I have a Dell latitude D620 thats not been used for well over 6 months. When I try to start it without AC power I get nothing.

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Hi, can you boot with the adapter, the battery is dead, if the battery won't charge, you need a new one.

 

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Take out the battery. Plug in outlet power. Press button, does it start? If not PC DEAD.

Why are you bothering with a EIGHT YEAR OLD PC??!?! The Windows isn't supported, the parts aren't available, nor are they worth all the headaches and slowness that a simple Walmart $249 i3 Laptop will seem like a godsend can replace?

 

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jarotech :

Hi, can you boot with the adapter, the battery is dead, if the battery won't charge, you need a new one.

 

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No, with the adapter all I get is the flashing orange light. Nothing starts up. Without the adapter I get nothing, not even the flashing orange light.

 

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Try with just the adapter, without the battery.

 

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yankeecentury :

No, with the adapter all I get is the flashing orange light. Nothing starts up. Without the adapter I get nothing, not even the flashing orange light.

PC DEAD, cost for service from anyone starts at $150, new laptop $249, do the math.

 

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jarotech :

Try with just the adapter, without the battery.

Thanks for your quick response. I just tried with just the adapter and I get nothing not even the flashing light.

 

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Tom Tancredi :

yankeecentury :

No, with the adapter all I get is the flashing orange light. Nothing starts up. Without the adapter I get nothing, not even the flashing orange light.

PC DEAD, cost for service from anyone starts at $150, new laptop $249, do the math.

I know what the cost for service is, that's why I'm trying to fix it myself. In the process maybe I'll learn a few things.

 

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Good for you Yankeecentury !

 

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Hi, it will take a little time don't worry, I'm searching the schematics.

 

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I found them, the adapter is it the original for the laptop? Look at the end of the connector of the adapter, do you have a pin in the middle.

 

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jarotech :

I found them, the adapter is it the original for the laptop? Look at the end of the connector of the adapter, do you have a pin in the middle.

I believe it is the original. It is a Dell and does have a pin the middle. The numbers that I can read off of it are
ADP-70BB
Model PA-4
P/N 1243C

 

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Does the laptop worked with this adapter before.

 

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Yes it worked with this adapter before.

 

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We will eliminate the obvious, take out the battery, HDD, if you have more than one RAM just keep one, try to boot.

 

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We will eliminate the obvious, take out the battery, HDD, if you have more than one RAM just keep one, try to boot.

I took out the battery, Hdd, and the Ram that I could access from the back. Tried to power up and got nothing. I then proceeded to take out the Ram from underneath the keyboard. Tried to power up and got nothing. Should I put the Ram that I took from the back of the unit, (the one I took out first) and try to power up. I don't know if this will make a difference.

 

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I meant to say should I put the Ram back in that I took out from the back of the unit

 

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The RAM won't make any difference. If you want to go further about troubleshooting, you must have a multimeter for that. I'm a technician, I diagnose with the voltages on the motherboard, and with the schematics who tell me the components you have on the motherboard. If you are up to it, I maybe can help you.

 

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Guys not trying to rain on the parade, but he was very clear, with just a outlet power plugged in on a 8 year old PC, it doesn't power up. Simply put the Mobo / CPU has fried, and being so old isn't salvageable (the HDD you can use in a external connector IF you can find a IDE to USB adapter anymore just to 'get' to files), especially when the cost of a brand new laptop is only $249.

 

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