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October 26th, 2023 06:00

The laptop is not starting and the white power light is blinking every 4 seconds.

My Dell Inspiron 3543 laptop was not starting today. And the white power light was blinking every 4 seconds.

I put the laptop for charging and tried starting the laptop, still it's not starting and only the white light is blinking every 4 seconds.

I removed the battery and connected the power adapter and tried starting using the electricity directly. Still it's not starting.

I removed the battery. Pressed the power button for 1 min, and then put the battery back and connected the power adapter, still it's not starting.

What has happened to my laptop. Can someone please help.

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November 4th, 2023 16:55

I took the laptop to a 3rd party repair shop. They said the motherboard had some damage. So, they did the repairing and now it works again.

Thank you for your help everyone....

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October 26th, 2023 08:31

What model laptop do you have?

Are you getting any fans or noises?

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October 26th, 2023 10:14

@Kennabytes​ It's Dell Inspiron 3543. I purchased it in 2015. There is no noise of fan. Only 1 slight sound comes when the white light blinks.

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October 26th, 2023 11:08

It is a faulty system board -- whether you want to replace that in light of the cost and current value of the system is a decision only you can make, but you will likely be better off with a new system than repairing one this age.

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October 26th, 2023 12:21

The power button blinking 4 times on a Inspiron 3543 (2014) laptop does not indicate a specific fault. So motherboard failure is likely - as suggested above. That said, removal and/or replacement of the CMOS/motherboard battery is always worth a go - see the Inspiron 15 3543 Service Manual (dell.com)

You will want to remove the power adapter, primary battery, and then the coin-cell. Then either hold down the power button to discharge the unit (or leave for an hour or two) and then replace the coin-cell, battery and power adapter, and power on - and keep your fingers crossed!

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