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Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Why does my laptop go to a black screen after automatic repair?

Wed, 22 May 2019 04:33:27 -0700

Greetings guys!

I have a Dell Inspiron 15-5558, which I've owned for a few years now with no issues. About a month or so ago, the laptop began going into automatic repair mode, followed by a blank screen that proceeds to nothing else. I ran the diagnostic tool, which yielded one error in relation to my laptop charger. I just got a replacement, but the issue still persists. I tried booking in legacy with secure boot off, which only seems to net a small amount of progress. With secure boot off, the laptop boots past the Dell logo, then proceeds to show the Windows logo with the loading dots near the bottom of the screen. Afterwards, it also goes to a blank/black screen with nothing else following.

At this point, I'm not entirely sure what could be the issue, I've seen it around the web, perhaps it has something to do with the OS? I ran the diagnostic tool over again, and this time the only error I got was in relation to my battery, which stated that my battery is nearing the end of it's operational life. Could it be possible for the battery to cause this boot issue, or does it pertain to something else?

I even tried booting the laptop with the battery removed, but for some reason, that tells me that there's no boot device installed. I guess it's some sort of safety feature? Can't boot the laptop while it's only powered by the charger?

At this point, I honestly do not know what the issue is, and any answers are greatly appreciated, I've reached my wits end.

Kind regards!

⟐ Answer accepted May 22, 2019 at 4:33 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Can we use USB for Garphics card storage Improvment?

Thu, 17 May 2018 08:15:45 -0700

Can we use external USB drive to increase graphic card memory? to get faster experience, I'm Interior Designer and generally using for Interior view rendering with vray Can I speedup with my USB drive to increase storage of graphics?

⟐ Answered May 17, 2018 at 8:15 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Dell Inspiron 15-5559 Not Charging

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:37:41 -0700

My Dell Laptop will not charge, it says the carger is not compatiable. We have tried replacing the charger, the battery and the DC port in the laptop case. We also updated the bios. The computers works when the charger is plugged in, but will not charge the battery. It gives a message abount the AC Adapter unknown.

At this point I assume there is a problem with the motherboard and am looking for information on how to fix it.

Thanks,

Jerry

⟐ Commented December 09, 2020 at 22:37 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: My Dell Inspiron 15-5558 will not turn on.

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 18:53:50 -0700

I did not use my laptop for a day or two and it won’t turn on. The light that lights up when charging or on did not turn on and I did not hear the fan. I also tried charging it and nothing happened. I tried troubleshooting according to Dell’s instructions but it didn’t turn on afterwards. Is there anything I can do?

thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted August 05, 2019 at 18:53 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Is my battety faulty and it be eligible for rma?

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:33:42 -0700

Earlier this year I brought a new battery for my laptop, around the end of january, first day its wear level was 0%, then the next day it was around 19% and before a half month ago it was 32% and today I checked and it was around 41.5%, this is normal behavior or I have faulty battery? Is such problem covered under warranty?

I used hwinfo to check the wear level.

⟐ Commented July 29, 2024 at 4:33 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: New battery wear level 19% in a day!

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:21:41 -0700

I brougt a new battery for my laptop, it wear level in hwinfo was 0% the first day and only after 2 charges it is now 19.2% in just two days.

Should I return it and get a new one?

⟐ Answer accepted July 28, 2024 at 22:21 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Can not get any mail in inbox onlt get junk mail

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:32:52 -0700

only receive junk mail can not get ant inbox mail

⟐ Commented August 16, 2021 at 1:32 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: My laptop don't give display on windows

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:19:04 -0700

my laptop fell from my lap once, from that day when ever i press my start button it dont give display of dual boot menu, after far while its automaticaly boots into linux and start giving display,

no display during starting logo time+boot menu+booting into window

gives display on linux only , and gives full display on hdmi also

⟐ Answer edited July 24, 2021 at 16:19 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Can I just turn off my internal speaker?

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:52:08 -0700

My laptop's been beeping 5 short times whenever I turn it on for the last three years, and I've changed the CMOS battery, but it didn't fix it. Everything works perfectly, and while I'm using the computer there are no beeps, just when it boots and sometimes when the lid is closed and I open it.
I can't take it anymore, I can't turn on my laptop at night or take it anywhere because the beeps are so loud. Can I just disconnect my internal speakers? Are there any big consequences from that?

⟐ Commented August 06, 2026 at 17:52 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Beeping sound from the system upon start and while using the laptop

Sat, 11 May 2024 21:17:21 -0700

It’s a Inspiron 15 5558 laptop but after the charging system was working only when in a angle and laptop a windows 8.1 laptop got a message of windows 10

update even when it’s not eligible we did the update its giving a beeping sound from system at start, a blue screen to troubleshoot after doing it the system starts still the beeping sound continuously throughout the use.

⟐ Answered May 11, 2024 at 21:17 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Hard drive cable connecting drive to system board

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:15:19 -0700

I am looking for a replacement for the cable connecting my hard drive to the system board. The end connecting to the system board has become too frayed to remain in place and allow the clasp to lock into place.

⟐ Commented November 20, 2023 at 17:15 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: My Laptop goes to sleep mode abruptly unprompted

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:31:53 -0700

I have been using this laptop since 4 years now. This problem persists right from beginning that is when the laptop was even under warrantee i had gone to dell service center and they couldn’t trace the problem infact did not come across this problem “as they claimed". Lets say the laptop was fully charged in off mode. Since i always used Microsoft Excel, I have now observed that it goes in sleep mode without any notification on screen even when the laptop’s battery is 80% or 67%. Then i keep pressing the space bar key or even power key to turn back the screen on, once the screen is on I am prompted to insert my password etc and then I am back to my work, but its really annoying that the screen would just go blank on your face while you are working. I have also observed that this problem occurs when i would put my laptop on charging that is when the screen is on and i see that the battery might die and I put it on the charging, the laptop would again go in sleep mode. I keep saying sleep mode as i always hear the fan running. I have also noticed one thing that the laptop goes in sleep mode at specific percentage of the battery life shown on battery bar specially at 18% or 67% or 87 or so. I remember intially when this laptop was purchased I was given an option for free upgrade to Windows 11( I guess), during that time the problem wasn’t there but some problem occured with the Windows registration key and I had to roll back to Windows 8 (which I hate the most). Please advice the solution. I have replaced power socket on this laptop once. I have changed the keyboard twice till date. The hard disk was cloned and replaced with SSD as the old hard disk had exhausted its life and the laptop was running very slow. There was a problem with the power key button also which was some how repaired and its working fine now.The battery has also been replaced once with new genuine one and that rules out if the problem was with the battery. Its adaptor also has been changed so that rules out if its providing unstable power supply to charge battery or run laptop that its spoiling everything that is replaced.I have many times paired my laptop with my TV wirelessly and watched live sports etc this thing doesnt happen but it has been noted if we work on Excel strange !. Your solution will be of utmost help to my missery with such an annoying problem.

⟐ Answered October 05, 2023 at 4:31 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Do I need to set anything after upgrading RAM and HDD to SSD?

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:20:50 -0700

Hi, I'm going to upgrade my wife's inspiron 15 model 5558.

I just need to know if I'm reqiured when upgrading to set any setting via BIOS or anything else.

Thanks for the help :)

⟐ Answer edited August 08, 2023 at 10:20 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: The HS code of the tools that I need to repair my laptop

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 02:39:24 -0700

I have a old Dell Inspiron 15-5558 that I got from my grandpa. I entered the Service Tag number to the Dell support Web page. From there, I found the repair manual for this laptop.

I am going to do a camera Replacement and a RAM upgrade.

For my specific repair, the manual says I will need a screwdriver (#0 something) and a plastic spudger. I can secure myself a screwdriver but I need an spudger.

Service Manual from Dell: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/...

So I am thinking to buy a Ifixit spudger.

So if any of you wonderful Ifixers can find the HS code of the spudger, I would be grateful…

Wondering what is a HS code?

US hs code database

⟐ Commented August 17, 2021 at 2:39 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Why laptop display is randomly going black but its not software issue?

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 04:20:49 -0700

i have touch display. the screen is going black suddenly. its not the software issue since i checked with other OS. if its display cable issue where can buy display cable? or is there any solution?

⟐ Commented April 11, 2020 at 4:20 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Laptop stopped working after replacing the battery

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 06:05:16 -0700

I replaced my laptop with a new original battery and it didn't boot first time without charging then I charged it til 93% and it ran for 4-5 hours long after which it was at 32%, that when I decided to charge it again.

As I put in the charger, the light on the charger started blinking and the laptop immediately turned off, the charger blinked for 2-3 sec, then it stopped blinking.

The charger light would go out when I will plug it in the laptop and will come back on as soon as I plug out the charger.

Now the laptop would not turn on with the battery but withour charger or with only the charger.

I took out the battery as soon this happned and tried to hold the power for 30 sec to try again but still it would not turn on.

Should I return the battery as it has still a return window left because I do not know what is broken at this point?

For context, I brought a new battery beacuse my old one lost all capacity after 8 year of use ( it will not keep the laptop on for even a second) , I was running my laptop on just the power adapeter for a month.

⟐ Commented January 27, 2024 at 6:05 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Laptop stoped after after new battery replacment.

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 00:34:14 -0700

As I put in the charger, the light on the charger started blinking and the laptop immediately turned off, the charger blinked for 2-3 sec, then it stopped blinking.

The charger light would go out when I will plug it in the laptop and will come back on as soon as I plug out the charger.

Now the laptop would not turn on with the battery but withour charger or with only the charger.

I took out the battery as soon this happned and tried to hold the power for 30 sec to try again but still it would not turn on.

Should I return the battery as it has still a return window left because I do not know what is broken at this point?

Also my laptop was showing daignostics a few day ago that my charger was not outputing correct voltage a number of times.

⟐ Marked as duplicate January 27, 2024 at 0:34 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: It won't boot it's asking for the HDD password..someone please help me

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 22:18:19 -0700

Please help me..it's urgent

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Laptop powers down suddenly and fails to power up.

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:30:32 -0700

I have started to experience this problem recently on my laptop, which is 4 years old now. The screen goes black and the laptop completely powers down suddenly. After this happens, it does not power up at all until I drain the residual power by removing the power cable, and the battery and pressing the power button for 20-30 seconds.

This has become so frequent that it happens almost every day. I would greatly appreciate any help.