Computer Trouble! Will someone please help?

Question

My school computer (Dell Latitude D530 running windows XP) has been acting up really strange lately.  It has been working fine for the past semester, but now it's being schweird.  All last night, when i would press the power button, the caps-lock key next to the powerbutton would blink a couple times, and the power button would light up, but the screen would remain black.  After a while all the lights will turn off again, and it will remain off.  I kept trying to turn it on, over and over, but nothing was working.  However, when i went to school the next morning, it turned on in my first block.  It keeps having these random periods where it will not turn on, and i do not understand why.  I am hesitant on turning it into the help desk, because i do not if i will get my computer back in time or if they have any loaner computers that i could use.

Does anyone know what's up?

James D · Accepted Answer

Its a CPU failure.
I'd advise attempting to reconnect the CPU into your motherboard, if it still doesn't work, buy a new one.

If you dont know what you're doing, I'd seek advice from someone who did, but DONT hand into technical help places, they cost a fortune to make minor adjustments.

always better in hawaii · Answer

Agree that most likely is a CPU failure.

Your school should have a technician paid to take care of their computers.

Talk to your school's teacher or whoever responsible and tell them the pc needs to be fixed. Normally, they should also give you a replacement if the laptop is part of your tuition cost.

Brian Griffin · Answer

could be power supply acting up , could be ram, could be processor, could be mother board you should turn it in to get fixed.

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