Howdy...looking for best communication on situation haven't had before. I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5555 laptop, running Windows x ver 1607, and it is just a few weeks shy of the one yr mark...warranty until 09/21/17.
Was working fine, shut down as normal and so the nest mean solar day, press the power push and zippo. Unfortunately this model is on the low end, and doesn't accept whatsoever light to bespeak when power is on, so if there is a problem, you lot can only actually tell no ability by not hearing fan or HDD action or feel anything. I looked up basic troubleshooting...tried different outlets, checked power string for any damage, took battery out (which should have been at full charge,) pressed power push xxx seconds, and so replaced battery...nothing. I tried once over again, battery out, belch due west/power button xxx seconds then replaced bombardment and plugged in...nothing - call up I may have also tried procedure with power string only. The led on the power string does remain lit.
Looked on line for potential bug, and viewed a few video's of model or similar being taken apart to troubleshoot (I am no tech repair...the most I have ever done was supersede a HDD in someone's Laptop, and once or twice upgraded retentivity modern's in a desktop & a netbook. This model laptop has a 'cheap' feel (it was all I could afford at the time) and the plastic does make yous concerned about if you should need to pull off the keyboard, etc.
I ended up calling (with massive dread,) Dell Tech Support, giving all the pertinent info & what I had tried so far. The 'tech' seemed to be going through his script, and offered long silent pauses. He and so proclaimed it was the motherboard and since it was still under warranty, to send device and cord to their service center in Texas. Asked if I had a box to which I don't at the moment only would have to go buy besides every bit a decent amount of bubble wrap. My first concern, having never ever even considered taking or aircraft a device off to someone to service, was is this absolutely necessary. I pointed out to the tech that on Dell's own site in the Customs, an owner of the aforementioned model just out of warranty, had the same clarification, took to a local shop and was told the motherboard was the trouble merely not worth replacing. The person felt had nothing to lose and then opened upwards to look for anything outstanding, and ultimately saw that in that location was a lose connection betwixt the motherboard and (and something I can't remember,) tightened a few screws, and the laptop has been powering on for over a year & counting.
The tech didn't reply (mayhap language barrier??) so I asked was in that location annihilation else I could possibly practise before sending. He asked "do you have a Philip caput screwdriver?" Well, I do but I would think that I may need more than that...not certain if for an electronic device if I have the correct sizes. Anyhow, I told him "yeah,,likely." He abruptly said "i will go on to instruct you which parts to remove." I first asked if he could approximate how many parts and or fourth dimension involved (accept spent also many iv to 6 hr telephone calls with Dell over the years,) and he counted "12." Doubting my skill level, I asked him that if I should pry something the wrong way, and something - fifty-fifty just a cosmetic feature - should crevice or break, it would then no longer be covered under warranty. He confirmed this. I besides asked him, if sent to the service center, and it is the motherboard or whatsoever other warrantied part, would in that location be whatsoever $$$ dollar corporeality I may be responsible for - other than the price of the packing materials, etc. He told me that I would be responsible for all repair if at that place are signs of damage caused past "the possessor" and proceeded to mention, obvious signs of existence dropped or liquid spilled on keyboard, etc. (this laptop has not been heavily used, and doesn't even get thrown into a back pack & carted effectually....mostly sits in ane spot so that I can utilize if don't accept to go employ the desktop. I too asked, given that there would be a minimum of four to 5 sorting centers / stops the parcel would brand, if the device is being jostled or banged around in transit, and it arrives with a problem due to this, I and the technician'due south wouldn't know this, and how would I know if they wouldn't turn around and tell me that I am at mistake and would have to pay. No answer. Last question was privacy concerns, and he 'assured' that their technicians only exercise what they accept to and privacy should not be a business. Hmm??
In the moment, I decided...I am a mere novice...non talented like most users hither & elsewhere on the internet, and that information technology is still under warranty. So I decided that having him 'guide me through the procedure' which would likely exist hell because there is impatience on that side, and unremarkably tech not understanding basic questions and or, them speaking and not existence able to understand pronunciation, and have to keep asking to repeat and have a adept guess....to send me the FedEx characterization and info.
Later on that evening, went online via PC, and looked up Dell Tech support & laptops and came across some pretty 'harsh' accounts of really bad experiences not only with telephone support but with what I was looking for - sending to Service Ctr. Ane site it appeared that many who sent devices under warranty were left without their laptops for well over specified timeframes, and and then told that the repair was not covered. At that place seemed to be a general consensus that Dell will do everything information technology can to go out of honoring a warranty then on.
And then, I am here to ask for any & all advice...with no past experience of sending away a device (oh and sort of funny that the emailed instructions say to make certain device is not countersign protected because the Tech's need to access Os to run diagnostics....my device won't ability on....I tin can't disengage anything or fill-in!) & petty, very picayune experience making any concrete changes to devices, should I brand an endeavour to perform some exploratory surgery, and promise to find a lose connection on the patient or send information technology abroad, as it is still a few weeks under warranty?
Advice & thoughts nigh welcomed.
Thanks
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