Hi Guys,
I have installed the RC on a Dell Latittude D600 Laptop. Installation went smooth with the expection of driver hunts. The only upgrade I did was add a 1GB RAM (laptop has 2GB max).
I went to logon (out of hibernation mode) and laptop didnt boot. No BIOS, no HDD activity, just the green led power light was on. Thought I may have experienced a major hardware/motherboard malfunction. so i completetly shut the laptop down and put it aside for a day or 2. Out of curiousity I booted it up today and it boot up totally. Got the Bios screen, HDD activity all seemed ok. I did a complete shutdown and rebooted and BAM... didnt boot again!! Decided to take the battery out and rebooted. Amazingly, the laptop booted normally! Put the battery back in and wont boot normally.
This is my 2nd replacement battery bought directly from Dell in 1 yr. So, I am thinking I have a motherboard/power issue. BIOS sees the battery, but sometimes it charges and sometimes it doesnt.
So any ideas on how I can check any of the motherboard connections? laptop way past warranty lol..... BIOS is updated to newest (A15) and memtest was ok
thanks for help
I have installed the RC on a Dell Latittude D600 Laptop. Installation went smooth with the expection of driver hunts. The only upgrade I did was add a 1GB RAM (laptop has 2GB max).
I went to logon (out of hibernation mode) and laptop didnt boot. No BIOS, no HDD activity, just the green led power light was on. Thought I may have experienced a major hardware/motherboard malfunction. so i completetly shut the laptop down and put it aside for a day or 2. Out of curiousity I booted it up today and it boot up totally. Got the Bios screen, HDD activity all seemed ok. I did a complete shutdown and rebooted and BAM... didnt boot again!! Decided to take the battery out and rebooted. Amazingly, the laptop booted normally! Put the battery back in and wont boot normally.
This is my 2nd replacement battery bought directly from Dell in 1 yr. So, I am thinking I have a motherboard/power issue. BIOS sees the battery, but sometimes it charges and sometimes it doesnt.
So any ideas on how I can check any of the motherboard connections? laptop way past warranty lol..... BIOS is updated to newest (A15) and memtest was ok
thanks for help