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xomega   12-23-2008 at 02:32:35 AM

i have a dell inspiron that doesnt post. i tried to dell troubleshooting procedure. the whole fn and power button. the buttons come on then off<3 at top> then hard drive light bllinks once. thats it. screen doesnt blink or anything. the system doesnt shut down. it stays on. fans running and all. i removed the ram and all components. then fn/power. it then blinks a error for the ram missing. i tried a old lcd i had. no go on it. anyone have any ideas? system board? processor? im stumped.
thanks in advance guys...


Message edited by xomega on 12-23-2008 at 04:30:23 AM
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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   12-23-2008 at 04:52:16 AM
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Replace the RAM so that it doesn't give you the RAM error and then boot it up. Try using an external monitor.

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xomega   12-23-2008 at 05:09:05 AM
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i did. and also tried a old crt monitor i had laying around. same deal. the hd light blinks a time or two when i hit the power button. also, the only way i can get the three lights beside the power button to light up is if i hit fn then power. there is no code then. they just light up for about 2 seconds then go dark. the fans keep running on the unit also!

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   12-23-2008 at 07:39:23 AM
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My guess is a bad motherboard. Is the unit new?

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xomega   12-23-2008 at 06:15:48 PM
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bout 2 months out of warrenty

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kenzz0   12-24-2008 at 01:54:04 AM
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faulty mainboard

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