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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Jordan S. H. on April 24, 2005, 10:02:24 PM

Title: Laptop problems....  I need help.
Post by: Jordan S. H. on April 24, 2005, 10:02:24 PM
I have a dell inspiron 1000 (the advanced kind with more RAM and a bigger screen).  It had been working fine for a couple months until one day when I tried to turn it on and it didnt.  Now all that happens when I press the power button is the Hard Drive LED comes on solid and thats it.  It just sits there with the hard drive light on.  I know that its not a HD problem because I tried removing the drive and putting it into my desktop as a slave, it worked fine.  So now im stumped....  It looks to me like a power supply or MoBo problem.  

-emh

(p.s. I have resorted to these forums because I spent over 6 hours on the phone with dell's "customer service" and got nowhere.  Apperently, the laptop that I have is not registered to me even though I bought it directly from dell.  I then tried the tech chat but it didnt work.)
Title: Re: Laptop problems....  I need help.
Post by: Fed on April 24, 2005, 11:53:19 PM
I think I'd be trying to put a lot more pressure on Dell, I did read your other posts so I know your whole story.
Do you have any documentation of the purchase?
There has to be a physical location for Dell somewhere for you to attack.
Title: Re: Laptop problems....  I need help.
Post by: Jordan S. H. on April 25, 2005, 11:23:21 AM
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There has to be a physical location for Dell somewhere for you to attack.


I looked in the phone book for my city and the surrounding area and could not find any dell locations.  
Title: Re: Laptop problems....  I need help.
Post by: Computer_Commando on April 25, 2005, 12:50:30 PM
Took me 10sec to find this:

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/contact_us?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=lf
Title: Re: Laptop problems....  I need help.
Post by: Jordan S. H. on April 25, 2005, 03:08:13 PM
As I said, ive already tried all of that...
Title: Re: Laptop problems....  I need help.
Post by: Maximus Gorham on April 26, 2005, 08:38:42 PM
Try putting a Diff. HD in. c what happens