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3500 that won't start
Hi there.
My 3500 will not startup, lights go on and fan starts but stops after 2 seconds. Removed all parts attached including battery and used adaptor to start up but still have the same problem. Audio CD also stuck in drive as I cannot get it to open.
Help, what do I do?
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Posted May 4th, 2004 15:00
My Inspiron 2600 just started doing the same thing yesterday.... must be something in the air.
A friend recommended that it might be the RAM. I swapped out both DIMMs with no success. It may be time to get a new machine.
Good luck.
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Posted May 5th, 2004 18:00
Pull the cd drive out and leave it out. If it still acts the same, reseat the ram modules. If it still acts the same, try one module, then the other, and in either socket. Lastly reseat the cpu module.
http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/pbldr/removing.htmMessage Edited by johnallg on 05-05-2004 03:04 PM
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Posted May 18th, 2004 13:00
Have you ever flashed your bios? If you have something may have happened during the flash. It really sounds like the mobo went out. I have seen a couple on ebay recently, they are very inexpensive. I don't know if you would feel comfortable changing out the mobo but it is very simple. Get the service manual for your inspiron model and it will have step-by-step on how to. This doesn’t mean that your cpu went out, just the system chip on the mobo, so you won't need the replace the cpu.
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Posted May 4th, 2004 15:00
as to the rather more serious problem of a dead machine, I can't say. maybe others have some suggestions.
cheers