lap top wont switch on

lesley2004

My lap top wont switch on

When I press the on button the green light comes on for 5 secs then goes off and nothing happens

When I plug in the mains lead the battery flashes green once then goes off

I have reinserted the battery to no avail

What could be the problem

Could the battery be dead? Would it stop working so suddenly if it was the battery?

Any ideas

5bellies_2

Disconnect the battery and power, leave it 30 seconds, then plug only the mains in and try again.

free4440273

age of laptop? try this also: remove the battery entirely (whilst laptop is off), then plug in mains lead and try again (without battery).

lesley2004

hi

Laptop 2 and half year old

Have tried both suggestions still not working

5bellies_2

lesley2004 wrote: »

hi

Laptop 2 and half year old

Have tried both suggestions still not working

What make/model is the laptop?

lesley2004

dell inspiron6400

5bellies_2

On that model the symptoms point to a faulty motherboard.

There's an outside chance it's a faulty memory stick, you can try swapping them over / reseating them, but the flash of the battery charging light suggests it is the board.

totalsolutions

Could be the power unit or a loose power connector in the laptop, anything suspect there?

lesley2004

If it is the mother board does that mean not worth fixing??

Power adapter appears ok.....what do you mean by a loose power connector??

What is the memory stick?? and how do I swap it over??

totalsolutions

Some times the internal connector (where the power plug goes) gives up and is either loose or traces of over heating/melting. Freecycle it and get a new one. Yep, the motherboard is expensive and then a full strip and rebuild.

lesley2004

"freecycle it and get a new one" what do you mean by this