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Hello I am having a problem with my Dell XPS M170. Here is what happened.
My laptop has been working just fine no issues. I turned it off before I went to work like always and when I got home to turn it back on the laptop will not power on. It reads power and charges the battery but when I press the power button I just get a green light that stays on for about 4 seconds then turns off. I don't hear the hard drive spinning nor do I see any other lights come on. Can you tell me please what may be causing this. Thank you.
My laptop has been working just fine no issues. I turned it off before I went to work like always and when I got home to turn it back on the laptop will not power on. It reads power and charges the battery but when I press the power button I just get a green light that stays on for about 4 seconds then turns off. I don't hear the hard drive spinning nor do I see any other lights come on. Can you tell me please what may be causing this. Thank you.
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My warranty expired a long time ago and they will not provide me with the support I need. Thank you though.
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Ok I will try this and let you know what happens. Again thank you so much for your help and advise.
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Thank you for your comment aleghart but this did not work.
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Also tried that and still does the sane thing.
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Positive no one touched it. I have tried pulling everything apart including disconnecting everything from the motherboard. I also have 2 more laptops same both XPS M170 that work. I tried putting MOBO from other laptops in this one that is having issues still nothing. I am going to run and get a new AC adapter right now and battery and see if that works. I will let you know when I try it out.
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I have tried the other batteries and I only have 1 ac adapter. I went ahead and ordered a new mother bord because I have tried everything else and failed.
I installed the motherboard and so far it seems that everything is working fine now.
Thank you all for your support and help.
I installed the motherboard and so far it seems that everything is working fine now.
Thank you all for your support and help.
I would just like to comment that my very elderly-but-still-going Inspiron 3800 suffered from this exact problem (failed to switch back on after being hibernated for several days). I was a bit upset because I'd just spent £45 on a new battery for it. But removing the new battery and switching it on using just the mains power adaptor solved the problem instantly.
Thank you guys, for solving this. I thought the 9-Year-Old Dear was finally gone forever.
Thank you guys, for solving this. I thought the 9-Year-Old Dear was finally gone forever.
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