Accidentally dropped my laptop (dell vostro 1520) and now when I turn it on, it starts booting up, but as it's booting up, it shuts down. I opened up the back and i saw that the fan (see pics) stops running, and that's when the laptop stops working.
At some point it actually booted up, but after a few minutes again, fan stopped working, and the laptop shutdown. By the way, the power button remains on, but the power indicator light shuts off (pic here) when the fan stops working. The wifi indicator light though, remains on.
When I opened up the back of the laptop, I only made sure that the fan was not loose, and it wasn't. Everything seems to be firmly attached to the motherboard, and wondered if the fan went bad or if the motherboard is damaged.
I'm not in the USA so buying spare parts is not as cheap but I can have a relative mail me the fan from the USA as I saw they are cheap over there.
Question is...would the drop most likely messed up the fan, or could it be something more serious like the motherboard being damaged and then that's why the fan is not working?
thanks!
At some point it actually booted up, but after a few minutes again, fan stopped working, and the laptop shutdown. By the way, the power button remains on, but the power indicator light shuts off (pic here) when the fan stops working. The wifi indicator light though, remains on.
When I opened up the back of the laptop, I only made sure that the fan was not loose, and it wasn't. Everything seems to be firmly attached to the motherboard, and wondered if the fan went bad or if the motherboard is damaged.
I'm not in the USA so buying spare parts is not as cheap but I can have a relative mail me the fan from the USA as I saw they are cheap over there.
Question is...would the drop most likely messed up the fan, or could it be something more serious like the motherboard being damaged and then that's why the fan is not working?
thanks!
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