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**Gaiaakgyyyg** · 08-19-2008, 06:18 PM

it won't boot no matter which option is selected.

Nline diagnosed it with a dead motherboard. If you know anyone with an Inspiron with a bad LCD or HD, let me know. I would like to "revive" it by doing the old Frankenstein.

I found a motherboard for 149 that is used, and one for 225 that is new. both are guaranteed. Not sure if i will try that...but mom has ordered a new and MUCH improved laptop.

in the interim, she will have to suffer with her desktop system. No TV in the office room.

I saw your 225 but I didn't see the 149 one. I was under the impression that you guys were unwilling to spend that kind of money on it.

The motherboard had a timer failure. It would boot simple OS like Dos but Windows or a 2.6 based Linux kernel would not boot.

Knoppix and BartPE both failed to boot on it.

08-19-2008, 06:18 PM	#21
Gaiaakgyyyg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	it won't boot no matter which option is selected. Nline diagnosed it with a dead motherboard. If you know anyone with an Inspiron with a bad LCD or HD, let me know. I would like to "revive" it by doing the old Frankenstein. I found a motherboard for 149 that is used, and one for 225 that is new. both are guaranteed. Not sure if i will try that...but mom has ordered a new and MUCH improved laptop. in the interim, she will have to suffer with her desktop system. No TV in the office room. I saw your 225 but I didn't see the 149 one. I was under the impression that you guys were unwilling to spend that kind of money on it. The motherboard had a timer failure. It would boot simple OS like Dos but Windows or a 2.6 based Linux kernel would not boot. Knoppix and BartPE both failed to boot on it.
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