Dell inspiron 5100 won't start up.

IT wipeout · 07-21-2009, 09:57 PM

I have an inspiron 5100 that was given to me from a friend. It worked for a while until the AC adapter overheated and died. When I restarted the laptop it Posted "wrong Ac adapter laptop will run on battery power" (or something to that degree). When I used up all the battery I bought a new AC adapter from dell. Unfortunately when I got it home i plugged it in and the laptop wouldn't start up. I plug in the power adapter and nothing happens except i here a small ring from the motherboard. No lights go on or anything. When I hit the power butten the three lights in the front blink and the heatsink fan turns on for less than a second then shut off. Any ideas?

~wipeout

PS. I have tryed everything all the way to taking the whole thing apart and then putting it back together.

dai · 07-21-2009, 10:18 PM

check you have the right adaptor

AC Adapter
Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC
Input current (maximum) 1.5 A (90 W, Inspiron 5100 and
Inspiron 5150)
2.5 A (130 W, Insprion 5150)
Input frequency 50 to 60 Hz
Output current 5.5 A (maximum at 4-second pulse),
4.5 A (continuous) (90 W, Inspiron 5100);
5.62 A (maximum at 4-second pulse),
4.62 A (continuous) (90 W, Inspiron 5150);
7.7 A (maximum at 4-second pulse),
6.7 A (continuous) (130 W, Inspiron 5150)
Output power 90 W (Inspiron 5100 and 5150)
130 W (Inspiron 5150)
Rated output voltage 20 VDC (Inspiron 5100)
19.5 VDC (Inspiron 5150)
Dimensions:
Height 29.5 mm (1.16 inches) (90 W, Inspiron
5100)
34 mm (1.34 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5150)
36 mm (1.42 inches) (130 W, Inspiron 5150)
Width 58.0 mm (2.28 inches) (90 W,
Inspiron 5100)
62 mm (2.44 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5150)
65 mm (2.56 inches) (130 W, Inspiron 5150)
Length 133 mm (5.24 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5100)
153.5 mm (6.04 inches) (90 W,
Inspiron 5150)
169.5 mm (6.67 inches) (130 W,
Inspiron 5150)
Battery (continued)
120 Appendix

IT wipeout · 07-23-2009, 03:22 PM

sorry see next post \/.

IT wipeout · 07-23-2009, 03:22 PM

Yes I'm shure that the Adapter is correct. When I plug in the adapter both the power and battery charger lites go on but turn off in less than a second. When I press the power butten first the power blinks than the center light (Ram?, Processor?, HD?) blinks then both the power and battery light blink then nothing happens.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-23-2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

When I press the power butten first the power blinks than the center light (Ram?, Processor?, HD?) blinks then both the power and battery light blink then nothing happens.

Does the laptop automatically turn OFF after that?

laptop smasher · 07-23-2009, 07:50 PM

sounds like a fried motherboard if the fan stopes after few seconds and it wont boot

or try to recovery it

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Here are the recovery instructions from Dell.

1. Reboot, and press Ctrl + F11 at the Dell logo.
2. The Dell™ PC Restore by Symantec screen will come up.
3. Select "Restore" or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
4. if you wish to continue, click "Confirm", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
5. When the utility is finished, click "Finish", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
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L8rOdie07 · 07-28-2009, 04:43 PM

My inspiron 5100 wont load either. I can turn it on and get all lights and the fan and a little other noise but nothing will show on the screen. The person I got it from thought it was a bad screen or video card but I have seen the Dell logo screen once. I took out a memory stick that I think may have been bad and thats when I got the screen. But, I can not get it to appear again. Any ideas? Thanks

07-21-2009, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
IT wipeout Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista home premium	Dell inspiron 5100 won't start up. I have an inspiron 5100 that was given to me from a friend. It worked for a while until the AC adapter overheated and died. When I restarted the laptop it Posted "wrong Ac adapter laptop will run on battery power" (or something to that degree). When I used up all the battery I bought a new AC adapter from dell. Unfortunately when I got it home i plugged it in and the laptop wouldn't start up. I plug in the power adapter and nothing happens except i here a small ring from the motherboard. No lights go on or anything. When I hit the power butten the three lights in the front blink and the heatsink fan turns on for less than a second then shut off. Any ideas? ~wipeout PS. I have tryed everything all the way to taking the whole thing apart and then putting it back together.

07-21-2009, 10:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Dell inspiron 5100 won't start up. check you have the right adaptor AC Adapter Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC Input current (maximum) 1.5 A (90 W, Inspiron 5100 and Inspiron 5150) 2.5 A (130 W, Insprion 5150) Input frequency 50 to 60 Hz Output current 5.5 A (maximum at 4-second pulse), 4.5 A (continuous) (90 W, Inspiron 5100); 5.62 A (maximum at 4-second pulse), 4.62 A (continuous) (90 W, Inspiron 5150); 7.7 A (maximum at 4-second pulse), 6.7 A (continuous) (130 W, Inspiron 5150) Output power 90 W (Inspiron 5100 and 5150) 130 W (Inspiron 5150) Rated output voltage 20 VDC (Inspiron 5100) 19.5 VDC (Inspiron 5150) Dimensions: Height 29.5 mm (1.16 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5100) 34 mm (1.34 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5150) 36 mm (1.42 inches) (130 W, Inspiron 5150) Width 58.0 mm (2.28 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5100) 62 mm (2.44 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5150) 65 mm (2.56 inches) (130 W, Inspiron 5150) Length 133 mm (5.24 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5100) 153.5 mm (6.04 inches) (90 W, Inspiron 5150) 169.5 mm (6.67 inches) (130 W, Inspiron 5150) Battery (continued) 120 Appendix __________________

07-23-2009, 03:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
IT wipeout Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista home premium	Re: Dell inspiron 5100 won't start up. sorry see next post \/. Last edited by IT wipeout; 07-23-2009 at 03:32 PM. Reason: posted same thing twice

07-23-2009, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
IT wipeout Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista home premium	Re: Dell inspiron 5100 won't start up. Yes I'm shure that the Adapter is correct. When I plug in the adapter both the power and battery charger lites go on but turn off in less than a second. When I press the power butten first the power blinks than the center light (Ram?, Processor?, HD?) blinks then both the power and battery light blink then nothing happens.

07-23-2009, 07:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
laptop smasher Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: xp	Re: Dell inspiron 5100 won't start up. sounds like a fried motherboard if the fan stopes after few seconds and it wont boot or try to recovery it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the recovery instructions from Dell. 1. Reboot, and press Ctrl + F11 at the Dell logo. 2. The Dell™ PC Restore by Symantec screen will come up. 3. Select "Restore" or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter. 4. if you wish to continue, click "Confirm", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter. 5. When the utility is finished, click "Finish", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter. __________________

07-28-2009, 04:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
L8rOdie07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Re: Dell inspiron 5100 won't start up. My inspiron 5100 wont load either. I can turn it on and get all lights and the fan and a little other noise but nothing will show on the screen. The person I got it from thought it was a bad screen or video card but I have seen the Dell logo screen once. I took out a memory stick that I think may have been bad and thats when I got the screen. But, I can not get it to appear again. Any ideas? Thanks