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Help! Dell laptop will not turn on

CianDonovan

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Jul 24, 2015
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My dell laptop will not turn on. Worked fine yesterday morning but i had to mash the power button to turn it on. Now it will not turn on. I have tried removing the battery and AC cord and holding the power button but i did not work. The charger light stays lit when plugged in also. Thank you.
 
Could be that the button is faulty, or if there's a cable that runs from it to the board, that cable could be bad.

Can you power it on using the charger by itself (battery removed) like RageGamingZone suggested?