Hello everyone.
I have a dell inspiron all in one 2305 that would seemingly turn on when the power was pressed, you could hear a fan spin and a few very soft 'clicking' sounds and then nothing else would happen. Screen stays completely blank.
3 different stores told the owner that she needed a new motherboard.
Owner is a older lady, inside of machine looked practically brand new, so I dont think it was overheating or being treated improperly.
I sent off the motherboard to a motherboard repair service place and they called me back today and said the motherboard works fine. They said it outputted video fine and ran it for a few hours before calling me.
Im waiting for it to be shipped back so I can put it back together and try to solve the problem.
Googling this model of all in one will show you this is a very common problem, although no real common 'answer' is out there for it.
First thing I thought of was the lcd cable and/or inverter or back light. I dont want to spend money without trying to narrow down the issue.
Any advice for how to test the machine when I get the motherboard back? Im sorta at a loss to do on this one next and I do this sort of work everyday.
Thanks in advance for any help at all. Keep in mind Im just looking for ideas and stuff I cant physically test the motherboard for a few days until I get it back.
I have a dell inspiron all in one 2305 that would seemingly turn on when the power was pressed, you could hear a fan spin and a few very soft 'clicking' sounds and then nothing else would happen. Screen stays completely blank.
3 different stores told the owner that she needed a new motherboard.
Owner is a older lady, inside of machine looked practically brand new, so I dont think it was overheating or being treated improperly.
I sent off the motherboard to a motherboard repair service place and they called me back today and said the motherboard works fine. They said it outputted video fine and ran it for a few hours before calling me.
Im waiting for it to be shipped back so I can put it back together and try to solve the problem.
Googling this model of all in one will show you this is a very common problem, although no real common 'answer' is out there for it.
First thing I thought of was the lcd cable and/or inverter or back light. I dont want to spend money without trying to narrow down the issue.
Any advice for how to test the machine when I get the motherboard back? Im sorta at a loss to do on this one next and I do this sort of work everyday.
Thanks in advance for any help at all. Keep in mind Im just looking for ideas and stuff I cant physically test the motherboard for a few days until I get it back.