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    X300 very odd...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jolut, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. jolut

    jolut Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I have a dell x300 laptop and I am running Ubuntu Linux. It works very well.
    But the X300 have a bad battery and I am using the AC/DC all the time.
    Today I lost current and the X300 went on the battery. In few minutes, the battery was drained and the X300 went down. After connecting to AC/DC again noting happen.
    I cant re-boot and the computor seems to be in some sort of sleeping mode.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks, Jörgen
     
    jolut, Mar 22, 2008
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Ooh. Ugh. So you mean if you hold down the power button for half a minute, still it won't power off?
     
    pixelot, Mar 22, 2008
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  3. Jstn7477

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    Have you tried removing the battery and unplugging the computer, waited for like a minute, and then plugged it back in? That will probably solve its problem.

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Mar 22, 2008
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  4. jolut

    jolut Notebook Enthusiast

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    I can power off, but when I power on again, nothing happens (The start LED works)
    The X300 seems to be in sleeping mode.

    I have done "everything", removed the battery, disconnected the internal battery, the hard drive works in an older dell etc.
     
    jolut, Mar 23, 2008
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    plug it in to an external moniter and see if its yor screen giving you trouble
     
    yourself3082, Mar 23, 2008
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  6. jolut

    jolut Notebook Enthusiast

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    The external monitor says
    "InPower Save mode
    Press any key on keyboard or move mouse"
     
    jolut, Mar 23, 2008
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    o then i dont know sorry
     
    yourself3082, Mar 23, 2008
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    Try pulling out the battery, unplug it from the outlet, and hold down the power button for 10 seconds. Then see if it works.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 23, 2008
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  9. jolut

    jolut Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks :) Done that to.
    It could be the motherboard. I have contacted Dell support in Sweden.
     
    jolut, Mar 23, 2008
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    sounds like a surge fried the computer. computers are one of the only things not protected from electrical surges, even with a surge protector.
     
    onionring1988, Mar 23, 2008
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    Could it be a loose power connector? I had a laptop that displayed similar problems that had a loose power connector. It ran on battery, but not while plugged in and died completely when the battery was drained.
     
    atbnet, Mar 23, 2008
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  12. jolut

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    Yes, it could be a surge that fried the computer.
    The fan works, HD gets power, a CD spinns in the media bay.
    THE LED for AC/DC is on, but in the begining the LED was out. After about 10 sec the LED faded in and then out (every 10 sec). I drained the battery and after that the LED is on as normal.
    I will let you know what dell support says.
     
    jolut, Mar 23, 2008
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    I really don't think it is damaged.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 23, 2008
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  14. jolut

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    Dell support will change the motherboard for me, no charge :)
    They have no clue of the problem.
     
    jolut, Mar 24, 2008
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    X300 is now fixed. Dell support changed the motherboard.
    Thanks for your help!! :)
     
    jolut, Mar 26, 2008
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