scousegitt

Hi,
I have a Dell XPS M1710, the other day my power supply started to make a strange low faint beeping noise, I contacted Dell who told me that the power supply was broke. I have just recieved a new one, however when i plug it into the xps nothing happens. The laptop was working fine even after the old power supply packed up, but it seems that the new one is not charging the battery. I have tried the new PSU in another M1710 and it charges fine, i therfore think that the problem lies with the charging circuit on my M1710, does anybody know if the laptop has an onboard fuse within the charging circuit or is it built into the battery?

Thanks in advance.

TriggerFinger

hi,

test your battery in another M1710. i am not so sure about a separate charging circuit for an M1710 but commonly it is integrated in the motherboard.

scousegitt

hi triggerfinger, thanks for your reply, i have already done that and the battery works fine. but what i am wondering if there is a fuse on the M1710 motherboard that could be replaced.

thanks

TriggerFinger

hi,

i checked the online service manual for M1710 and i cannot seem to find the fuse. may be it would help if you visually check the board. here's the online service manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...n/SM/index.htm

scousegitt

hi trigger finger

thanks for the link to the manual i have had a look myself at board but not sure what the fuse will look like do you have any ideas what it may look like?

Thanks for your help

TriggerFinger

repairing the motherboard without the experience and the skill is a dangerous thing. nevermind the board, worse is that you can hurt yourself if things are not done right. to answer your question, a fuse may likely be marked F1 or F2 or Fx where x is any number. i am just not sure on how it is labeled in your motherboard.

just a friendly warning... if you do not know how to repair a motherboard, DO NOT PROCEED. leave it to the professionals.