- Apr 23, 2013
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A Problem I Cannot Figure Out
It is a Dell Latitude D620. When I push the power button, the power light lights up as well as the three 9, A, & down arrow lights. Also the wifi light blinks once very quickly. The other lights stay on for 3 seconds then go out until you push the power button again. Same thing happens everytime. There is no screen, no fan, no HD activity, no beeps & no flashing. First I tried a new battery, but even when you have power cord only plugged in, the same thing happens. I took out both memory chips, reversed them, tried only one in the dimm B in the back, and only one in the dimm A. Also tried with no memory. Same thing. I also unplugged the cmos battery and tried again, and let it sit for a few minutes then plugged it back in. The board I replaced several months ago, by getting an almost new bottom case with just the mother board, because of the bad Nvidia chip. New one has an intel one. So I am unsure if the processor died, or the board did. The person has used it fine for a few months, but he put it in his car for a week on a soft area. He said a small amount of moisture from his cooler got under it, but he knows it was off because the old battery would only last for a few minutes. He said the amount of moisture was minimal and so it wan't soaked, nor on. The temperatures in the vehicle never reached extremes nor did he hit any hard bumps (it was on a soft suface as well). He never even used it but when he got home, he turned it on to find this issue. He ordered the new battery, but it made no difference as this model will run even without a battery in it. So, what would you say is the issue? I don't want to replace the board only to find it's the processor, or something else. (Thanks much for your time)
It is a Dell Latitude D620. When I push the power button, the power light lights up as well as the three 9, A, & down arrow lights. Also the wifi light blinks once very quickly. The other lights stay on for 3 seconds then go out until you push the power button again. Same thing happens everytime. There is no screen, no fan, no HD activity, no beeps & no flashing. First I tried a new battery, but even when you have power cord only plugged in, the same thing happens. I took out both memory chips, reversed them, tried only one in the dimm B in the back, and only one in the dimm A. Also tried with no memory. Same thing. I also unplugged the cmos battery and tried again, and let it sit for a few minutes then plugged it back in. The board I replaced several months ago, by getting an almost new bottom case with just the mother board, because of the bad Nvidia chip. New one has an intel one. So I am unsure if the processor died, or the board did. The person has used it fine for a few months, but he put it in his car for a week on a soft area. He said a small amount of moisture from his cooler got under it, but he knows it was off because the old battery would only last for a few minutes. He said the amount of moisture was minimal and so it wan't soaked, nor on. The temperatures in the vehicle never reached extremes nor did he hit any hard bumps (it was on a soft suface as well). He never even used it but when he got home, he turned it on to find this issue. He ordered the new battery, but it made no difference as this model will run even without a battery in it. So, what would you say is the issue? I don't want to replace the board only to find it's the processor, or something else. (Thanks much for your time)
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