If you can't replace the charger with the right sized one, then that's another sign it's time to move on.
The problem to me points to a bad motherboard. Yes you can try a new CMOS battery but if this hit our repair counter the estimate would be for a motherboard, proper size charger and if the date code on the battery was over 2 years old, one of those.
This should cost more than a new laptop to fix.
Hi everybody
As the title suggests, I have some serious issues with the laptop. I hope you are up for a challenge!
Specs:
Dell Studio 1735 with Windows Vista as operating system.
6 years old, built around 2010
History:
This is what happened one year ago: The laptop got damaged while it was closed. An object broke the display. A new one was ordered and installed by a friend of a friend. The laptop worked perfectly for a while, but there was some slight malfunction in a certain position of the screen, causing flickering of said screen and eventually crashes. I think there may have been short circuit (not sure how to translate this, dutch word: kortsluiting). The problem got worse and after 10 crashes or so I decided to open up the laptop to look for the problem. I was unsuccesful and the laptop didn't react to anything after that. Now, one year later I want to get it fixed again.
This is the situation now:
The charger has a lot of broken wires so now I use a differen one, but it is not as powerful as the original. I opened up the laptop again and checked most parts (motherboard, and others) for burn marks. No marks spotted. I put it back together and now I can get it to react again, with both battery and charger plugged in. If I open the display, the buttons above the keyboard light up. The DELL start up screen appears for about half a second, after that: crash. If I try to start it up again this only works after unplugging the battery and adapter. I tried to start it up 10 times now and the startup screen is no longer visible.
I suspect there may be some broken hardware components. How can i figure out which ones? What needs to be replaced? What is the next step in repairing this machine?
Site used for dissassembly:
http://www.insidemylaptop.com/disassemble-dell-studio-1737-laptop-replacing-dvd-drive/
If you need more info or photos, feel free to ask.
Thanks in advance.
Merijn

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