If removing the USB devices made it change its start up behavior then it
is your Power Supply that is starting to fail. If you can find the
right replacement one, and change it out yourself without zapping your
board with static electricity, it will cost you $30-$50 or so. Having
a shop do it will cost $100.
In my mind, it's better and cheaper in the long run to get a new
computer from dell outlet delivered for $400 in 5 days instead of
having to fuss around and pay that much to stick with an old one...
db
Ranbo wrote:
Well, removed all USB devices (including one from ISP modem) and it did boot
up after putting computer in hibernate. Didn't remove any internal cards.
What now? Repeat this experiment a few times to make sure this is the
difference? Would this mean that it's definitely NOT the battery?
Randall
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:31 PM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Remove all USB devices and as many adapter cards as you can (sound card,
modem, NIC card). If it boots up without a problem then, odds are the power
supply is starting to fail. They cost about $100 to have a local shop
replace one.
But you could also grab your data files while you have it running (or later
...) and invest that $100 in a new scratch and dent or refurbished $400
machine from http://www.dell.com/outlet.
db
Marcio V. Pinheiro wrote:
Could it be the Power Supply? I had this once.
If its not the battery - after it is changed - then it must be the power
supply. Dell must have
a replacement.
M
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