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My dell Inspiron won't turn on at all. How do you reinstall it to it's original factory settings with the 0 key?

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  • Dell Inspiron
  • Windows XP
  • Factory Restore
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July 15, 2014 2:37:51 PM

How to reinstall system with the 0 key? The control+f11 and the f8 key aren't doing anything!

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July 15, 2014 2:54:19 PM

If it won't turn on, how do you expect any key combination to work? Either your battery and power supply are dead or it is you mother board. Sorry for your luck.
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July 15, 2014 2:54:56 PM

If the computer wont turn on at all, meaning no keyboard lights, no hard drive or fan spin up then no key combination works as there is no power going to your board.

First thing to check is if power supply works. You can take a multimeter and a paper clip or piece of copper, put the paper clip in the center of the barrel plug on your ac adapter and touch the red lead of the multimeter to the wire, and the black lead to the outside of the barrel plug (do not touch your fingers to anything but the plastic on the multimeter (wont get shocked but you will throw off the test). If you get significantly less then the voltage stated on the adapter then it is bad and you need to replace it.
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July 15, 2014 10:25:45 PM

If it's an Inspiron laptop, sometimes removing the battery and just using mains electric power can start the machne. If a battery is so degraded that it can't even allow power to pass through it, the machine is better off without it.
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