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5150 problems
just recently my wifes laptop hasn't been charging. the light on the charger's box turns off when we plug the charger into the laptop. we then noticed that it sparks when we plug it into the laptop. we have had problems with the motherboard and had it changed b4. also the laptop does still work if you wondering, it just won't charge. we noticed this about a couple of hours from now, so up untill exactly a couple of hours ago the laptop was fine. she has been on it alot recently and the laptop does get pretty hot. the last time we went through dell for customer service it took us forever to get the motherboard replaced, and i don't want it to take forever again. right now im just wondering if anyone has had this problem b4, if someone has, how they dealt with it........actually im looking for anybodys opinion right now, and hopefully it will help us..............................thanx
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Posted January 19th, 2006 01:00
abe5160,Please refer to this thread here: http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_power&message.id=38803Read the information that I posted about the 1150. There is an issue with it after awhile. If you take care of the problem now, you won't have any issues with it like many others are.moonover65
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Posted January 19th, 2006 20:00
I am having the same problem, I was told that it is not that common, but from what I am reading is something that happens ofter. I was becoming a fan of Dell computers, for cost and speed, I buy three laptops and two pc's every 3 years, this was my first dell and I think it will be the last. Every other brand that I have had has limited problems and csr that dont treat you like a number. I know that they should only last for so long, but my dell hasnt had that much wear ad tear, for the time that I have had it. I always believed that Dell used quality parts, but i guess they are no different than most. I guess I will go back to my IBM's; they cost a bit more but if i count the repair cost of a motherboard, it doesnt sound like that much more now. Have one more thing to try, going to try powering up with a new adapter, and if that doesnt work, well then; BYE BYE, no more Dells for me.
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Posted January 19th, 2006 00:00
I have a 5160 one year old. I have no ability to charge the computer even with a new charger. I have determined that the 3.2 gig processor runs too hot and has burnt out some of the circuitry in my motherboard. It has also fried my harddrive because of the heat. At this point I concede that without the warranty ( I had a one year warranty) the computer will not be fixable because of the cost of a new motherboard and the uncertainty of how the hot 3.2gig processor will treat the new motherboard.
Right now my other 1150 computer with a 2.8 gig processor runs great. The fan isn't running at full blast all the time, and the battery lasts 5 times as long. I got greedy with the processor speed and now I pay the price because Dell will not support their mistake of selling a 3.2gig processor in a laptop without their precious warranty. I would probably do the same if I were them.
sincerely