Dell complaints

juise15 · Regular Hater Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 29

What causes a motherboard (Inspiron 9100) to stop working? When I press the power button the lights on the computer come on for a second then flash off.

Nothing else comes on or powers up. And this is making me mad since DELL doesnt warranty anything.

KE7EHA · Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

Could be a multitude of reasons, including a dead PSU, heat issues, or statistical failure.

Sounds like a mobo issue I had in my Dimension 4700. This was brought on by my Dell PSU failing [under a light load, I might add], so this iswhere I would go first.

Check your PSU, and replace it. The Dell PSU's are crappy, inefficient power supplies, and a good PSU isn't all that expensive.

You might also need to replace the motherboard. Third Party motherboards aren't all that expensive.
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