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    Inspiron 1200 help

    LOL
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    Inspiron 1200 help

    Wow, who knew all this amazing stuff! thank you so much. I called the peeps at work and they are going to fix it if it can be fixed or get my stuff off of it for me. I am going to look into the enclosure thing for the future and keep back ups. I heard once that there are two kinds of people in...
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    Inspiron 1200 help

    Oh, that's bad isn't it. I am going to take it to the people at work, since it is a work computer. What worries me is the photos I have saved on it that don't exist anywhere else. There is work stuff too, but I can recreate that. But thank you for all your help. Can you tell me if this is...
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    Inspiron 1200 help

    OK, power button does not move and computer does not turn on. my bad, the power button DOES move but nothing happens. wait, I don't think I did this right. trying again. OK done correctly, still nothing. what about that coin cell battery? could that be dead?
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    Inspiron 1200 help

    No, the computer won't boot at all whether the battery is in or not, with or without the power cord. The jack where the cord plugs into the computer appears stable and looks ok, there doesn't appear to be any damage and it is not loose.
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    Inspiron 1200 help

    Hi, I have searched the forum and tried some of the ideas I already found. I will try to be as thorough here as I can. I have a Dell Inspiron 1200 which I have had about a year. I have replaced the power cord once about 6 months ago and have had no other problems. A couple of days ago it...