I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer technician says
that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of Dell Inspiron
mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work in my notebook? Are
they all interchangeable?
"ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:13ctsenp8mfj0a@corp.supernews.com...
> Hello,
>
> I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer technician
> says that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of Dell
> Inspiron mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work in my
> notebook? Are they all interchangeable?
>
> Sorry if it is a dumb question.
>
> Desperately,
> ljo
>
I'm stunned that nobody has answered my post - not even to tell me I'm an
idiot.
Please . . can't somebody help me? Thanks.
ljo wrote:
> "ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:13ctsenp8mfj0a@corp.supernews.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer technician
>> says that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of Dell
>> Inspiron mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work in my
>> notebook? Are they all interchangeable?
>>
>> Sorry if it is a dumb question.
>>
>> Desperately,
>> ljo
>>
>
> I'm stunned that nobody has answered my post - not even to tell me I'm an
> idiot.
> Please . . can't somebody help me? Thanks.
>
> ljo
>
>
In general mobos in laptops are not interchangeable. There isn't any way
to tell if any 2 models were the same mobo. The best you could do is
look in the docs for how to replace the mobo and try comparing 2
machines to each other, but it's still a crap shoot.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:24 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>
>
> "ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:13ctsenp8mfj0a@corp.supernews.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer
> technician
> > says that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of
> Dell
> > Inspiron mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work in
> my
> > notebook? Are they all interchangeable?
> >
> > Sorry if it is a dumb question.
> >
> > Desperately,
> > ljo
> >
>
> I'm stunned that nobody has answered my post - not even to tell me I'm
> an
> idiot.
> Please . . can't somebody help me? Thanks.
>
> ljo
Well, a couple problems.
1) There are a ton of different I6000 Motherboards. You need one that
is at least similar. For example, there is an I6000 with integrated
graphics and one with a separate graphics card (X300) and the
motherboards are not interchangeable.
2) There is a flaw in the motherboard design where the AC connector
comes lose from the motherboard. It seems to happen eventually to all
of them. Terrible design. I have a dead I6000 sitting in my office
with this problem. My fear is that all the motherboards on eBay have at
least made it most of the way to this happening.
I gave up and bought a new laptop, but that isn't a great solution.
Thanks to you and Pen for your replies. Susequent to my follow-up post I
spoke to two dfferent support guys at Dell and they both assured me that all
Dell Inspiron 6000 mobos are interchangeable with each other. Now I'm more
confused than ever.
Thanks again,
ljo
"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:FAED58596A6A4D76AD4F36BA4F142393@M2010...
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
>> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:24 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>>
>>
>> "ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:13ctsenp8mfj0a@corp.supernews.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer
>> technician
>> > says that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of
>> Dell
>> > Inspiron mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work in
>> my
>> > notebook? Are they all interchangeable?
>> >
>> > Sorry if it is a dumb question.
>> >
>> > Desperately,
>> > ljo
>> >
>>
>> I'm stunned that nobody has answered my post - not even to tell me I'm
>> an
>> idiot.
>> Please . . can't somebody help me? Thanks.
>>
>> ljo
>
>
> Well, a couple problems.
>
> 1) There are a ton of different I6000 Motherboards. You need one that
> is at least similar. For example, there is an I6000 with integrated
> graphics and one with a separate graphics card (X300) and the
> motherboards are not interchangeable.
>
> 2) There is a flaw in the motherboard design where the AC connector
> comes lose from the motherboard. It seems to happen eventually to all
> of them. Terrible design. I have a dead I6000 sitting in my office
> with this problem. My fear is that all the motherboards on eBay have at
> least made it most of the way to this happening.
>
> I gave up and bought a new laptop, but that isn't a great solution.
>
Well, I suspect they are considering the 6000 and the 6000D to be
separate models. If yours is a 'regular' 6000 that had integrated Intel
Graphics, you should be OK as long as the motherboard 'ad' says it has
integrated graphics.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:03 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>
> Thanks to you and Pen for your replies. Susequent to my follow-up post
> I
> spoke to two dfferent support guys at Dell and they both assured me
> that all
> Dell Inspiron 6000 mobos are interchangeable with each other. Now I'm
> more
> confused than ever.
> Thanks again,
> ljo
>
>
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:FAED58596A6A4D76AD4F36BA4F142393@M2010...
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
> >> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:24 PM
> >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> >> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
> >> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
> >>
> >>
> >> "ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:13ctsenp8mfj0a@corp.supernews.com...
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer
> >> technician
> >> > says that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of
> >> Dell
> >> > Inspiron mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work
> in
> >> my
> >> > notebook? Are they all interchangeable?
> >> >
> >> > Sorry if it is a dumb question.
> >> >
> >> > Desperately,
> >> > ljo
> >> >
> >>
> >> I'm stunned that nobody has answered my post - not even to tell me
> I'm
> >> an
> >> idiot.
> >> Please . . can't somebody help me? Thanks.
> >>
> >> ljo
> >
> >
> > Well, a couple problems.
> >
> > 1) There are a ton of different I6000 Motherboards. You need one
> that
> > is at least similar. For example, there is an I6000 with integrated
> > graphics and one with a separate graphics card (X300) and the
> > motherboards are not interchangeable.
> >
> > 2) There is a flaw in the motherboard design where the AC connector
> > comes lose from the motherboard. It seems to happen eventually to
> all
> > of them. Terrible design. I have a dead I6000 sitting in my office
> > with this problem. My fear is that all the motherboards on eBay
have
> at
> > least made it most of the way to this happening.
> >
> > I gave up and bought a new laptop, but that isn't a great solution.
> >
"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
newsA1AAD11CB85455089FC24E007414A68@M2010...
> Well, I suspect they are considering the 6000 and the 6000D to be
> separate models. If yours is a 'regular' 6000 that had integrated Intel
> Graphics, you should be OK as long as the motherboard 'ad' says it has
> integrated graphics.
>
Oh, and by the way, the second guy I spoke with said they no longer have new
D6000 mobos and will no longer supply them. Rats!!
ljo
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
>> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:03 PM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>>
>> Thanks to you and Pen for your replies. Susequent to my follow-up post
>> I
>> spoke to two dfferent support guys at Dell and they both assured me
>> that all
>> Dell Inspiron 6000 mobos are interchangeable with each other. Now I'm
>> more
>> confused than ever.
>> Thanks again,
>> ljo
>>
>>
>> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:FAED58596A6A4D76AD4F36BA4F142393@M2010...
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
>> >> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:24 PM
>> >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> >> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>> >> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:13ctsenp8mfj0a@corp.supernews.com...
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer
>> >> technician
>> >> > says that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of
>> >> Dell
>> >> > Inspiron mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work
>> in
>> >> my
>> >> > notebook? Are they all interchangeable?
>> >> >
>> >> > Sorry if it is a dumb question.
>> >> >
>> >> > Desperately,
>> >> > ljo
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I'm stunned that nobody has answered my post - not even to tell me
>> I'm
>> >> an
>> >> idiot.
>> >> Please . . can't somebody help me? Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> ljo
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, a couple problems.
>> >
>> > 1) There are a ton of different I6000 Motherboards. You need one
>> that
>> > is at least similar. For example, there is an I6000 with integrated
>> > graphics and one with a separate graphics card (X300) and the
>> > motherboards are not interchangeable.
>> >
>> > 2) There is a flaw in the motherboard design where the AC connector
>> > comes lose from the motherboard. It seems to happen eventually to
>> all
>> > of them. Terrible design. I have a dead I6000 sitting in my office
>> > with this problem. My fear is that all the motherboards on eBay
> have
>> at
>> > least made it most of the way to this happening.
>> >
>> > I gave up and bought a new laptop, but that isn't a great solution.
>> >
>
>
Well, they do run out of spare parts after a while. The only recourse would
either paying extortion (They often charge more than a complete whole box is
worth) to a main stream parts house or rolling the dice with an eBay purchase...
Ben Myers
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:28:08 -0400, "ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net>
wrote:
>
>"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
>newsA1AAD11CB85455089FC24E007414A68@M2010...
>> Well, I suspect they are considering the 6000 and the 6000D to be
>> separate models. If yours is a 'regular' 6000 that had integrated Intel
>> Graphics, you should be OK as long as the motherboard 'ad' says it has
>> integrated graphics.
>>
>
>Oh, and by the way, the second guy I spoke with said they no longer have new
>D6000 mobos and will no longer supply them. Rats!!
>ljo
>
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
>>> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:03 PM
>>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>>> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>>>
>>> Thanks to you and Pen for your replies. Susequent to my follow-up post
>>> I
>>> spoke to two dfferent support guys at Dell and they both assured me
>>> that all
>>> Dell Inspiron 6000 mobos are interchangeable with each other. Now I'm
>>> more
>>> confused than ever.
>>> Thanks again,
>>> ljo
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:FAED58596A6A4D76AD4F36BA4F142393@M2010...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: ljo [mailto:seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net]
>>> >> Posted At: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:24 PM
>>> >> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>>> >> Conversation: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>>> >> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 Motherboard
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> "ljo" <seniorcubreporter@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> >> news:13ctsenp8mfj0a@corp.supernews.com...
>>> >> > Hello,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I hope you can help me ward off insanity. My local computer
>>> >> technician
>>> >> > says that the motherboard needs to be replaced. I see a number of
>>> >> Dell
>>> >> > Inspiron mobo's on eBay, but how do I tell whether they will work
>>> in
>>> >> my
>>> >> > notebook? Are they all interchangeable?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Sorry if it is a dumb question.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Desperately,
>>> >> > ljo
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm stunned that nobody has answered my post - not even to tell me
>>> I'm
>>> >> an
>>> >> idiot.
>>> >> Please . . can't somebody help me? Thanks.
>>> >>
>>> >> ljo
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Well, a couple problems.
>>> >
>>> > 1) There are a ton of different I6000 Motherboards. You need one
>>> that
>>> > is at least similar. For example, there is an I6000 with integrated
>>> > graphics and one with a separate graphics card (X300) and the
>>> > motherboards are not interchangeable.
>>> >
>>> > 2) There is a flaw in the motherboard design where the AC connector
>>> > comes lose from the motherboard. It seems to happen eventually to
>>> all
>>> > of them. Terrible design. I have a dead I6000 sitting in my office
>>> > with this problem. My fear is that all the motherboards on eBay
>> have
>>> at
>>> > least made it most of the way to this happening.
>>> >
>>> > I gave up and bought a new laptop, but that isn't a great solution.
>>> >
>>
>>
>
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