Mobile Computing
 
Forums: » Register « |  User CP |  Games |  Calendar |  Members |  FAQs |  Sitemap |  Support | 
 
 
User Name:
Password:
Remember me
Go Back   Dev Hardware ForumsHOME COMPUTINGMobile Computing

Reply
Add This Thread To:
  Del.icio.us   Digg   Google   Spurl   Blink   Furl   Simpy   Y! MyWeb 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Unread Dev Hardware Forums Sponsor:
  Trader Rating: 0 · #16  
Old July 7th, 2006, 04:27 PM
Ms. Hey's Avatar
Ms. Hey Ms. Hey is offline
Mod Chick
Dev Hardware Expert (3500 - 3999 posts)
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: anywhere I can take photos
Posts: 3,832 Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Ms. Hey User rank is General 23rd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 2 Weeks 1 Day 3 h 36 m 35 sec
Reputation Power: 2527
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike B
My name is Mike. I'm a Dell Customer Advocate located in Round Rock, TX at Dell corporate headquarters. I came across your post here and wanted to offer some assistance with your ongoing issue. If you could reply to me at Customer_Advocate@dell.com we can discuss the issue further and see about getting you back up and running.

Thank you,

Mike B.
Dell Customer Advocate

Thanks for joining in! Hope folks can get some help from ya! Hang out & join in elsewhere - there's a lot happening around here!!
__________________
I use a Canon 30D...oh you mean computers...whatever I'm using

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 2 · #17  
Old July 7th, 2006, 04:33 PM
Nilpo's Avatar
Nilpo Nilpo is offline
Click here for more information.
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Salem, OH
Posts: 5,324 Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)  Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1
Time spent in forums: 1 Month 1 Week 2 Days 18 h 33 m 17 sec
Reputation Power: 5341
Send a message via ICQ to Nilpo Send a message via AIM to Nilpo Send a message via MSN to Nilpo Send a message via Yahoo to Nilpo Send a message via Google Talk to Nilpo Send a message via Skype to Nilpo Send a message via XFire to Nilpo
MySpace Orkut
Yes, please do stick around...I was only joking.
__________________
Click the image if at any point you don't like my decision.

10011100011000101111100011100000011000000100000011 10010011011110110001101101011011110100011000001110 0100111101000100001

Visit Nilpo.com and Ask the Windows Guru!

Open me for some very useful links!    

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 4 · #18  
Old July 7th, 2006, 04:44 PM
madhyena's Avatar
madhyena madhyena is offline
SץsAםмιи & Wяιτєя
Click here for more information.
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Romania, the one and only.
Posts: 4,563 madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)madhyena User rank is General 84th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)  Folding Points: 65608 Folding Title: Intermediate FolderFolding Points: 65608 Folding Title: Intermediate FolderFolding Points: 65608 Folding Title: Intermediate FolderFolding Points: 65608 Folding Title: Intermediate Folder
Time spent in forums: 1 Year 1 Month 2 Weeks 3 Days 3 h 5 m 22 sec
Reputation Power: 6592
Send a message via Yahoo to madhyena
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nilpo
Yes, please do stick around...I was only joking.
He indeed was joking
__________________

“Greatness, combined with the hint of a 24-carat lifestyle, is within us striving to make it through, craving for attention,
and in the end, recognition, leaving a record worthy of biography on forging success stories.”
—ME

Check out MadHyeNa's Website & Article Index. Visit Nilpo.com - Ask the Windows Guru!™
I succeed, conquer, and achieve, therefore I am.

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 1 · #19  
Old July 8th, 2006, 06:34 AM
Itsacon's Avatar
Itsacon Itsacon is offline
Command Line Warrior
Dev Hardware Intermediate (1500 - 1999 posts)
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
Posts: 1,813 Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Itsacon User rank is General 22nd Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)  Folding Points: 722153 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 2Folding Points: 722153 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 2Folding Points: 722153 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 2Folding Points: 722153 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 2Folding Points: 722153 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 2Folding Points: 722153 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 2Folding Points: 722153 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 2
Time spent in forums: 2 Weeks 2 Days 13 h 48 m 38 sec
Reputation Power: 2432
Send a message via ICQ to Itsacon
You mean we've had people here with working Dell's?

Must have been asleep...
__________________
This is my sig. Is it not nifty?
Itsacon's Sig v2. Click here =>    

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 0 · #20  
Old July 8th, 2006, 08:58 PM
jill19 jill19 is offline
n00b DevH'er
Dev Hardware Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2 jill19 User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 8 m
Reputation Power: 0
i actually got my computer fixed when i called dell services. we couldn't find out what happened to it, but by trying a few different things the screen came back on and i havent had any problems with it since then.

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 2 · #21  
Old July 8th, 2006, 09:14 PM
Nilpo's Avatar
Nilpo Nilpo is offline
Click here for more information.
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Salem, OH
Posts: 5,324 Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)  Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1
Time spent in forums: 1 Month 1 Week 2 Days 18 h 33 m 17 sec
Reputation Power: 5341
Send a message via ICQ to Nilpo Send a message via AIM to Nilpo Send a message via MSN to Nilpo Send a message via Yahoo to Nilpo Send a message via Google Talk to Nilpo Send a message via Skype to Nilpo Send a message via XFire to Nilpo
MySpace Orkut
Quote:
Originally Posted by jill19
we couldn't find out what happened to it
I'm glad it worked out for you, but a lucky tweak doesn't constitute a solution in my book.

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 0 · #22  
Old July 10th, 2006, 11:19 AM
mkurtism mkurtism is offline
n00b DevH'er
Dev Hardware Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2 mkurtism User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 5 m 42 sec
Reputation Power: 0
Jill,

I have the exact same laptop as you, and what seems to be the same problem. Mine isn't even a month old yet, and when I put it in standby one time and tried to bring it out of standby, it went dead. Ever since i've been trying to turn it on, but the battery light is the only thing that comes on.

I have however gotten in to turn on twice out of luck, but I don't like relying on luck for it to turn on. What did you do with Dell on the phone to fix it? Because I spent about 45 minutes on the phone with them and nothing really got solved, it just turned on by a stroke of luck.

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 0 · #23  
Old July 26th, 2006, 10:56 AM
harry gilbert harry gilbert is offline
n00b DevH'er
Dev Hardware Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 1 harry gilbert User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 7 m 8 sec
Reputation Power: 0
Have the same problem - it's HARDWARE

I have a Dell D810 laptop with ATI Mobility Radeon X600 video, and have had intermittent problems with the LCD going black after the Windows splash screen for 5 months. Last week it started dying on me while I was using it (went into sleep mode, then LCD black). An external monitor will work, and the LCD will work in safe mode. Dell came out and replaced the motherboard, video card, and LCD screen, and played around swapping memory cards - no fix. They then tried installing new video drivers, which totally hosed the computer, so I did a restore. The Dell tech said it was a corrupted software driver, and told me to format and re-image my hard drive. I swapped hard drives with an associate's D810 and proved to Dell it IS a HARDWARE problem (my hard dribe works perfectly in other PC; my PC has dead LCD with his hard drive). Dell is sending me a new laptop.

Oh, the tech also told me that there is a 50% failure rate on the Hitachi 60gb hard drives. They will replace it under warrany IF it fails. So, if you have a Hitachi HD, better do a drive image to DVDs or a portable HD!

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 0 · #24  
Old July 26th, 2006, 11:17 AM
mkurtism mkurtism is offline
n00b DevH'er
Dev Hardware Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 2 mkurtism User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 5 m 42 sec
Reputation Power: 0
An update on mine, I convinced dell to send it to a service center to fix it. It took them a day to put a new motherboard in and ship it back. I think they have a playbook for this now because it's been a widespread problem. But it was on their end for sure.

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 2 · #25  
Old July 26th, 2006, 11:52 AM
Nilpo's Avatar
Nilpo Nilpo is offline
Click here for more information.
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Salem, OH
Posts: 5,324 Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)Nilpo User rank is General 65th Grade (Above 100000 Reputation Level)  Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1Folding Points: 184836 Folding Title: Super Ultimate Folder - Level 1
Time spent in forums: 1 Month 1 Week 2 Days 18 h 33 m 17 sec
Reputation Power: 5341
Send a message via ICQ to Nilpo Send a message via AIM to Nilpo Send a message via MSN to Nilpo Send a message via Yahoo to Nilpo Send a message via Google Talk to Nilpo Send a message via Skype to Nilpo Send a message via XFire to Nilpo
MySpace Orkut
Hey, thanks for that update. Glad you got that sorted out.

Reply With Quote
  Trader Rating: 0 · #26  
Old July 29th, 2006, 09:46 PM
sirhexx sirhexx is offline
n00b DevH'er
Dev Hardware Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 1 sirhexx User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 25 m 7 sec
Reputation Power: 0
same problem... kinda

hello all... i'v been reading the posts on this thread cuz i was doin some research for the complete headache that is my dell inspiron 5100. I'm having VERY similar problems as the rest of you... but not exactly... let me explain.

The laptop doesnt boot up everytime, the screen flickers for like a sec and then blackness. sometimes however it come on just fine and boots up no problem.... until however i touch the laptop or move it.

Since i'v been repairing PC's for a living now for about 3 years now, i decided to make this my personal project. i