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    Xps 1645 - after a liquid spill, it beeps/freezes with battery, but works fine without it?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Tony_Pony, Feb 18, 2014.

  1. Tony_Pony

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    My beloved XPS 1645 recently had an accident - i spilled stuff on it that reached the motherboard.

    I thoroughly cleaned everything (including the motherboard) with distilled water and denatured alcohol, and aired it out for 3 days.

    I powered it up without the battery, and it worked great.

    Then I tried to power it up with the battery in. It got to the Dell welcome screen, froze, and started beeping non-stop. I tried to power it up again with the battery in, and the power cord attached - the result was the same (freezes/beeps).

    What could possibly be the problem? The battery wasn't involved in the accident - it stayed completely dry.

    Thanks in advance! I'm grateful the computer works with the power cord attached, but I'd like to be able to use the battery at some point again :)
     
    Tony_Pony, Feb 18, 2014
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