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    XPS M1530- 3rd Motherboard; Am I the only one??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by marc515, Jun 25, 2010.

  1. marc515

    marc515 Notebook Consultant

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    Purchased our M1530 in Jan 2009, and just had the Motherbooard replaced for the 3rd time. 1st replacement was in May 2009, 2nd was in Jun 2009, and now in Jun 2010.

    It is only used for home type stuff, so not a lot of heavy use.

    Is anyone else experiencing this with their M1530? Are we the only one's, or is there a known problem? Hard to believe a MB only lasts 1 year

    The last problem I had was a start up problem. For example, Last Saturday Night I shut the computer off as I normally do; Sunday morning it would not start up. When I pushed the power button, the blue light would come on for a second and go out, then I would hear a clicking sound, which sounded like the hard drive.

    I called Dell, and the tech walked me through multiple procedures to tyr to get it to boot up; to no avail, so he ordered another MB. Later Sunday night, I decided to give it one more try for the heck of it, and she booted right up, and worked fine till the service tech showed up yesterday. He couldn't replicate the problem, so he replaced the MB anyway.

    Warranty expires in Jan 2011; Can I buy an extended warranty as I think I'll need it based on this poor track record.

    Is the M1530 lemon, and is it too much to expect a notebook at this price point to last more than a year?

    Thank you,.....marc
     
    marc515, Jun 25, 2010
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Hey!

    No, you are not the only one..Many 1530 owners have gone thru the same problem. An ongoing, what seems non fixable problem, a temporary fix is replacing the Mobo/GPU.

    I had several Mobo/GPUs during the time I had my 1530. Finally, after several GPU replacements, I convinced Dell to replace with a XPS 1640.

    See this THREAD, it has been helpful to many, 1530 owners and now they have (or are working on) getting replacements with Dell.

    You are on your 3rd replacement Mobo. Now, it is time for Dell to replace with another lappy. What they are doing is a :fail: all around.

    Contact Support and tell them you want them to replace with a lappy, based on your track record. :) Are you seeing any issues with this one yet?

    Cin...
     
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