Dell Inspiron 1150 Doesn't Power Up

I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 that will power up sometimes but will get
to the Windows XP Loading Screen and then just shut down. The green
power LED Flashes but nothing seems to have power, no fan running or
anything. After it shuts down from the Windows load screen it will
not power up again except for the power led flashing. Even after
unplugging power and taking out battery. Im just asking for ideas
because at this point i dont know where to look. Thanks

 

Is it out of warranty?

 

It seem like you're having a problem with you're memory. At the
windows load window it's putting all of you're start programs into
memory so one or two of you're memory chips must be failing. Try
pulling one out and booting up and if it quits then try the other one
alone and see if that boots either. If you have a friend see if he or
she has compatible RAM and try using theirs.

 

It may be a flat battery, it may be starting up on the surface charge that
is left in the battery. Check charger for output with a multimeter.

 

Did you add anything to your computer recently that might be drawing
more power? If so, it might be that your power supply isn't capable
of running everything. Likewise, the power supply might be shot and
need to be replaced. I had the latter problem once and had
experienced similar problems as you.

 

Chances are that your CPU is over-heating. RAM errors would either
beep on bootup or blue screen, it wouldn't power off.

Battery problems can be eliminated as an option if you plug in the
power cord. Plug it in and if it still does the same thing, it's not
the battery.

It won't be the power supply if it will give you a green light. It's
most likely overheating, meaning the internal fans aren't running. It
only takes a few seconds for a CPU to overheat and have the
motherboard shut it down.

 

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Something new:

It started up fine and i was able to use it like normal until i moved
it. As soon as i start to turn it around to plug in my thumb drive it
shuts off.

 

Is the power connector able to wiggle in the socket? - could be that the connector is becoming loose.