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Dell Latitude D520: Is my laptop's power failure a motherboard problem?

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:49:01 -0700

Hello all.

Few days ago my laptop died. The AC adaptor was plugged (and with the green light on) but the battery indicator decreased and finally, the windows low battery message was displayed and finally I shutdown the laptop before the battery was empty.

After that, I tried to switch on without the battery, only with the AC adaptor, but with not successful. When I put again the battery on the laptop then the laptop worked but the battery continued discharging until it was completly empty.

And now the laptop not works any longer. I check the AC adaptor works and a IT professional said me that the problem was the DELL integrated motherboard.

I asked Dell for support and then they said to me that if I want to repair the computer it would cost me $1080 :O

Now I'm asking if there is any way to repair this by myself and where can I found how to repair.

Is anybody lives in Spain and knows any shop where I can repair it is also a good solution.

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

⟐ Answered January 12, 2024 at 20:49 MST

Dell Latitude D520: Power cable has connection problems

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:59:01 -0700

My Dell power cable started to randomly fail to supply power to the laptop. I suspected it was around the point of connection to the laptop because I could jiggle it around a bit and power would be restored.

It got so bad that I replaced the power cable with a cheap Chinese part from Amazon. This worked well for about 3 months and now has exactly the same problem.

Naively I would like to think I just need to make the fit better so it stays connected, but I'm not sure how I would do that.

Can someone advise a repair or a method to confirm the diagnosis of faulty connection and nothing more serious?

Thanks,

Paul

⟐ Answered April 29, 2010 at 8:59 MST

Dell Latitude D520: memory parity error and blue screen death

Sun, 25 Sep 2016 09:45:14 -0700

when i start my computer sometime it tells memory parity error and sometimes Blue Screen of Death comes.I tried reinstalling windows but it did not succeed,it gets interrupted in between and Blue Screen of Death comes. Pls help me regarding this.

⟐ Answer deleted September 25, 2016 at 9:45 MST

Dell Latitude D520: I want to deassemble it and use it screen can anyone tell me how to do

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:40:11 -0700

i want to use its screen as a moniter

my laptops motherboard is dead.

⟐ Commented September 30, 2023 at 0:40 MST

Dell Latitude D520: PCMCIA has come out, can't get it back in

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 08:22:46 -0700

While browsing, my left hand accidentally pushed in the black button next to the PCMCIA card, and the button popped out. When I pushed it back in the black card slid out. Now I can't get them both in at the same time. Every time I push the card, the button pops out, and vice versa.

⟐ Commented November 17, 2019 at 8:22 MST

Dell Latitude D520: shutting down when it pluged on electric board.

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:07:05 -0700

plz help me ,i have some problem in my dell d520 laptop is shutting down when it pluged on electric board.

⟐ Answered October 26, 2013 at 9:07 MST

Dell Latitude D520: computer wont turn on

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:21:05 -0700

my computer shut down suddenly, no warning, then would not turn back on. i replaced the battery and power cord. still wont turn on. why?

⟐ Commented July 20, 2017 at 8:21 MST

Dell Latitude D520: Why can't I change or repair the battery ic

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 06:03:07 -0700

Please I actually have a dell inspiron d410. is there a way to fix the processor inside if i can’t afford a new and i can’t tell my battery level when working?

⟐ Answer edited August 27, 2019 at 6:03 MST

Dell Latitude D520: It power on and then there is no screen

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:07:21 -0700

It power on and then there is no screen,and disk space is working properly how to fix it

⟐ Commented September 05, 2023 at 1:07 MST