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    XPS M1330 Mainboard problem

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by samansad, Nov 15, 2013.

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    samansad Newbie

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    Dear all

    I have a Dell M1330 and after 5 years usage suddenly it turned off and when I checked, I figured out that it has a short circuit on it's mainboard. A common problem with other people, that when I connect charger the LED of the charger will go off. Therefore I connect mainbboard to 9v power and figured out, that C525 was the problem. I removed it from the board and there is no more short circuit! But the laptop is not turning on yet!
    If I connect the battery and the power then a part of mainboard that is close to battery connector will over heat in a matter of few seconds and laptop battery LED will start flashing red and blue (it means batter is over heating).
    Does anybody has any idea how to solve it?
    If I only connect the power it will turn on (the CPU fan doesn't turn on but the HDD start to work), the LCD doesn't turn on at all and after 30-60 second the laptop automatically turn off. While it is on the LED of caps lock will keep flashing! Does this means I have to buy new mainboard?
    Anybody knows how to fix it?
    Any idea or suggestion?

    Thank you so much
     
    samansad, Nov 15, 2013
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    samansad Newbie

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    Nobody can help me in this situation?
     
    samansad, Dec 17, 2013
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