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Dell Inspiron 6000 will not power up.

Zones: PC Laptops, Miscellaneous Hardware, Computer Motherboards

Tags: inspiron, dell, 6000, power, up

This is a Dell Inspiron 6000 without internal video. When the power button is pressed the lights flash on then off, sometimes the computer will attempt to boot, with the fan comming on and the hd spinning, but then it shuts down. More often the lights flash on then off and that's it. I've tried reseating all of the components with the same result. I suspect a bad motherboard, but I don't want to buy a board just to find out. Does anyone know a way to test for a bad power supply?

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Zone: Computer Hardware

Question Asked By: kirkland48

Solution Provided By: nobus

Participating Experts: 4

Solution Grade: A

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