Dell inspiron 6000 laptop computer
windows vista 32bit (i know, it was all i had around when i brought this comp back to life)
this computer has worked very well for me over the last year+ hardly ever a hiccup. last week it developed an issue that is pretty much baffling me; the computer will run fine booted normally and surviving off of its battery. When i plug it in, the computer may stay alive for a second or two but then seems to short out and the fan goes a little haywire and then the computer just stops and shuts off. This has nothing to do with a particular startup process or application as deduced by a simplified/streamlined startup, it seems to be purely electrical. I can start the computer (while plugged in) and it will get all the way to the user login screen before shorting and dying. On a couple of tries i even managed to log in and open up chrome before it went kaput. When plugged in, the computer takes anywhere between 2 and 30 seconds before schizing out.
If you even read that whole blob of words, you're probably thinking "well, no shit, the charger is fucked and shorting out the motherboard" but I just bought a new charger off of amazon and the same thing happens with both chargers...here's where it really gets strange for me:
Right now, i am coming to you from said laptop in safe mode w/ networking and the charger is plugged in. The computer can run forever like this. Repeat: NONE of these issues arise in safe mode plugged in.
I've taken the comp apart a couple of times to thoroughly clean it and closely inspect it but i can't seem to see anything burnt, broken, desoldered, nada. Also, I can't really start the computer with the case fully open...can't directly observe the issue in action.
I come to you, R3V, for a little help. Internet searches have proven quite fruitless and it's really starting to annoy me. If I can't fix this shit soon, I'm gonna have to go grab a cheapy little netbook to satisfy my mobile computing needs.
windows vista 32bit (i know, it was all i had around when i brought this comp back to life)
this computer has worked very well for me over the last year+ hardly ever a hiccup. last week it developed an issue that is pretty much baffling me; the computer will run fine booted normally and surviving off of its battery. When i plug it in, the computer may stay alive for a second or two but then seems to short out and the fan goes a little haywire and then the computer just stops and shuts off. This has nothing to do with a particular startup process or application as deduced by a simplified/streamlined startup, it seems to be purely electrical. I can start the computer (while plugged in) and it will get all the way to the user login screen before shorting and dying. On a couple of tries i even managed to log in and open up chrome before it went kaput. When plugged in, the computer takes anywhere between 2 and 30 seconds before schizing out.
If you even read that whole blob of words, you're probably thinking "well, no shit, the charger is fucked and shorting out the motherboard" but I just bought a new charger off of amazon and the same thing happens with both chargers...here's where it really gets strange for me:
Right now, i am coming to you from said laptop in safe mode w/ networking and the charger is plugged in. The computer can run forever like this. Repeat: NONE of these issues arise in safe mode plugged in.
I've taken the comp apart a couple of times to thoroughly clean it and closely inspect it but i can't seem to see anything burnt, broken, desoldered, nada. Also, I can't really start the computer with the case fully open...can't directly observe the issue in action.
I come to you, R3V, for a little help. Internet searches have proven quite fruitless and it's really starting to annoy me. If I can't fix this shit soon, I'm gonna have to go grab a cheapy little netbook to satisfy my mobile computing needs.
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