DELL INSPIRON 5160 turn on?

Question

Dell 5160 laptop will not power on for more that 2 seconds. when power cord is plugged in, three lights continually flash in front. Tried to use another battery, alone, without power plugged in. result, no power or lights even though the battery was charged. Help? Is this the end

Answer 1

Try Dell's support troubleshooter:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/support_wizard?c=us&cs=555&journalid={1}&l=en&s=biz&treeid={0}