Re: "HELL" Inspiron 5100, could it be the caps??

Yeah I have 2 of Chip Type SMT Electrolytic Capacitors and everything else is ceramic ones. Looked one more time for any visual damage around the whole motherboard, none were found.
Arr, so frustrating... It fires up, and everything seems to work. But does not work. So much easy on desktops when you have planty of spares, quickly pin point the problem. On laptops you realy don't have the oportunity to try different video or mobo etc.
will keep searching for the answer....

Re: "HELL" Inspiron 5100, could it be the caps??

do you have a pic of caps that are used in laptops, can't remember seeing any regular size caps there when I took it apart.

Re: "HELL" Inspiron 5100, could it be the caps??

I din't look at the caps. I haven't even thought about them until today felow cragslister told me to take a look at this site. Planing on taking laptop apart tomorow to take a look at it with caps in mind. Rightnow just wondering if this problem sounds like a badcaps.

Re: "HELL" Inspiron 5100, could it be the caps??

sry, don't have a digicam here. Visiting my motherland(Russia) for the next 6 mounth. If the problem in the caps, it would be great as I solder preaty good and here(in Russia) there is no problem in geting any electronic parts realy cheap. You can buy brand new "lamps" with no problem! Remember the ones you had in your old radio.

Inspiron 5100.
I was trying to get on the net true dial-up. And then he bluescreened on me. Tried to restart him but no luck. Powers up, the fan gives out warm air but the screen is black. Try 5 more times and no luck, almost gaved up. Though the mobo gone fry. But on the next try it went on!? Got to the loading windows screen and again bluescreened on me. Repeated same thing (5-7 times nothing and than again bluescreen)
Anyway now it shows only blackscreen. Took out all the unnecessary parts to eliminate the problem. Tried different memory, nothing. Thought maybe BIOS got settings...