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    Boot problem with Inspiron 2200

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jerdonaldson, Apr 7, 2012.

  1. jerdonaldson

    jerdonaldson Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dell forum,

    I'm trying to fix my daughters Dell Inspiron 2200. It will not
    boot up. When I push the power button sometimes it will start
    to boot but doesn't finish. Once I got to an error message that
    said the battery is dangerously low. Most times nothing happens
    when I push the power button. Does the battery have to have
    some life to boot this laptop?

    I have checked the Cmos battery and the HD. Both seem to be
    alright.

    jerryd
     
    jerdonaldson, Apr 7, 2012
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    bdp629 Notebook Enthusiast

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    How about booting it up without a battery installed?

    And if the booting progress hands after the system logo shows up, then it's the system's problem or hard drive problem.. If it hangs during the very beginning, then it should be something wrong with hardware... :)
     
    bdp629, Apr 7, 2012
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  3. jerdonaldson

    jerdonaldson Notebook Enthusiast

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    Goophy69,
    Thanks for the reply.

    I figured out that if I hold the power cord to one side where it plugs
    into the jack it will boot. As soon as I let go of the power plug
    it loses power. I'll re-solder the power jack and if that doesn't
    fix it I'll buy a new one.

    jerryd
     
    jerdonaldson, Apr 8, 2012
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