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CPi D266XT Won't Power On
I have two CPi D266XT laptops that won't power on. On both of them, when you plug them in and push the power button, all three indicator lights (I think they are numlock, caps lock and scroll lock?) come on along with the power light. All four lights stay on for about 3 - 4 seconds and then the whole thing powers off.
I thought maybe the motherboard was bad so I purchased a motherboard from a guy on eBay who said that it was good. I put it in one of the laptops in place of the original motherboard, but it did the exact same thing. So now I have 2 laptops plus one extra motherboard / processor, all doing the same thing.
I have tried this with good memory in or out, good disk drive in place and not in place, good battery in place and not in place, nothing makes any difference.
I can't find anything in the literature that explains what might be wrong. Let me know if you have seen this and what it means. Thanks in advance.
simplitek
- That seems to be Dell's response to everyone, but it doesn't correct the problem. The fact of the matter is Dell don't know what is wrong. I've been combing through the community forum since I'm having the same problem and I've found at least 30 other people having the same problem and there are no fixes listed. My reccomendation is to get rid of your Dell computer. I definitely am!
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Posted January 9th, 2004 14:00
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Also try removing and reseating your processor.
Check to see if you have any missing or loose screws.
Missing or loose screws will cause the system to short out.
Check on the inside of the system case for electrical grounding points.
If you find any of these, clean them with a soft cloth. (no liquids)
The following link has a LOT of information on how to troubleshoot this problem with the CP
family series of systems. You may want to read through the posts to get more ideas.
Dell Latitude CP Will not power up but lights cycle.