hardware

[articstar]

hi everybody
i have finished rebuilding a dell inspiron 5150 laptop.it started of great.done bios ,i then put in a window xp cd and then tried to start up laptop ,horror it did not start no lights no fan nothing please can anybody help

[Kevin_gibson]

Hi Articstar,

Might work, might not.

Try this:

Remove the battery
Remove the mains and any cards, cables, anything, so the laptop is a standalone.

Hold in the On/off switch for around 20 seconds.

Plug in the mains only - Power up the machine.
This should then work for you.

[articstar]

hi , i tried stripping it and dooing what you said but all i get is 2 lights flashing one on start side one on battery side and fan still dead

[Kevin_gibson]

Articstar,

hi , i tried stripping it and dooing what you said but all i get is 2 lights flashing one on start side one on battery side and fan still dead

Hi, I think your power supply inside the unit has gone, or it could be a motherboard issue.

Have it checked out by a Pc store.

[articstar]

hi thanks for all your help,i only bought the motherboard a few weeks ago.i am sick as a parrot,all the parts are now in ebay.i suppose building 3 and getting 2 working perfect is not bad for an amature .once again thanks

[Kevin_gibson]

Articstar,

Sorry it didnt sort it, I work in IT and when I have to book laptops in for repair, its usually the mobo that gets replaced.

[articstar]

hi ,i only bought this refurbished motherboard about a month ago,and it cost nearly £150.00 with postage therefor i cant afford to go down that road again unless it would only cost about £50

[Kevin_gibson]

Articstar

Hi,

Depending where you brought the motherboard, this should be covered under a manfacturers warranty, there fore should either be replaced, or repaired.

[articstar]

hi, i bought it on ebay as far as i know it was 30dys warrenty