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Red_Rose_Exile

Does it run with the power supply unit in?


older dells, yours included ,are renowned to have problems with the recharging. btw, is the battery the original?

oops_a_daisy

bookduck wrote: »

You can see/hear the hdd access tracks on boot up?

tried that blue button + button with the blue writing on it displaying the screen or lines? - look at the manufacturers site and you will probably see it there in the manual.

The next is to turn it off, unplug the mains, remove the battery, carefully unplug the memory, then plug the memory back in again and reassemble

Hi Bookduck - sorry but I really wouldnt dare to tamper with the memory - tonight is the first time I have removed the battery. I cant find a blue button either so I think this is all a bit above my head thanks for your advice.

OOPS

albertross_2

when you removed the battery, did you have the power adapter plugged in?

If so, try again without it, or alternatively, hold the power on button down for 6 secs

oops_a_daisy

dounome wrote: »

Another idea is to try to reboot with an xp disc if you have one and repair from there.
If no disk you could borrow one and it will work just as well.

I think I do have a xp disc but this is looking petty bad so I think I will have to get somebody to look at it as I am well out of my debth here.

oops_a_daisy

Red_Rose_Exile wrote: »

Does it run with the power supply unit in?


older dells, yours included ,are renowned to have problems with the recharging. btw, is the battery the original?

LOL love your avatar. I am aware of the problems with the battery on Dells as mine is one of the ones that is affected - it only happens every now and then though so up to now I have managed. Dell told me it needed a new motherboard :eek:

edited to add that the battery is the original and it does sometimes not charge but if I leave it for a while it starts charging again - I know it will probably go eventually but so far it is just about clinging on

oops_a_daisy

albertross wrote: »

when you removed the battery, did you have the power adapter plugged in?

If so, try again without it, or alternatively, hold the power on button down for 6 secs

It was un plugged when I took the battery off. The only way that I can switch it off is to hold the on/off switch down till it goes off.

albertross_2

ok try power supply in, battery out, hold down button for 6 secs, let go, all lights should be off, press power on again. (all with battery out)

What happens, which lights come on, which lights stay on, which lights flicker

are there any lights on the power supply brick?

mini_huny_money

my laptop has done trhat too.........waht I did was take the monitor from the upstairs PC, plugged it in to the laptop and after a few days...........well like the man in the canoe....... the screen suddenly comes back to life !!!!!!!

oops_a_daisy

albertross wrote: »

ok try power supply in, battery out, hold down button for 6 secs, let go, all lights should be off, press power on again. (all with battery out)

What happens, which lights come on, which lights stay on, which lights flicker

are there any lights on the power supply brick?

right took battery out and plugged in power supply, held button down for 6 seconds and it switched on and stayed switched on ( fan always comes on when I boot up ) The light on the front of the computer ( I think it is the on/off light ) stays on and the second light with a picture which looks like a can is also on. The light on the top of the computer is on ( the one that looks like a little brief case with the number 9 in it ). After a while the light on top of the computer goes out and the one on the front which has a picture of a can starts to flicker. At all times the fan is going on and off.

oops_a_daisy

mini_huny_money wrote: »

my laptop has done trhat too.........waht I did was take the monitor from the upstairs PC, plugged it in to the laptop and after a few days...........well like the man in the canoe....... the screen suddenly comes back to life !!!!!!!

Unfortunately I dont have a spare monitor upstairs only a DD who I have to beg to use her laptop when she has finished on MSN :rolleyes: