[Novalug] Dell Inspiron 2500 - hardware issues (Greg Faust)

[Greg Faust]

I would take the machine apart and make sure that there is not cat/dog hair
in the cooling fins of the processor.  Also, inspect the area of the
motherboard where the power adapter plugs in.  I would say that the #1 thing
that gets physical damage is the power connector where the power supply
plugs into the motherboard.  Sometimes this can be replaced from a
radioshack part or a piece of donor equipment that has a similar connector.
I managed to frankenstein an old cordless phone with an IBM ThinkPad T30 and
end up with a working machine.  Some laptops have a charge indicator light
built into the machine (not the LED on the power supply) which might be able
to help you identify this type of issue.
-Greg Faust-
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