dell inspiron 1501

iam_me_iam · 09-22-2009, 04:29 AM

hi

my young daughters laptop will not power up/ boot up,
when you press the power button the power light comes on for about 2 seconds then goes off again thats it not flashing lock lights no beeping nothing

please help are there any clues as to what the problem could be ??????

many thanks

Madcatz · 09-22-2009, 07:28 AM

have you tried it on battery only and also remove the battery and try it on ac power only.

If neither works and you get the same issue, then I would test your ac adapter, make sure its putting out the proper voltage.

iam_me_iam · 09-23-2009, 02:48 AM

hi thanks

but i have tried my sisters battery and charger from her 1501 which works fine

still nothing i have been told it could be the motherboard, fans or the on button

but ??????????

Madcatz · 09-23-2009, 06:51 AM

actually could be alot of things, one device shorting out can cause it to power on and power right back off. But it could be the motherboard also. Best way to check, is remove all other possibilities and see if it gives you the same problem.

So, next step, remove all other possibilities, take out the hard drive, dvd drive, modem card, wireless card, unhook every cable and wire you can from the motherboard. You want to leave only the dc-in jack/ac adapter, processor, fan, and power switch hooked up. Try power on see if it still shuts down, if it does, then try doing a bench test. Take the motherboard out of the case, set it down on a peice of cardboard with the same things hooked up to it, and try powering it on again.

SA Spurs1 · 09-23-2009, 09:46 AM

Once you take out the hard drive, dvd rom drive, battery, and express cards you may have, or anything you may have plugged in externally,try reseating the RAM and try booting with one RAM module at a time in one slot at a time while powered by the a/c adapter. If all fail check the coin cell battery and see if it is bad.
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iam_me_iam · 09-23-2009, 10:43 AM

ok many thanks i will try all of the above

sa spurs coin cell battery in this laptop is missin i have just opened it to check and its not in there is that a good thing or bad thing ?

joeten · 09-23-2009, 12:16 PM

hi get a battery and install you may even get it to boot

SA Spurs1 · 09-24-2009, 11:05 AM

Cell Battery is what powers up your BIOS so I would think its a bad thing that it is not present. I dont know which battery goes in there so you might want to give Dell a call to see which battery it is.

09-22-2009, 04:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
iam_me_iam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp	dell inspiron 1501 hi my young daughters laptop will not power up/ boot up, when you press the power button the power light comes on for about 2 seconds then goes off again thats it not flashing lock lights no beeping nothing please help are there any clues as to what the problem could be ?????? many thanks

09-22-2009, 07:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,389 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: dell inspiron 1501 have you tried it on battery only and also remove the battery and try it on ac power only. If neither works and you get the same issue, then I would test your ac adapter, make sure its putting out the proper voltage. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

09-23-2009, 02:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
iam_me_iam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: dell inspiron 1501 hi thanks but i have tried my sisters battery and charger from her 1501 which works fine still nothing i have been told it could be the motherboard, fans or the on button but ??????????

09-23-2009, 06:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Madcatz Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,389 OS: XP/7/Server 2008 My System	Re: dell inspiron 1501 actually could be alot of things, one device shorting out can cause it to power on and power right back off. But it could be the motherboard also. Best way to check, is remove all other possibilities and see if it gives you the same problem. So, next step, remove all other possibilities, take out the hard drive, dvd drive, modem card, wireless card, unhook every cable and wire you can from the motherboard. You want to leave only the dc-in jack/ac adapter, processor, fan, and power switch hooked up. Try power on see if it still shuts down, if it does, then try doing a bench test. Take the motherboard out of the case, set it down on a peice of cardboard with the same things hooked up to it, and try powering it on again. __________________ memtest86+ \| Hard Drive Diags \| Speed Fan \| Unknown Device Identifier

09-23-2009, 09:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
SA Spurs1 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 Pro x64	Re: dell inspiron 1501 Once you take out the hard drive, dvd rom drive, battery, and express cards you may have, or anything you may have plugged in externally,try reseating the RAM and try booting with one RAM module at a time in one slot at a time while powered by the a/c adapter. If all fail check the coin cell battery and see if it is bad. Here Last edited by SA Spurs1; 09-23-2009 at 09:56 AM.

09-23-2009, 10:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
iam_me_iam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: dell inspiron 1501 ok many thanks i will try all of the above sa spurs coin cell battery in this laptop is missin i have just opened it to check and its not in there is that a good thing or bad thing ?

09-23-2009, 12:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
joeten Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,185 OS: vista	Re: dell inspiron 1501 hi get a battery and install you may even get it to boot __________________

09-24-2009, 11:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
SA Spurs1 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 207 OS: Windows 7 Pro x64	Re: dell inspiron 1501 Cell Battery is what powers up your BIOS so I would think its a bad thing that it is not present. I dont know which battery goes in there so you might want to give Dell a call to see which battery it is.