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Question

My Dell Inspiron 545s will not turn on.

Mar 31, 2016 1:33PM PDT

My desktop froze on me so I turned it off by the button. The next day it would not come on. No light on the front, no noise at all. There is a green light on the back when plugged in so no trouble with the power or cord. Someone said it could be the battery (3v) so I took it out and had it tested it was dead but now I have a new one and it still want come on. It does nothing. Any idea's on what I can do? Please help, lost me job and need it to apply for jobs.

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How did you post here?
Mar 31, 2016 3:06PM PDT

Why not use what you used here to do your applications?

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Answer
Re: laptop will not turn on
Mar 31, 2016 2:24PM PDT

I'd start with replacing the power supply, then the motherboard or CPU. But the last 2 are probably too expensive.

Kees