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June 18th, 2025 14:47
📘 Dell Latitude 5510 Laptop
🔧 WHAT HAPPENED:
1. There was a short circuit during use, which:
Burned the charger
Caused the laptop to shut down suddenly
The battery had around 20% charge at the time
2. After the short circuit:
The laptop does not power on
No beeps or sounds
The orange LED lights up for a few seconds on the DC-in port (round pin), then turns off
No burning smell detected
No visibly damaged components
Both the USB-C and DC-in charging ports appear intact, but do not charge
3. With a new charger, the lapmargin: 0;">
Does not show any LED on the USB-C port
On the DC-in port, the orange LED turns on briefly, then goes off
Does not respond to the power button, even when held for 30 seconds
A power reset (RTC reset) using the power button did not work
ejn63
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June 18th, 2025 15:15
The system needs at least a mainboard at this point -- and there could be other damaged components inside (memory, drive, etc.). How much money you want to spend on a notebook worth less than $200 is a question you'll have to answer before deciding on a repair vs replace plan.