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[Solved] Inspiron 6000 motherboard power supply

Forum Laptops & Notebooks : General Discussion [Solved] Inspiron 6000 motherboard power supply

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!

Reply to Jeana32

Best answer

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/servl [...] 000/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!

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