I have a Inspiron 14R laptop and it just become dead. When I go to repair it, they say my laptop's power chipset is gone. Where can I find another one? How much it will cost?
I am so worried I can't Switch ON my laptop. It’s so boring here.
Please help me.
Hello theresajmickens. Welcome to TechyV.com. Can you give what does the behavior of your laptop when you press the power button does the lights blinks? Or it only lights up without displaying anything on the screen? Or plug your charger does the charge power lights? Or if you press the power button does the fan of your laptop spin?
Because if you say that there is no totally reaction no single light that blinks or lights up then no other than the power supply of your laptop is already damage. The cause of this is over used 24 hours a day no shutdown with the charger always plug even using it. Laptop does not design for heavy use if buy a computer next time you should buy a desktop computer if want to turn it on 24/7 always. Power supply of laptops is hard to find because of fast production on it in every month there is a new model. If there is a Dell support in your area then you should bring it to them maybe they can fix it for you.
If you already tried to bring it to a service center and they say the problem is with the power chipset then the problem is with the machine’s power supply. This can be either the external power supply or the internal power supply. In this case, the only way to fix it is to replace the laptop’s power supply.
Unfortunately, this is not cheap if the problem is with the internal power supply. Your best option to get it serviced is to bring it to the manufacturer’s authorized service center. First, try checking if the problem is only with the charger or the external power supply. Try using a different charger that is compatible with your laptop then see if it works.
If the laptop doesn’t turn on but the charger works in another laptop then the problem is really with the internal power supply. Unfortunately, the only way to fix it is to get it serviced. You can’t fix it yourself because the internal power supply is built-in to the motherboard.
