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Dell Inspiron 1420: some keys not working

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 08:50:51 -0700

for quite some time some keys on the keyboard not working.the repairing shop says i have to change the entire keyboard.can i repair it myself?

⟐ Answered November 19, 2015 at 8:50 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: Battery light flashing amber

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:18:31 -0700

I found an old Dell Inspiron 1420 and have been repairing it slowly over the last month or two. Recently I purchased this replacement charger for it as the laptop wouldn’t charge on my existing one designed for an HP laptop. With this new charger the “non-genuine adapter” message goes away and the computer reports it’s trying to charge the battery but it appears to remain uncharged no mater how long it’s plugged in. The bios says it is unable to communicate with the battery. The battery light on the laptop will blink amber forever when the laptop is plugged in on the new charger. I’m unsure what this means but my best guess is given the laptops age the battery is bad and will need to be replaced, but I wanted to double check before I order a new battery.

⟐ Answered September 05, 2025 at 13:18 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: How do I access the battery charger connector?

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:44:03 -0700

The battery on my 1420 does not charge. I have bought brand new charger and it still will not charge. The battery seems to be OK because I was able to use the laptop until the charge ran out.

⟐ Answer accepted November 27, 2012 at 7:44 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: Wireless Capability Key Broken?

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:14:55 -0700

The "wireless capability"key switch at the front of the computer broke off while in the "off" position. Is there a way to open up the computer and re-establish the ability to use wireless internet?

⟐ Commented September 20, 2012 at 21:14 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: Hard drive is not being detected? Mother board problem!

Thu, 01 May 2014 13:26:49 -0700

I have my PC for 4 years now. One fine morning, the windows start up logo appeared for more than it should be and finally it gave a blue screen error. It repeated everytime from then onwards. I then decided to reset it to factory settings and then i opened my pc in repair mode. (Alt +f8). Then i realised that the computer is not detecting my Hard drive.

So i ran diognosis test and found an error that "Hard drive error". I bought a new hard disk and tried to install windows. I got the same error and i realised that. Its the mother board problem.

So is there a way where this can be fixed?

⟐ Answered May 01, 2014 at 13:26 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: laptop restart without any reason and showing blue screen

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:12:43 -0700

hey i am facing restart issue last month i am a blogger doing blogging some time my laptop restart suddenly when i open my website can anyone tell me whats the issue

⟐ Commented October 09, 2025 at 17:12 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: power supply light goes out

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:39:41 -0700

When I plug in the power supply to my Dell Inspiron 1420 the green light on the power supply goes off instantly and stays off, unplug the power supply and re-plug and the light comes on green again and repeated serval times with the same results, will not show that it is charging, boots up on battery only.

⟐ Answer accepted November 07, 2022 at 20:39 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: some keys don't work on normal pressure

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:17:24 -0700

not too long ago some keys started misbehaving, they’ll work when pressed hard but not under normal pressure . Is there a way to fix this without changing the entire keyboard?

⟐ Answer accepted August 04, 2021 at 5:17 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: Can I use an 14.1" 30 pin panel?

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:36:35 -0700

The LCD panel on my Dell Inspiron 1420 is slightly busted and I want to buy a new one, but I’m uncertain how to look for a compatible panel. Can I use and 14.1” panel with a 30 pin interface or must I use ONLY one’s listed as explicitly compatible with this laptop?

⟐ Commented June 26, 2021 at 15:36 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: Why my laptop not starting, it's says internal hard disk drive not fou

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 07:49:56 -0700

My laptop says," internal hard disk drive not found. To resolve this issue, try to reseat the drive."

Please help me with this. What must I do?

⟐ Answer accepted June 08, 2019 at 7:49 MST

Dell Inspiron 1420: amber flashing light returns and won't disappear

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:56:23 -0700

This issue started happening with my laptop about 2 yrs after I replaced the damaged charge port (2020.) Although I've purchased two new batteries in 2 yrs, the amber flashing light returns and won't disappear even with a semi charged battery (52% plugged in not charging.) Does anyone know what the faulty issue is? (DELL Inspiron 5558)

⟐ Edited June 21, 2023 at 17:56 MST