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laptop will not power up - help

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by lilfrank1110

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My dell inspiron laptop will not power up there was some storms recently I dont know if it was some kind of power surge or what have you. But can someone give me some advice? Anything I can try or does this mean that my laptop is finished?

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by tig2

See if you can find a secondary, known good, battery- that is charged. If it fires up, you have a battery issue.

Now try it without a battery and only on wall power. If it fires up, you still have a battery issue.

If it doesn't fire up in either scenario, you have a motherboard issue.

A battery issue is what you are hoping for- replacement is easy and relatively inexpensive. A motherboard is something else again. Get estimates and decide if there is a value.

Good Luck!

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