Dell inspiron 8000 power snafu.
 

I have a dell inspiron 8000 that won't power on. I saw you can remove battery and components. I have tried all this and all I get is the power light comes on, followed by the hdd light and the battery light. they are only on for a few seconds then nothing. I tried a friends adapter and same thing. Something that I find odd is that the adapter does not get warm when I have it plugged in. Is this a symptom of my problem? I saw that it might be the power board (AKA charging board) is this the same as the power socket? Is the powerboard the motherboard? Last question can the power socket be replaced or is it part of the motherboard?

Thanks in advance

Kurt

If the green light on the AC Adapter is on, then your AC Adapter is probably ok.

Otherwise, you will most likely have to replace the motherboard. Most everything is integrated.

I can get you a direct number to tech support if you want? Otherwise give me some information and I'll wander down there on my lunch break.

I love working at Dell, hehe...

I used to have a Dell laptop - pop the cell out and it had a row of LEDs to show charge levels.

Also - have you tried running it up without the cell in, but hooked up to the adaptor?

Thirdly - it could be the monitor that died - hook it up to an external CRT.

Not covered under warranty anymore.

I have tried with out the battery and just the ac adapter. Still wont power on. I have removed all the drives and such and replaced them swapped the memory around and still won't power on . I have found others sites that say it is the power/charging board most likely that is bad and needs to be replaced. I have one coming($25.00) Hoping that it fixes the issue. Most say if it is not that then since it wont boot it is the motherboard.

Good luck.

I just went through all of this with my Inspiron 1150. They had me take out everything from battery to CD drive. I am now waiting for tech support to come replace my motherboard on Wednesday. My laptop is not even a year old. Did I do something to make this happen? How can I prevent it from happening again after they fix it?