[mdlug] Dell Laptop dead??

[Mathew Enders]

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.