How To Fix Dell Computer Wont Turn On - No Power - Dead Laptop

hey guys my name is Jamie and this is my channel PC monkey where I try to bring you a wide variety of do-it-yourself computer repair and upgrade videos in this video I'm going to show you how to address a computer that has no signs of life or maybe perhaps very little signs of life but in any case it's not turning on a couple quick things before we get started first please remember to like share subscribe if this video is helpful if you do want to support the channel a little further a super thanks is always appreciated second thing a quick shout out to my sponsor nice hash nice hash is the world's largest hash power Marketplace what that means for you guys is you can now rent out your computer's unused and idle power online to people who mine various cryptocurrencies and you get paid for that power in Bitcoin it's a great way to make some money on the side with no work it's a One-Stop shop for all things crypto you can check them out here or I'll fill you in a little more at the end of the video so now let's get into the project so this is the laptop we're going to be using today it's not turning on I hit the power button you may see some Led these come on you may see some lights but you're not seeing anything display on the screen the hard drive or fan sounds either you don't hear them or you hear them very quickly and they shut right off so basically the computer's not turning on if you are seeing anything on the screen or if you do hear the hard drive or fan sounds and they stay on most likely this series of tests I'm going to show you is not what you need because your computer may actually be turning on leave me a comment down below with what you're actually seeing and I'll direct you to the right video now let's take you to the first test I'm going to have you run to see if we can get this thing started okay so here's the computer not turning on the first thing I'm going to have you do guys is just press and hold your power button down for up to one minute sometimes it's simply a communication issue so before you try anything more severe just press and hold that power button down for one whole minute if that doesn't solve your issue now I'm going to have you move on to step two we're going to unplug your charger flip your computer over and if you can remove your battery if you can remove your battery that's the better thing to do here it's a better way to perform this test if you can't remove your battery you can try doing this test without removing your battery for a lot of you it still may work if you do want to do this test the right way and your battery is internal and you can't get at it that easy there'll be a description or there'll be I'm sorry there'll be a video in the description below on how to access an internal battery or if you want step-by-step instructions for your computer leave me a comment with your brand and model and I can try to help you get into your specific computer but after you've removed the battery after you've unplugged your charger gonna flip your computer back over and you're going to press and hold that power button again for one minute so press and hold that for one minute a lot of times what happens is power will build up in various components in your computer that shouldn't build up there and that can interfere with the way it works even it turning on so hopefully by doing this we're draining the power from those components that should not have a power build up after you're done holding that down you can put your battery back in plug your charger back in and you can try turning on your computer again if that works for you leave me a comment let me know if not we're going to keep pressing on ahead if that doesn't get your computer turned on we're going to change it up a little bit we're going to remove the charger again remove the battery again we're going to press and hold for another minute and now we're just going to put one item back we're going to plug in your charger but we're going to leave your battery out try starting your computer if your computer starts up then great what you've done is you've identified a bad battery as the thing that's making your computer not turn on I would at that point replace it if you want any help finding the right battery for your computer let me know again leave me your brand and your model number I can help you out if that doesn't help your computer turn on then we're going to unplug your charger press and hold the power button for another minute and now we're going to put your battery back in and we're going to leave the charger out so we're going to kind of swap them and try the other one now try turning your computer on same thing as before if your computer turns on you've identified your power adapter as most likely faulty I would at this point replace your power adapter uh your battery's probably good one thing also to note guys if these things are not helping your computer try doing them a couple times try holding on the power button for one minute try that repeatedly try taking your battery and charge up try this process a couple times some of you may need that to fully drain the power now if this first series of tests fix your issue but you find you have to do this every time you start your computer that shows a problem if it's only a one-time thing then it's usually not a big deal these things happen but if it's over and over again and every time you start your computer you have to do this power drain then there's a problem I would suggest first make sure you're plugging your computer into a surge protector not directly into the wall make sure it's a good surge protector you also don't want to use your computer always plugged in a battery needs to charge charge and discharge regularly to stay healthy so you don't want to hurt your battery that way also try to limit the sources of static and things you use your computer around try not to use it in bed try not to let your cat sleep on it all these things can can Aid in in that power build up and and that's not good for your computer next quick test I'm going to have you try involves your RAM so again we're going to flip your computer over access the ram if you have an easy access panel like me you'll be able to get at your RAM relatively easily just like the battery if your RAM is not easily accessible and you have to really get into the computer really start taking off some panels leave me a message with your brand your model number and I can help you access your RAM all right so before getting into my computer the first thing I'm going to do is remove my battery make sure your your cable is unplugged we want as little power running through this computer as possible when you open it if your battery is internal you want to take that out first thing when you get into your computer I'm just going to go around now and remove move the screws to my panel so here are two Ram ports right there so most of you will see something like this you'll have two Ram ports some may only have one um basically what we're going to do here guys is test for either a bad stick of ram a loose stick of Ram or even a bad Port so the first thing you want to do is take both of your RAM sticks out give the ram ports a good blow blow on them make sure it's clean and put your RAM sticks back in try starting your computer the way that RAM sticks usually set in there are two metal arms on either side they're held together by Springs so when you push those metal arms away the rim will release like that and then you just slide the rim out it's got a long Port short Port um that's how it goes in there you can't put it in backwards it has to go in the right way so that's how you take your RAM out again take both your RAM out put them back in try starting your computer if your computer starts it could have just been loose it it happens um if your computer doesn't start we're going to test for each Ram stick now so take one of your RAM sticks put it into one of the ports snap it in correctly make sure that it's secure try turning on your computer if your computer works you've identified the other Ram stick is bad if your computer doesn't work we're going to switch ports we're going to take it out put it in this port try starting your computer if your computer does not start then we'll take this Ram stick out and then put your second ram stick again I I only had one but you'd want your second ram stick try that in both ports see if it works try turning it on in in both ports if you only have one stick like I do you can try just reseeding it you can try unplugging it plugging it back trying the computer and then moving it from one port to the next that that can test for that but you need another good stick to test it if if this is good if this Ram's bad you won't know um you need another stick of ram there'll be a video link below in the description on how to purchase the correct compatible RAM for your computer if you don't know how for those of you that found out it was your RAM great leave me a message again so I can keep track of which ones have which problems if you have to replace your RAM not a big deal Ram's not the most expensive fix and as long as you need to replace it manso upgrade Ram's a big component and the overall speed factor of your computer so why not replace it upgrade it as well the last simple test I'm going to show you in this video is how to do a bios reset a manual bios reset on your motherboard by temporarily removing your CMOS battery and I'll show you that now so this is your C most battery it's a little round component here it looks like a watch battery inside it's wrapped in black electrical tape and it plugs into a port another common CMOS battery presentation is on this motherboard here that's another common way you can see a CMOS battery on a motherboard so all you would do was is unplug it from the port don't pull on the wire just put your fingernails on either side of that thing and slide it out a little out of time we're glued out and then you've unplugged it so that's a bios reset leave that unplugged for a while and then just plug it back in foreign if you have this other kind of CMOS battery here the way to get this out is a spring here that holds it in and a spring underneath here that pushes it up so we're going to want to push this battery back and up be very careful though because this right here is very breakable if that plastic part snaps off then your battery won't be secure so just be very careful push in and up like that and it comes out like that and then again you would leave it out for a time and then you would slide it back in and snap it back down in into place so those are the three tests I'm going to show you in this video uh holding down your power button at various times testing for the battery the power adapter checking your RAM and then ultimately the CMOS battery a receipt or or the BIOS reset in my shop I find those three account for a large percentage of computers that won't turn on or look like they have no power if you guys are still not able to turn your computer on after this if nothing's changed it's probably something a little more complicated a little more heavy I'll show you those in the next video you're probably looking at a motherboard issue maybe a faulty component issue that we have to identify separate from your motherboard maybe even a power jack issue but something else is going on that's not easily diagnosed like this if this did help you guys out please again like share subscribe super thanks are always welcome and as mentioned earlier a few extra words now on my sponsor nice hash so as mentioned before guys and nice hash is the world's largest hash power Marketplace and what that means again for you is you can take your computers idle unused power rent it out online to crypto Miners and you get paid for that in Bitcoin it's a great way to make money with 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Length: 12min 22sec (742 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 06 2023