Laptop Giving Up the Ghost
Crap.
I thought the laptop was just suffering from a bad power adapter.
I’m now 99% sure that it’s the motherboard that’s slowly dying.
:sigh: I guess I’m going to spend a little time tonight getting a desktop up and running.
Posted March 8th, 2004 in Geekery by Geof F. Morris.
Elaborate. What’s happening? I’m having computer issues too (as you know). I wonder if they’re similar – I think mine’s the power adapter too.
March 8th, 2004 at 21:46Well, my battery won’t charge, for one. I bought a new adapter to see if that was the issue … it wasn’t. Last night, the only way I could get it to boot was to pull the FDD and stick the battery in that spot–it did boot up, but it was draining from the battery pack. I had no AC connection to the laptop.
March 9th, 2004 at 07:29Sending Boudreaux in for Repair
July 23rd, 2004 at 16:27After a long delay and a series of emails this week that have left me really frustrated—story to follow when the repairs are done—I have a reference number to send Boudreaux, my Dell Inspiron 8200, back to the manufacturer for a new laptop. I have…