not the real issue.
Sorry this post is so long, but I thought the more I told you the better chance of identifying the problem.
Saragon
For a couple of weeks my laptop has been down. It will not start up. It is a Dell Inspiron 1545, and from what I can see on multiple posts around the web, this model has a broad history of this problem.
When I push the power button, all that happens is the fan turns on and in about fifteen seconds there is a beep-beep. And that’s it—no display at all. No other sounds at all.
I have read everything I could find and have tried all suggestions---but nothing has worked. I have tried the variations of removing the battery and trying to start with the charger only. I have verified the charger with a meter. I have reseated the memory cards, and tried with only one at a time. I have reseated the CPU and the hard drive, and tested the hard drive to be sure it was good. But the result is always the same no-start.
I have noticed once or twice a VERY, VERY dim Dell logo symbol on the screen---so dim you question whether you can really see it. But it’s only a few times---usually not.
So, all of that said, I understand that when a PC will not boot up because of not completing a POST that there is most likely some bad component that is returning an incorrect post value, and so it won’t boot up---such as a video card. And that the video card in this laptop is integrated into the motherboard.
So could it be that the only solution is to replace the motherboard? I can do that. But I’d want to be sure that I’m not wasting money to do it if that’s not the real issue.
Sorry this post is so long, but I thought the more I told you the better chance of identifying the problem.
Saragon
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