Dell Inspiron 5100 power issues

trap14 · 02-24-2009, 08:11 AM

I am not able to turn on my laptop. There is no sound, anything when I attempt to turn it on. The only response that I can get is that when I disconnect the power supply and reinsert it, the led lights on the front blink one time and that is all!! Thanks for your help!

**TriggerFinger** · 02-24-2009, 08:16 AM

Pressing the power ON button does nothing?

trap14 · 02-25-2009, 08:23 AM

Not a thing

**TriggerFinger** · 02-25-2009, 10:00 AM

With battery in and AC plugged to laptop and wall outlet.. without pressing the power ON button, do you see any LEDs light up (ex. battery LED should light up - green/amber/blinking)?

If not, remove the battery and use AC only then try to power ON. Also check the AC adapter output for correct voltages (based on AC adapter label) using a multimeter. Replace the adapter as needed.

If symptoms persist, strip down the laptop to barebones (remove HDD, CD drive, wireless card, modem, etc...). Leave motherboard, LCD and power ON switch. Instructions to locate and remove the parts can be found in the service manual (see link below):

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc..._documentation

Post back what happens.

trap14 · 03-02-2009, 12:47 PM

I had to remove the battery and "reset" the power. Once it came back on, it's been fine ever since. Thanks for your help!

**TriggerFinger** · 03-02-2009, 12:55 PM

Thank you for the update. I am glad to know you got it working again.

02-24-2009, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
trap14 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 14 OS: windows XP sp3	Dell Inspiron 5100 power issues I am not able to turn on my laptop. There is no sound, anything when I attempt to turn it on. The only response that I can get is that when I disconnect the power supply and reinsert it, the led lights on the front blink one time and that is all!! Thanks for your help!

02-24-2009, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,847 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Dell Inspiron 5100 power issues Pressing the power ON button does nothing? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

02-25-2009, 08:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
trap14 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 14 OS: windows XP sp3	Re: Dell Inspiron 5100 power issues Not a thing

02-25-2009, 10:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,847 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Dell Inspiron 5100 power issues With battery in and AC plugged to laptop and wall outlet.. without pressing the power ON button, do you see any LEDs light up (ex. battery LED should light up - green/amber/blinking)? If not, remove the battery and use AC only then try to power ON. Also check the AC adapter output for correct voltages (based on AC adapter label) using a multimeter. Replace the adapter as needed. If symptoms persist, strip down the laptop to barebones (remove HDD, CD drive, wireless card, modem, etc...). Leave motherboard, LCD and power ON switch. Instructions to locate and remove the parts can be found in the service manual (see link below): http://support.dell.com/support/edoc..._documentation Post back what happens. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 02-25-2009 at 10:01 AM.

03-02-2009, 12:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
trap14 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 14 OS: windows XP sp3	Re: Dell Inspiron 5100 power issues I had to remove the battery and "reset" the power. Once it came back on, it's been fine ever since. Thanks for your help!

03-02-2009, 12:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,847 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Dell Inspiron 5100 power issues Thank you for the update. I am glad to know you got it working again. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE