The Dell powers up ok, spins up the drives, flashes in the 3 diodes
(caps lock etc. etc.) and then.... nothing.....

The display does not power up.

After a while ~ 20 seconds, the machine turns off (the power indicator
goes black)

I have tried to connect an external monitor, but with no luck.

Being cautious about ESD damage, open the panels on the bottom cover,
and remove and re-seat the EEPROM chip. The chip is about 1cm square,
in a brown socket. This has fix has worked on a few for me!
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Thanks for the advice - i tried it, unfortunatly with no luck...


Henrik