Hey,
My dell inspiron 600m (almost 4 years old now) rarely starts when i simply press the power button. I have to apply direct force just above and to the right of the mouse pad during a small time period after I have pressed the power button.
I am not sure what the issue is, but I have been dealing with it for almost a year now. What could be the issue? Is it going to die soon, I plan on investing in a new laptop this summer, but I was curious if there wasn't a cheap quick remedy until the rest of the term is over while I am at school.
Thanks,
Disco
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My wife has the same problem, fortunately we have a docking station that allows her to turn it on really easily. anyway, i decided that i wanted to see if i can fix her power button, volume and mute so she wouldn't have to rely on the docking station too much. i decided to buy a replacement power button board (DA0JM1YB6E6) off of eBay to see if that was the problem. unfortunately it didnt work. in the process of putting the old one back i noticed that the LED lights were never on when i press the NUM lock or the CAPS lock. thinking i broke the CAPS lock, i tested it out and still worked. so i put a little pressure on the bezel underneath the ON/OFF button. there i noticed the LED for the CAPS lock on. what i concluded the connection of the power button board to the mainboard is very loose. so tested this with powering the laptop on. with the laptop off, i put pressure underneath the on/off button and then i pressed the button. the laptop came back up. i also tested the volume control and managed to get the UP and MUTE to work, but not the DOWN volume.
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I called Dell and they told me to pry up the surface around the power button and the volume adjustment buttons. This seems to be working for me. I also read that someone seemed to be getting luck by pressing the numbers 7 and/or 8 pretty hard when the 3 lights to the left of the power button flash repeatedly. This seems to work as well. Hope this helps. |
I like this one, but I change to a notebook use 1691p battery: dell inspiron c600, it's a second hand one
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I have the same problems, but my computer is a year out of warranty (had a 4 year warranty). First off if the computer does not start and it starts up then turns off your mother board could be going (had it replaced 3 time
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I got the same problem with the 6000 inspiron. I thought it was over for this pc but now it works perfectly. Here's what I did: pop-off the batt press the power button for approx 5-10 seconds (to discharge the remaining power inside) pry open the memory module (be sure you're well grounded to avoid static electricity) then remove and then replace it properly then put it back on CAREFULLY till it snaps into place. be sure that the "teeth" copper contacts of the ROM are snug-fit. then snap the batt and POWER ON. If this does not work then replace the memory ROMs with NEW ones with the exact/upgraded spec (the old ones might be defective) |
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