Tech Support Forum - View Single Post

UserFriendly356 · 11-26-2007, 11:17 AM

I'm working on a Dell Inspiron 5150 Laptop.

The problem is this:

The computer would reboot or just shut off when bumped, or just shut off once in a while. It wasn't really that serious at first, but the owner took it to geek squad to get her information off the hard drive. The hard drive was replaced to little effect on the computer itself.

This is when it came into my hands. I discovered the main place it shuts off when tapped was just over the disc drive, next to the touch pad. I opened it up (I am comfortable with this) and checked the connections, looked for water damages under the keyboard (and the likes). I checked the temp of it while letting it run for a few minutes and it didn't seem to be an overheating problem at first.

After checking the connections and making sure everything was tight I put it back together and booted it back up.

Problem still exists.

Now, after giving it a second look, I'm not quite sure what I should be looking for anymore. I've noticed the sensitivity that it needs to be touched is slowly increasing.

Example, now all I have to do is lay my finger on the plastic case and it goes haywire.

Second, screen isn't booting up anymore. I know I didn't touch anything (I've done this a million times) but I suppose nobody is perfect.

Software wise everything looked peachy, it is even fresh windows with no previous info on it because the DVD of info from Best Buy hasn't been installed yet. It's just a fresh copy of windows and a new hard drive.

Ideas?

11-26-2007, 11:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
UserFriendly356 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Saginaw Posts: 1 OS: Windows Xp Home	Laptop powering problems I'm working on a Dell Inspiron 5150 Laptop. The problem is this: The computer would reboot or just shut off when bumped, or just shut off once in a while. It wasn't really that serious at first, but the owner took it to geek squad to get her information off the hard drive. The hard drive was replaced to little effect on the computer itself. This is when it came into my hands. I discovered the main place it shuts off when tapped was just over the disc drive, next to the touch pad. I opened it up (I am comfortable with this) and checked the connections, looked for water damages under the keyboard (and the likes). I checked the temp of it while letting it run for a few minutes and it didn't seem to be an overheating problem at first. After checking the connections and making sure everything was tight I put it back together and booted it back up. Problem still exists. Now, after giving it a second look, I'm not quite sure what I should be looking for anymore. I've noticed the sensitivity that it needs to be touched is slowly increasing. Example, now all I have to do is lay my finger on the plastic case and it goes haywire. Second, screen isn't booting up anymore. I know I didn't touch anything (I've done this a million times) but I suppose nobody is perfect. Software wise everything looked peachy, it is even fresh windows with no previous info on it because the DVD of info from Best Buy hasn't been installed yet. It's just a fresh copy of windows and a new hard drive. Ideas?