When I hold down the power button, after a few seconds it turns on solid for ~30 seconds and then turns off again

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May 6, 2024
9:06:24am

cheezedawg Properly rated

When I hold down the power button, after a few seconds it turns on solid for ~30 seconds and then turns off again

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cheezedawg

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Longshot- any ideas on how to recover a Dell Precision 5480 laptop that won’t power on? Nothing happens when I press

cheezedawg Properly rated

May 6, 8:56am

Personally I wouldn't even try if it's a company laptop unless they're willing

joelvandyne

May 6, 8:59am

I'd call your company IT and explain the situation to them. I've fixed a lot of

AFewThoughts

May 6, 10:49am

Does the power button blink? Dells have sequenced error codes using the led.

AltTabbins

May 6, 9:00am

When I hold down the power button, after a few seconds it turns on solid for ~30 seconds and then turns off again

cheezedawg

May 6, 9:06am

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May 6, 9:06am

Sometimes that's a bad fan that needs replaced.

Mike Bolton

May 6, 9:12am

I got in my truck and drove 2.5 hours to the office, and then the tech grabbed his electronics screwdriver set, removed

cheezedawg

May 6, 4:24pm

Glad you got it fixed. So dumb you're not allowed to do it yourself.

AFewThoughts

May 6, 4:34pm

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