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September 8th, 2007 14:00

HELP.... my notebook is crazy

Hello, i have a big problem with my Dell Inspiron 5160 Notebook. I must press the startbutton many times. After ~20-30 retrys, he starts, but the display remains black. But the Power-LCD and the Battery-LCD flash varantly on an off. I can only switch off the laptop by pull out the cabel. what can i do??? Thank you! Martin

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September 8th, 2007 15:00

Reseat the removeables - RAM, battery, drives, and cards. Verify that the LED on the adapter is ON before you plug in the notebook end; if it is not, replace the adapter.

If the above checks out but the system still won't power up reliably, you have a rapidly failing mainboard. You can try to see if Dell will replace it under the same terms as the 5150, but that campaign lasts only until 9/30/2007.

If they won't replace the board, you'll have to decide whether to spend the $400-500 to have the board replaced; I would recommend in that case that you seriously consider a replacement system, as the 5160 isn't worth putting that kind of repair money, into.

mauisunset

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September 9th, 2007 00:00

Try removing the battery and AC adapter. Push the power switch 10 times and hold down the 11th time for 30 seconds. Re-install battery and AC. Try powering up.

You might also try powering up on Battery only and AC only (no battery).

I agree with the other respondent, sounds like motherboard failure.

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