[mdlug] Dell Laptop dead??

[R. Kannan]

I tried swapping memory with another laptop and it still would not boot whereas the other laptop does.

Looks like this machine is headed for laptop heaven :-(
-----Original Message-----
>From: "R. Kannan" <rkannan at peoplepc.com>
>Sent: Sep 30, 2009 9:25 AM
>To: Mathew Enders <mat.enders at gmail.com>, MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
>Subject: Re: [mdlug] Dell Laptop dead??
>
>It powers on for a couple of seconds before it shuts itself down. The same behavior with the power cord or battery powered. So the problem may not be in the connector.
>
>I have tried the remove reseat the CPU as Aaron suggested without any luck. BTW, the last time it was up it froze suddenly and would not boot after that.
>
>Some of the suggestions from googling indicate that the memory might have gone bad. I will try replacing memory.
>
>Thanks
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Mathew Enders <mat.enders at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Sep 30, 2009 6:54 AM
>>To: "R. Kannan" <rkannan at peoplepc.com>, MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
>>Subject: Re: [mdlug] Dell Laptop dead??
>>
>>R. Kannan wrote:
>>> No obvious signs of failure (no leaky capacitors on the MB at least as far I could see). The heat sink looks fine (Not sure what I should be looking for). Could it be a memory issue?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com>
>>>> Sent: Sep 24, 2009 8:48 PM
>>>> To: "R. Kannan" <rkannan at peoplepc.com>, MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Dell Laptop dead??
>>>>
>>>> R. Kannan wrote:
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> My son's Dell Laptop Lattitude D610 seemed to have died. 
>>>>>
>>>>> Turning on the laptop, briefly turns on the fan and turns
>>>>> off in 2 seconds. Can this be salvaged.
>>>> Possibly.
>>>> 1) What does the heat sink look like?
>>>> 2) Are there any leaky capacitors on the mother board?
>>> 
>>> 
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>>
>>It sounds like it is not charging either the connector has come 
>>unconnected inside or the power brick has failed.  More likely the 
>>former not the latter.
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