My Inspiron 1779 2-1 is completely dead. When i plug it in and hold the power button down long enough (about 30 seconds), it displays the following code on the light in the front of the PC (facing you, on the keyboard side)...
4 short blinks, a pause, then a longer 5th blink.
I thought that meant the CMOS battery was dead (which might explain why it won't power on or even post), but we just replaced the CMOS battery (and the card that came with it) today and nothing has changed. Gets zero power and only displays the diagnostic lights.
Is anyone familiar with the light code i mentioned? Does it correspond to a particular part we can replace?
Thanks very much in advance!
(PS, yes we did leave it plugged in overnight, presumably charging, and also re-seeded the main battery.)
4 short blinks, a pause, then a longer 5th blink.
I thought that meant the CMOS battery was dead (which might explain why it won't power on or even post), but we just replaced the CMOS battery (and the card that came with it) today and nothing has changed. Gets zero power and only displays the diagnostic lights.
Is anyone familiar with the light code i mentioned? Does it correspond to a particular part we can replace?
Thanks very much in advance!
(PS, yes we did leave it plugged in overnight, presumably charging, and also re-seeded the main battery.)