Inspiron 6000 motherboard power supply

[Jeana32]

Hello,
The power supply cord works fine. I took it to a computer store and they told me it was the power supply to the motherboard or something like that. The guys did not open my computer or really take a look at it, really not very helpful. He did plug up 3 different cords and could not get them to power my computer either. That's when he told me it was the power supply to the motherboard. The guy told me I was better off buying a brand new computer. If there was another way to charge my battery my computer would work fine. It will run off of a charged battery! It just want charge my battery or even read that they power supply cord is plugged in. Any suggestions!

 

[COLGeek]

The problem is likely the motherboard itself (the power connector soldered onto it in particluar). You could simply replace the motherboard for very little. Below is a link that may be useful if you decide to repair your 6000:

http/www.txcesssurplus.com/servlet/the-8437/Dell-W9259-Inspiron-6000/Detail

That is an older system, so you need to weigh the costs of repair with how much a new rig would cost.

This swap out (if you bought the part listed above) is actually fairly easy.

Good luck!

 

[Mousemonkey]

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