Dell Latitude is DEAD!

[kopasz73]

Hi everyone.

My son presented me with his Dell Latitude 100L laptop, with the request of setting-it up for wireless networking. But, as I intended to power up the machine, it was completely DEAD

As it was working perfectly OK the night before, I find it very puzzling. The charger is working, and I tried to switch on the unit with the battery removed, in case it has shorted out? But unfortunately, either way, not even the lights come on.

I would appreciate ANY suggestion.

Thank you all.

:confused::mad:

 

kopasz73

[Tootech]

Leave the battery out, remove the hard drive and memory - you'll have to take off two covers from underneath your lappy.

 

Plug in the power adapter and see if it will power up.

 

If it beeps in to life, unplug the mains adapter, refit the memory, power up again and see if you can get to the boot screen.

 

From there do the same again with the hard drive fitted.

 

Our very own Super Mod Maynardvdm had a similar fault, and after dismantling his laptop, removing the mainboard, re assembling it all - it worked.

 

It may just be an internal connection problem as his was. If you are handy with puzzles, you could attempt it, otherwise if it's still not working I'd take it a good repair shop.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

But not PC World in my opinion.

[kopasz73]

But not PC World in my opinion.

Thanks guys, have tried the suggestions, (not the puzzle part, NOT YET, for that part I will need my sons' permission.) If he lets me, I'll have a go. I reckon I can't do worst than Pc World engineers?

for now, thanks