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DELL studio xps 1640 laptop won't start.
A few days ago I tried to power the laptop but it wouldn't start. The low volume light flashed once then nothing happened. I removed the power cable, removed the battery, held the power button pressed for 30 seconds then it started. Next day same issue, but now it just wouldn't start. After a few hours it did power up again. Yesterday though it didn't power no matter what. All I get is one blink of the low volume led. If I am to keep the power button pressed the low volume led would just keep on blinking. No other led lights up.
I tried searching on all the internet but I can't seem to find the solution to my problem. Any ideas on what's going on?
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December 18th, 2017 06:00
Unplug the system, remove the battery and hold the power button for 30 sec. Remove and reinstall both memory modules and the hard drive.
Verify that the LED on the AC adapter is ON before you plug in the notebook end. If it's not, the adapter is faulty.
With a good adapter attached, power up on AC only - no battery. If the system will power up, but won't with the battery installed, the battery is faulty.
If the system still won't power up, you're best off shopping for a new system - the mainboard is bad, and replacing the mainboard on a system that's 8-9 years old just isn't worth the cost or trouble.