- Feb 20, 2018
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I've been having problem with my uncle's laptop:
Alienware 15 R1
Nvidia 970m
2.9 GHz Intel Core i5-4210 CPU
8GB DDR3
1TB SSHD
The laptop had first a problem with the battery where it wouldn't turn on. I opened the laptop and reseated the battery which fixed the problem. Few days later the laptop just shut down and wouldn't turn on.
I did few tests to try and fix it:
1. I took of the battery, unplugged the laptop charger and held down the power button for 30 secs to drain any power left in it. Then I put back the battery and plugged the power cord, no results achieved. No signs of life only a burning smell from the power cord.
2.From the burning smell, I thought it could be either the laptop charger, dc incable or motherboard. I tried a different laptop charger same results burning smell from the charger and dc incable. I removed the battery completely trying to turn it on only with the laptop charger only ending up with same result burning smell.
3. I tried changing the dc incable hoping that was the problem but again ended up with same result burning smell.
After trying that I looked at the motherboard carefully and didn't see any signs of burning on it. So is it faulty motherboard like I am thinking, or could it be something else that can potentially fixed?
Alienware 15 R1
Nvidia 970m
2.9 GHz Intel Core i5-4210 CPU
8GB DDR3
1TB SSHD
The laptop had first a problem with the battery where it wouldn't turn on. I opened the laptop and reseated the battery which fixed the problem. Few days later the laptop just shut down and wouldn't turn on.
I did few tests to try and fix it:
1. I took of the battery, unplugged the laptop charger and held down the power button for 30 secs to drain any power left in it. Then I put back the battery and plugged the power cord, no results achieved. No signs of life only a burning smell from the power cord.
2.From the burning smell, I thought it could be either the laptop charger, dc incable or motherboard. I tried a different laptop charger same results burning smell from the charger and dc incable. I removed the battery completely trying to turn it on only with the laptop charger only ending up with same result burning smell.
3. I tried changing the dc incable hoping that was the problem but again ended up with same result burning smell.
After trying that I looked at the motherboard carefully and didn't see any signs of burning on it. So is it faulty motherboard like I am thinking, or could it be something else that can potentially fixed?
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