Dell Inspiron 1501 issue

darthpeanut · 10-27-2007, 12:28 AM

I have had this laptop since July and I had never had an issue with it until this evening. I had the laptop on and running and ran to use the restroom and came back to a black screen with a box full of lines in it. So I reboot it and get a black screen. The status lights on it are the cap lock and scroll lock and it doesnt seem to be processing anything. What do I do?

**TheMatt** · 10-28-2007, 07:57 PM

I would start by letting it sit out for awhile and then coming back. It doesn't sound like a monitor issue. If that doesn't fix it the next thing I would do is swap out the RAM. First re-seat each stick. Then, try running with one stick, then the other.

darthpeanut · 10-28-2007, 09:48 PM

turns out it was my motherboard and dell is gonna replace it since ive only had the laptop for 3 months and my warrenty hasnt expired yet. I had to try out different things will we came up with the problem

thanks for taking the time to answer

**TheMatt** · 10-29-2007, 12:42 PM

Good to hear Dell is replacing it.

darthpeanut · 10-29-2007, 03:28 PM

Yeah, I would be ticked off if I had to. My E-Machine didn't give me this many issues in the 3 years I owned it. The only problem I did have is when it wiped the memory clean and I had to reinstall all my programs. Other than that... The Dell gives me the most issues

10-27-2007, 12:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
darthpeanut Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Dell Inspiron 1501 issue I have had this laptop since July and I had never had an issue with it until this evening. I had the laptop on and running and ran to use the restroom and came back to a black screen with a box full of lines in it. So I reboot it and get a black screen. The status lights on it are the cap lock and scroll lock and it doesnt seem to be processing anything. What do I do?

10-28-2007, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Dell Inspiron 1501 issue I would start by letting it sit out for awhile and then coming back. It doesn't sound like a monitor issue. If that doesn't fix it the next thing I would do is swap out the RAM. First re-seat each stick. Then, try running with one stick, then the other. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

10-28-2007, 09:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
darthpeanut Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: Dell Inspiron 1501 issue turns out it was my motherboard and dell is gonna replace it since ive only had the laptop for 3 months and my warrenty hasnt expired yet. I had to try out different things will we came up with the problem thanks for taking the time to answer

10-29-2007, 12:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Dell Inspiron 1501 issue Good to hear Dell is replacing it. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

10-29-2007, 03:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
darthpeanut Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: Dell Inspiron 1501 issue Yeah, I would be ticked off if I had to. My E-Machine didn't give me this many issues in the 3 years I owned it. The only problem I did have is when it wiped the memory clean and I had to reinstall all my programs. Other than that... The Dell gives me the most issues