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Dell inspiron 8600 won't turn on

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by Laizee, Apr 14, 2008.

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  1. Laizee Newcomer, in training

    yesterday, my computer was in the middle of a chkdisk i switched off the power point because of a thunder storm, to prevent a surge. ironically, i havnt been able to get it to turn on since.
    a few things about my inspiron 8600; the power cord had previously been cut and re joined and since then never worked on battery alone. but still always worked on power adapter. is this something to do with the power adapter or a bigger problem? wen i press the power button it lights up for 1-2 seconds then goes dead. the screen flashes for a second then nothing. do i need a new power cord?
    thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give...
    Laizee, Apr 14, 2008
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  2. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    Try removing the battery and booting your laptop with only the AC adapter. If it still won't start, it's worth attempting to replace your AC adapter.
    Matthew, Apr 14, 2008
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  3. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    Tedster, Apr 14, 2008
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  4. Laizee Newcomer, in training

    Thanks for the reply, i managed to borrow an adapter off a friend and it now powers up.
    Laizee, Apr 15, 2008
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  5. Matthew TechSpot Editor, Community Manager

    :) Good news. AC adapters appear to fail at a pretty ridiculous rate...
    Matthew, Apr 15, 2008
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