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[T-dot]

Ive had my Dell XPS m1530 for a year and a half now.
2 weeks ago the battery went dead and wouldnt recharge. For the past 2 weeks Ive been using the laptop with just the adapter (pulled battery out).
Now, the computer doesnt turn on at all. There is a power light on the adapter though.


SO, dead motherboard or something else? DellKorea is charging 80 bucks to pick it up and look at the thing.

[swigs]

Here are the recommended steps I would take. Look for Dell or PC forums that have posts similar to yours. If you cant find any post that has the same issue as you, then make a new post in a more specific forum.

After that maybe you will have a better idea of what is wrong and can take it to Yongsan to get it fixed for a better deal.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMB_enKR318KR319&q=Dell+XPS+m1530+dead&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

[eamo]

If you have no idea whats wrong with it, then find out where the Dell A/S center is in Yongsan.

Bring it there, smile and be charming, then, if it's a very simple problem and the guy is in a good mood, he might quickly fix it for you for little or no money.

Or at least he'll let you know the extent of the problem.

[Rusty Shackleford]

Could be the power cord? Try sparking it up with another cord, if you can find one.

[T-dot]

TY, all.

My mainboard is still covered by warranty, so they will fix if that is the problem.

Yongsan is a little out of my way to trek to.

[losing_touch]

I had the same problem with my XPS. Dell in the states wanted like $700 to fix it. Mine wasn't under warranty anymore. I tried everywhere in Thailand to fix it. It worked just fine once I used another battery. The battery would keep it's charge only if it was plugged in. I just got another laptop. The machine is still in Thailand. I will sort it out when I get back in September, but it is a serious pain. The best IT people in Bangkok didn't have a clue. I don't know about Korea though.

Something happened to my HP mainboard here in Korea. It was simple to fix.

[T-dot]

[losing_touch]

No, they didn't tell me. I still have no clue. At the time, I was in a bit of a hurry. I will be looking into an external battery charger for it when time permits. They said to send it to them and they would fix it. I thought for sure that I could fix it in Thailand. How wrong I was!

When I had the mainboard issue on my HP, the symptoms were completely different. Your problems sound exactly like mine.

[T-dot]

The problem was had something to do with the graphic chip? or graphic card.
So, in the end they replaced the entire motherboard (integrated).

It took a few days, but the service guy went out of his way in the middle of a rainstorm to bring me my laptop at 9pm.