This is my first attempt to fix a laptop... from a friend. Don't have a lot of hope for it but thought I'd give it a go.
It's a Dell Vostro 1310 and it won't start at all. Tried stripping down to the basics, disconnect everything except 1 stick of RAM (tested OK in another machine) and it won't start.
Fan spins up, then stops, then Caps Lock and Scroll Lock come on solid and NumLock starts flashing. Google suggests this means motherboard problem (surprise, surprise)
Friend said it used to fail POST and beep sometimes, but would start others. Now it won't do anyhing. No beeps so far for me. Tried reset BIOS by removing battery, no change.
Found schematics online (attached)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_PM1DJUQ_M
Any ideas on where to look first?
It's a Dell Vostro 1310 and it won't start at all. Tried stripping down to the basics, disconnect everything except 1 stick of RAM (tested OK in another machine) and it won't start.
Fan spins up, then stops, then Caps Lock and Scroll Lock come on solid and NumLock starts flashing. Google suggests this means motherboard problem (surprise, surprise)
Friend said it used to fail POST and beep sometimes, but would start others. Now it won't do anyhing. No beeps so far for me. Tried reset BIOS by removing battery, no change.
Found schematics online (attached)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_PM1DJUQ_M
Any ideas on where to look first?
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