Dell D600 Won't Boot

Takemyall7 · 06-23-2008, 07:03 PM

Hey folks,

I've had a Dell D600 for about four years now. The only problem I've ever had with it is that silly battery blinking light thing. The other day, though, I plugged it in to charge for the night. When I awoke the next morning, the laptop would not boot.

Here are some of the things I've tried.

1. I verified it was not my power outlet.
2. The ac power cord does not glow green.
2a. Yet, I cannot boot on battery either (the battery could be completely dead, it's old, but I think I would get something on a boot attempt).
3. When I remove the battery and press the power button while plugged in, the red no battery light appears.
4. When you press the battery tester (?) on the battery it blinks with three lights (#1, #3, #5)

Any thoughts?

**TriggerFinger** · 06-23-2008, 10:57 PM

you may have a faulty battery according to this:http://support.dell.com/support/topi...toggle=false#4

seems like you have a bad combination there as it looks like your AC adapter and battery are both malfunctioning. get a working battery (borrow from a friend or something) just to test out if your laptop still boots. if you can also get hold of a working AC adapter. or test your AC adapter on a similar working laptop just to narrow down the list of suspects.

Takemyall7 · 06-24-2008, 09:08 AM

Update #1

I was able to test my power cord in another guys' laptop, the power cord is fine. I tried his power cord in my laptop, but no response.

Should the D600 be able to boot with a power cord without 1) Having a battery or 2) Having a dead battery?

**af3** · 06-24-2008, 10:09 AM

I suspect a bad battery. Will the laptop run without a battery for a while? I have an Inspiron 1720 that runs without the battery. It seems like a silly design to have a laptop REQUIRE a battery to run.

**TriggerFinger** · 06-24-2008, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takemyall7

Update #1

I was able to test my power cord in another guys' laptop, the power cord is fine. I tried his power cord in my laptop, but no response.

Should the D600 be able to boot with a power cord without 1) Having a battery or 2) Having a dead battery?

battery or no battery as long as AC adapter is plugged in (laptop and wall outlet), laptop should but just fine. if do not have this or to the very least no LEDs light up (considering your battery is dead or not installed), then you need to check the DC jack (laptop side where AC adapter output plugs into).

if you still do not get a boot or LEDs to light up, remove battery and AC adapter and press power ON button for 30secs or so. attach battery (no need if battery is dead) and AC adapter then power ON as normal.

06-23-2008, 07:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Takemyall7 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Dell D600 Won't Boot Hey folks, I've had a Dell D600 for about four years now. The only problem I've ever had with it is that silly battery blinking light thing. The other day, though, I plugged it in to charge for the night. When I awoke the next morning, the laptop would not boot. Here are some of the things I've tried. 1. I verified it was not my power outlet. 2. The ac power cord does not glow green. 2a. Yet, I cannot boot on battery either (the battery could be completely dead, it's old, but I think I would get something on a boot attempt). 3. When I remove the battery and press the power button while plugged in, the red no battery light appears. 4. When you press the battery tester (?) on the battery it blinks with three lights (#1, #3, #5) Any thoughts?

06-23-2008, 10:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 4,783 OS: DOS 6.0	Re: Dell D600 Won't Boot you may have a faulty battery according to this:http://support.dell.com/support/topi...toggle=false#4 seems like you have a bad combination there as it looks like your AC adapter and battery are both malfunctioning. get a working battery (borrow from a friend or something) just to test out if your laptop still boots. if you can also get hold of a working AC adapter. or test your AC adapter on a similar working laptop just to narrow down the list of suspects. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest Mark the THREAD as SOLVED Last edited by TriggerFinger : 06-23-2008 at 11:01 PM.

06-24-2008, 09:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Takemyall7 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Dell D600 Won't Boot Update #1 I was able to test my power cord in another guys' laptop, the power cord is fine. I tried his power cord in my laptop, but no response. Should the D600 be able to boot with a power cord without 1) Having a battery or 2) Having a dead battery?

06-24-2008, 10:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 757 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Dell D600 Won't Boot I suspect a bad battery. Will the laptop run without a battery for a while? I have an Inspiron 1720 that runs without the battery. It seems like a silly design to have a laptop REQUIRE a battery to run.