Inspiron 5150 Power Loss (in Response to Sudden Movements?)
Ellarco
problem ...
My Dell Inspiron 5150, maybe 18 months old, this evening began loosing
power, as best I can figure in response to suddenn movements, or perhaps
gentle taps to its back (port area). This came out of the blue; nothing has
changed recently and it has experienced no physical trauma. It just keeps
shutting down in an instant unless I am very very VERY careful with it. Its
presumably a hardware problem (though theres no rattle!) but does anyine
have any idea what it might be? Its no longer under warranty :(
Appreciate it,
El.
Quaoar
"Ellarco" <nob...@eircom.net> wrote in message
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On battery, AC power, or both?
Q
Ellarco
"Quaoar" <qua...@tenthplanet.net> wrote in message
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Should have said. Both.
Ive just had it to pieces and saw nothing obvious (loose, burnt, ...). Its
crazy. I just have to tap it and off it goes.
Quaoar
The obvious first place to look is the area on the mainboard around the
AC jack for a crack, etc., due to flexure of the AC adapter plug. That
the problem exists on battery points to the entire AC/battery switching
circuit involved which is probably deeper in the board than just the
area immediately around the AC jack. In addition, since the problem is
intermittent it might be a simple break in a board trace or solder joint
that can be repaired with conductive epoxy or solder.
Another area might be the power key/cable to mainboard. In any event,
if you open the case, take a look at everything very closely before
removing the next part or cable. You might get lucky and find the
source through inspection.
BTW, check that the battery is firmly inserted.
Q
Ellarco
Had another close look but cant see anything. Im starting to think that it
might be hard-drive related though (for no particularly good reason).
Guess Ill just have to send it off to be fixed ... Ch-ching :(