my mom's base model dell started turning itself off whenever she turned it on. it would boot, get to the desktop, and then shut off. so far i have replaced the power supply, reseated the memory, replaced the heat sink fan. now it's not turning on at all. i have the side off so i can see what's going on. there is a small green led light near the processor that is always lit. when i hit the power button, there is a red led light that turns off and turns off in less than a second. the heatsink fan turns like its starting up, and then just stops. it seems like a power thing, but im not sure since i replaced the power supply already.
another weird thing, when she first brought it over, i reseated the memory, and it powered up and i was using it all day like normal. i let it sit for a couple weeks while i was on vacation. came back to hook it up and now it's doing this.
any ideas?
another weird thing, when she first brought it over, i reseated the memory, and it powered up and i was using it all day like normal. i let it sit for a couple weeks while i was on vacation. came back to hook it up and now it's doing this.
any ideas?
