Dell Studio 1550 :: Won't Power On - Screen Went White And It Quit Working
Jan 2, 2015
My wife was on her Studio 1550 the other night. I moved the laptop a little bit so she could show me something. When I moved it, the screen went white and then it quite working. The back of the laptop and the mouse pad got real hot and smelled hot.
It will not power up at all now with the battery or the power cord. It will not do anything when you press the power button. When the power cord is plugged in the laptop continues to get very hot and actually smoked a little bit once.
What happened to the laptop or if it can be fixed? Did the motherboard get fried somehow?
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Feb 19, 2013
I have the above laptop. It quit working, when I turn it on it goes to a blank screen. The mouse arrow still works
1hn2sn1 I have no warranty or the reboot or take it back where it was. Not sure what to do.
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