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A comment on the question "M1330 Power Problem" in Dell:
I just received the motherboard you sent me! Thanks a ton for your help, I really needed to keep this laptop working for school. The online service manual should be more than enough to correctly install this mobo. I'm still really impressed that I got so much help from you-- you're a life saver. Thanks again! – hsidori, on October 20, 2008 03:28-
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hsidori replied on October 10, 2008 16:35 to the question "M1330 Power Problem" in Dell:
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I've already bought a new laptop, but being able to access my old data would be nice -
A comment on the question "M1330 Power Problem" in Dell:
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What I have is most definitely a physical problem, and I don't see how downloading the BIOS could be the solution. – hsidori, on September 04, 2008 20:07 -
hsidori asked a question in Dell on August 30, 2008 02:38:
M1330 Power ProblemI wish my laptop broke down earlier. Less than a week after my year-long warranty expired, my XPS M1330 stopped receiving power from the AC adapter and soon enough I was left with a laptop that wouldn't turn on. Two weeks ago I started getting the "AC power adapter type cannot be determined" problem, and receiving power was a complete crapshoot depending on how well I could fidget the ac jack.
I called Dell tech support and paid $50 for limited over-the-phone support to learn what I already knew-- the problem was neither the AC adapter nor the battery, and I would have to replace the motherboard. As of now, with another school year rolling around, i'd REALLY appreciate any possible alternatives to buying a $319 piece of hardware i'd then have to install myself.
Is there any way to fix the AC jack without a complete motherboard replacement? Am I basically being asked to buy a new computer just for missing the warranty by a few days?
