i took my dell inspiron apart to see if i could. i put it back together and it did not turn on. what did i do

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i put everything back together correctly i think. i was looking for my graphics card but it turns out it is intigrated with the motherboard. when i got it put back together and pressed the power button, it sounded like it was starting up but the screen never comes on and about 15 seconds after pressing the power button the system shuts down. any thoughts and/or advice will be much appricitated.

Answer 1

I, unlike many other people, applaud you for taking it apart to see if you could. thats how i got started. anyway i would check your memory (make sure it is completely in the slot), your screen connection, and lastly your hard drive. those are the only things that should cause nothing to be displayed on the screen (the hard drive not so much but its good to check just in case.) I really do think its your memory. i have had plenty of comps do this to me and thats usually the culprit. if they are seated and it still doesnt start, try blowing them out with an air duster, making sure to hold the can upright as you spray. sometimes dust can do it.
hope this helps

Answer 2

Well, obviously you didn't put it back together correctly.

If nothing at all appears on the screen, check the memory. Depending on your memory configuration, some motherboards require certain chips to be in certain slots.

Laptops are very complicated in how they go together. You may want to find yourself a tech and have them see what's wrong. You can always watch them and see what your mistake was, might as well make a learning experience out of it.

Answer 3

Sounds to me like you have plugged something in the wrong place.

What you have done is a good way to learn how to build computers, however it carries a certain amount of hazzards a few of them being a). you may end up stuffing the whole thing up, b) you put it back together and you plug something in the wrong place and it causes you financial problems, c). you void any warranty the system may have had.

Look my guess is that you have either forgotten to plug something in or you have pluged something in the wrong place, either way you are going to have to open your system back up and try to put it back together the correct way, the sad thing here also is if it was under warranty you may very well have voided the warranty by opening it up.

Good luck

Answer 4

Is this where the saying "Curiosity killed the cat" came from? I do have a very good idea about your screw up. Go get a new computer and don't you ever try to get inside it again. Keep your old computer, buy a "how to build your own PC for dummies" book and use it as your learning laboratory. At least this way you will learn a few things without worrying too much about screwing thing up.

BTW, I still have three old PC's doing what I recommend you to do.

Have fun

Answer 5

What made you take it apart in the first place? I would say it's time for a new laptop. With the money you put in to fix it, might as well get a new laptop.

Answer 6

You took it apart in the first place you fool.

Answer 7

Read your Motherboard User Guide. Check your case wiring to the motherboard. That is the 16 pins where the case speaker is connected to the mother board and the hard drive power on switch along with reset switch. One pin off and your system will not START.

Your system is not making it through the BIOS check!

Review RAM installation, hard drive cabling, CPU installation and CPU fan installation. Keyboard installation and power Supply connections. READ YOUR USERS GUIDES for all parts concerned. Make sure that you do not have your system connected while inside your case. Do not let your hands come in contact with board connectors or the circuit board connectors on the back of boards/devices.

Check pins to insure that you did not bend any! Review every connection, every installation!

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Answer 8

Take it to a computer store to have it fixed.

Answer 9

call dell support. think this u might of unplug a wire

Answer 10

you broke it ...check to make sure the ram and processor are properly seated