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    dell xps 1730 died

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jeffjessryan, Oct 4, 2011.

  1. jeffjessryan

    jeffjessryan Newbie

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    my dell xps 1730 has died, wont boot up, only have batt and wireless leds and caps lock leds nothing else, has been working fine for 2 years, have checked ram and hardrive, battery and a/c, could be gpu , motherboard or graphics, any ideas appreciated, thanks
     
  2. deerchaser

    deerchaser Notebook Consultant

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    Got fans? If not, motherboard. My 1640 did the same thing, lights up but thats it, black screen, no fans, no hard drive activity, nothing.