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April 5th 06, 08:08 PM
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Inspiron 2100 problems
I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed.
I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom 
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April 5th 06, 08:16 PM
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Inspiron 2100 problems
test the voltage comming out of the ac adapter. if that is ok then remove
the battery and try to power on again... "Tom Scales" wrote in message . .. I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed. I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom
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April 5th 06, 10:15 PM
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Tried those two
 "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:jIUYf.20052$dU3.7646@trnddc01... test the voltage comming out of the ac adapter. if that is ok then remove the battery and try to power on again... "Tom Scales" wrote in message . .. I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed. I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom
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April 6th 06, 01:26 PM
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probably wasting time stating more of the obvious... without a beep code or
flashing led code there isn't much you can do other than replace parts. what else did you try? pull the cd/floppy, hard drive, and external devices (mouse, usb, whatever), reseat memory and reseat the processor and then try again... if that doesn't give you any beep code or flashing led code then next i would try the power inverter, then the motherboard. "Tom Scales" wrote in message m... Tried those two "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:jIUYf.20052$dU3.7646@trnddc01... test the voltage comming out of the ac adapter. if that is ok then remove the battery and try to power on again... "Tom Scales" wrote in message . .. I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed. I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom
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April 6th 06, 02:34 PM
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Inspiron 2100 problems
Tom Scales wrote:
I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed. I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom If its been sitting around unpowered, the CMOS battery might be dead or uncharged. Leave it powered for 24 hours, try again for signs of life. If none, then replace the CMOS battery. Q
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April 6th 06, 03:29 PM
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"Quaoar" wrote in message ... Tom Scales wrote: I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed. I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom If its been sitting around unpowered, the CMOS battery might be dead or uncharged. Leave it powered for 24 hours, try again for signs of life. If none, then replace the CMOS battery. Q I'm not sure a bad CMOS battery will stop a system from at least attempting POST, fwiw. I think if it's stripped down to the board and CPU and won't generate beep codes then he's likely got a bad system board. Stew
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April 6th 06, 04:02 PM
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one other thing you may have already tried... get a charged battery from
another computer and try it in this one. if a charged batter powers it up then it is likely that the ac power connector on the system board is what has failed. there are some shops that will repair that for about $100, but a whole motherboard may be a cheaper purchase from ebay if spending money on this is worth it to you. "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:UN7Zf.3206$v9.2013@trndny01... probably wasting time stating more of the obvious... without a beep code or flashing led code there isn't much you can do other than replace parts. what else did you try? pull the cd/floppy, hard drive, and external devices (mouse, usb, whatever), reseat memory and reseat the processor and then try again... if that doesn't give you any beep code or flashing led code then next i would try the power inverter, then the motherboard. "Tom Scales" wrote in message m... Tried those two "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:jIUYf.20052$dU3.7646@trnddc01... test the voltage comming out of the ac adapter. if that is ok then remove the battery and try to power on again... "Tom Scales" wrote in message . .. I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed. I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom
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April 6th 06, 09:09 PM
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The machine is worth less than the value of a battery
It's a very obscure battery Nice little ultralight though. Tom "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:24aZf.2057$Vy3.1489@trndny02... one other thing you may have already tried... get a charged battery from another computer and try it in this one. if a charged batter powers it up then it is likely that the ac power connector on the system board is what has failed. there are some shops that will repair that for about $100, but a whole motherboard may be a cheaper purchase from ebay if spending money on this is worth it to you. "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:UN7Zf.3206$v9.2013@trndny01... probably wasting time stating more of the obvious... without a beep code or flashing led code there isn't much you can do other than replace parts. what else did you try? pull the cd/floppy, hard drive, and external devices (mouse, usb, whatever), reseat memory and reseat the processor and then try again... if that doesn't give you any beep code or flashing led code then next i would try the power inverter, then the motherboard. "Tom Scales" wrote in message m... Tried those two "Christopher Muto" wrote in message news:jIUYf.20052$dU3.7646@trnddc01... test the voltage comming out of the ac adapter. if that is ok then remove the battery and try to power on again... "Tom Scales" wrote in message . .. I'm having a problem with an old I2100 and don't have a clue how to proceed. I suspect it is a paperweight, but I have a use for it if it can be fixed. Honestly, it's been so long since I killed it, I don't even remember the details. As I recall, the fan was loud and the screen had intermittent problems. I suspected a bad cable, as the hinges are shot. All I did was open it up and put it back together. Now it won't power up. Press the button and nothing. I've checked every connection I can find. Anything obvious? Tom
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