Laptop Won't Turn On - Quickest Easiest Fix, Dell G15 5511 Special Gaming Edition PC, Problem Solved 

I got you covered man. I'm glad I could help. I do have a GoFundMe link in the pinned comment. Even a couple bucks really helps add up overtime. Thank you for your kind comment and I wish you great success and happiness in life.

What was the model of ur laptop dell g15 5520 ?

Thanks , I appreciate the sub. It definitely isn't a hardware or capacity issue. I think it is just something dumb with software, like maybe windows 11. Overall windows 11 hasn't been bad, but why keep changing stuff. ?

I never unplug, close the lid, or shut this laptop down. For years it runs ok. From time to time when I have to open it up to do this fix I clean everything nice. Best way I've been able to work with it.. Overall this being the only problem isn't too bad. Every pc I ever owned had issues. These issues are small potatoes compared to what the others gave me.

I can't wait until they make laws against changing these machines without our consent. We pay for these and then they change what we paid for. eventually laws will catch up with that. They should have to compensate us for changing the product we already paid for.

I'm also having to do this every time. I've updated and patched everything I can, ran diagnostics and nothing found. It looks like we bought a very expensive pos laptop lol

@@thenewone3944 I have the same problem. This is so really bad.

@@slavenjankovic1906 Haven’t seen or heard of a fix yet. So far the only solution I’ve seen is to unplug the battery and leave the chord in.

​@@thenewone3944Bro wtf, I'm having same problem but still haven't opened it yet, tell me the update bro anything good?????

@@shreyashtiwari8125 No lol still no resolution that I’m aware of. If you still can Id take it back. I’m fucked with it because I never relocated the laptop during the window of returning & it didn’t malfunction.

yup

I hope it helps you out

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very nice! Glad you were able to fix it yourself. I'm happy I could help.

So glad I could help. Your parents will be happy when they don't have to pay for unneeded repairs :) Tell them I said "You're welcome"

I better hire security with all the money I'm costing dell haha Glad I could help

You're welcome. Glad to help. Share this video if you can. Maybe it can help a lot of other people, and also help out my channel as well. Win win.

You have a different problem completely it sounds like. You could try my fix just to see, but sounds like something else not battery related.

@@ReviewCentralChannel it turned out a motherboard problem The technician changed some ICs and it was okay for like 2 days then the same problem happened again but i tried opening it multiple times and it did start but with the bios alert: no memory was detected on previous boot So i returned it to the technician and he changed the ram and it happened again and so i returned it again and he says that there is no problem I told him that it would be something with the module of the ram or the link between the motherboard and the ram idk If you have any thoughts about this please share them with me

I'm glad this is helping so many people.

Sometimes mine plays games with me like that too. Sometimes I get it all back together and but didn't test it yet, and sure enough the one time I don't test it before putting cover back on, it ends up needed to be unhooked again before it would turn on. Glad it helped you out

glad I could help so many people.

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While turning what all things did you do? Like connecting the charger or pressing the Power button for 20 seconds...

usually it had been sitting a while and cooled down and will not turn on still. So it must be different issue for you. Maybe you are just overheating. My laptop never overheats even in G mode.

Very happy to help so many people. :) Please share the video so it can help even more people. Maybe you can share among the other teachers/instructors/districts near you. A quick PSA could really make a big impact. Thank you for your comment.

This is helping so much more than I thought it would. Please share the video. I know this can help pretty much anyone. Se can all use the money.

My video is helping so many people. I'm really glad. But also surprised how many people have same issue. My 'tin-foil hat' side of me makes me wonder if these companies ever purposely cause these issues to occur, so that they increase repair calls . Especially in this case, all these laptops are mostly serviced by dell. Not only do they make money off the repair calls for this issue, but also when these things happen, it makes people want to buy the accidental insurance more; thus the event really helps this company make a lot of money both those ways. If nothing else, perhaps they pretend to not know when these things are occurring when it is profitable. These companies have board of directors and investors and all that, so they are under extreme pressure to make more and more profits. Something I always consider if someone will rob you at gunpoint for 5 bucks... what would these big companies do to protect the billions they make...? Just a thought.

@@ReviewCentralChannel wow that's an interesting theory might be true or might not be I bought my laptop just after COVID started to end and when things were getting normal. I still remember there was a chip shortage going on and the variant for this laptop I wanted ( RTC 3060 , 240HZ , 1 tb, 16 GB Ram ) was not even available to buy and wasn't even listed on website but the employee at Dell exclusive store near me made some arrangements and ordered this special edition variant from overseas because or was not easily available due to ongoing chip shortages and I remember paying extra because electronics were high priced and I ended up paying extra due to that but I'm satisfied I really needed a new laptop. The laptop was phenomenal working good untill one day I accidentally launched a game accidentally on low battery and it wasn't turning, I thought the charging cable was plugged in when I launched the game but fast forward found the video, did the thing mentioned in it and back to normal. I think these companies are under pots of stress and jam packing all this tech in one place during shortage or chips they made some changes to design in motherboards of this laptop so that's why it is causing problems I mean you can't use you second SSD slot in my model it's just not there even though the previous model were capable, the motherboard for my laptop is capable but the port is just not there, i think this was done to cut costs.

hey, don't mention it. ... just share my video haha. We're always working hard on these. But also, just thank you for your comment. I am happy this is helping so many people. IT must be saving thousands of dollars for people already. That's pretty cool .

Hey Chase, I am sorry. It sounds like an issue with your display and not the battery. I would search "Dell g15 screen won't turn on, everything else is ok" on google and see if you can find another person having the same issue. IF you are confident and know computers well, you can try unplugging display cards and connections, and reconnect them. IF that doesn't work, also you can try cleaning them. There could be corrosion on the connections if the laptop is in high humidity areas.

That's a bit beyond my knowledge for this specific issue. If my fix doesn't work, then it must be a different issue. Sometimes it can be battery needing to be replaced. You can test battery with ac/dc meter.

It's a small Phillips head screw driver. Some of the screw loosen but cannot be removed from the bottom cover, once they are loose enough you can remove cover and the screws remain in the cover as it is removed. You cannot remove them. Sometimes the first time you remove bottom cover, you need to start to pop bottom off and you will notice some of those screws may be still attached. Then simply check each screw again to be sure they are loose enough. And again some screws will not come out of the cover. Let me know if you figure it out

no solution, just the unplug treatment. I think it has to do with sleep mode and all that.

Glad to help save you time and money my friend

The computer didn't have a warranty that I could find so i didn't even try contacting dell about it, plus I forgot that I still had the original packaging which I found a year and a half after i thought it was dead.

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Some pc components and software is just troublesome. These things need to be super compatible with so much these days, issues are pretty much a certainty. Being able to fix the issue is important and im glad it is helping. If this is the only issue you are having, then it isn't too bad considering. most PC's are just a nightmare in general these days. I'm sorry you couldn't find an easier answer.

​@@ReviewCentralChannel i hope they fix this issue in a bios update or something. I've been seeing a variety of suggestions as to what causes it, but primarily it's a driver issue. It can be a BIOS driver issue or a NVIDIA driver issue. Are you facing this problem anymore with your laptop?

@@aninditab57 yea it stull be happening every so often. Personally it's not a big deal for me. I keep the screw driver close by and got good at doing it quick. Since it's pretty much the only issue with the pc, still one of my best

@@aninditab57 Yea, this problem hasn't really gotten any better or worse over year or two. None of the updates have fixed it, but of course updates are more frequent than the issue so I won't really know when it is fixed if it is fixed.

same problem since from 1 year dell G15. if dell will provide some manual switch to disconnect the battery then we can avoid to open the back cover

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Obviously it is known, but it is not openly admitted by the company. They will just try to sell you a warranty or send you to pay for repairs. Businesses sometimes dont fix things that generate them extra income on purpose to take advantage of the people. Its called 'selling you the problem and the solution.'

Yes, something to do with sleep or whatever because it has never in two years of nearly continuous use has it ever done this while someone was using it. Only while it is left alone. Some other people also think it may have something to do with static build up and then when you unplug it discharges and allows the battery to function normally again. Not sure about all that though. Glad the video helped. I appreciate the comment.

Tell your friends . Gotta get them views up ;) Just hare on your social media or something. I bet this can help a lot of people you know.

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awesome! You're welcome

glad it helps

Glad it helped!

Happy to got it fixed easy!

that is actually a really good questions and I'm not too sure about that. I would assume the same output comes from the battery or is leaving some sort of internal voltage converter inside the computer then going into your PC, so I think as long as amps and voltage of battery match on both batteries, they should be interchangeable. Some systems do require a minimum battery size to run though. In the past some systems will work without battery hooked if power cable is hooked in. I don't believe new systems work like this too often anymore. I would research your questions more though before actually trying it. I would personally call up Nvidia and ask them directly so that if there is any issues you'll know if it is going to void your card warranty.

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much love. Glad it helped.

Don't forget to share the video as a favor to me and also to help others.

I wish I knew. It did it more often before I adjusted sleep settings on the laptop

Really happy to help so many people with this one.

This doesn't work with the issue I mention in this video. My fix is for completely dead laptops that won't turn on with the power button in any way. Perhaps yours wasn't actually completely inoperable since it turned back on easy enough. When nothing else works, try my fix though. Your fix tends to work if the PC shut down or is stuck in startup/shutdown process. But it I doesn't seem to help with this battery issue I've been having, and so many other people have been experiencing.

Another person getting helped with this video is great! Glad it is helping.

I feel like this is a problem that will never ever be fixed. They roll out new models each year so they probably don't care to fix older models much. Plus they make a lot of repairs through dell warranties that people pay for. Not a lot of motivation for a problem like this to get fixed. Glad I figured it out so I'm not one of the ones being taken advantage of just so someone else can make money.

Yes, no permanent solution. I keep updated my bios but it seems they don't care to fix this problem. This problem do not happens all the time, but it just sucks, I have to carry a screwdiver everywhere I go because this may happen anytime.

@@luisdls Yes, you are correct. Technically there is 'no problem." Because the laptop is operating exactly as the company is allowing it to. It is as working as they intended it to operate, with ongoing issues that they are aware of and not fixing. Big companies get away with a lot. If I filmed a video for a company and there were all kinds of problems, I would have to fix the issues. But a big company sells a product with an issues to thousands of people, and suddenly that company doesn't have to be responsible. Business 101. If you observe business history, you can see that the more tax money a company makes the government, the more they get away. At least I found a way for me and my people to easily fix this issue ourselves. Dell needs to make a battery disconnect switch. All devices should have them, but it definitely would make them last a lot longer too, which may not be a goal of most companies. What do you think?

Facing same issue did u find any solution?

Need new battery my friend. Most likely situation. it could be other things, but I would start there since batteries aren't too much. Just don't forget to buy s little electronics adhesive. It makes life easier when putting in the neww battery.

I think battery life is over . Need new battery now.

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Lotta people getting help from this. thats a lot of money saved

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Niccce! This is good fix for a lot of laptops. Makes me wonder how many repairshops ripping people off to fix this and not telling them how easy it is.

This has something to do with screensaver, and also sometimes battery. This is what I do: I never let battery run completely out. I also disable screen saver. I have it set to turn off screen after like 30 minutes and will actually sleep and lock after 2 hours I think . I push the power button once quick to turn off screen or lock screen. I leave plugged in all the time. I never shut it down. I only restart it when needed. This PC has basically on for one yaer straight. I am making a follow up video I'm almost done with telling about all the issues I found after one year and how to fix them. So stay tuned on the channel. That new video shold be out soon.

Is your laptop not turning on either

This just happened to mine today

@@rxic4060 yeah

Bro this model lid screws won't unscrew fully just u have to loose all screws and try to open back lid with suitable tool

@@satyanarayanashetty5883 yes only 4 screw come off

This really helping a lot people. This is awesome! Please share the video with your friends and on your social if you can. I feel like this can help so many people. Hopefully the PC Repairmen don't come after me for educating people on how not to get ripped off at the repair shop haha

install new windows

nice, glad it helped

@@ReviewCentralChannel bruh I was so scared im like no one else has this issue I went through soo many videos with dumb stuff I saw yours it worked in 20mins the whole process cuz the warranty things is pretty painful again thank u soo much❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@@Hansolo7801 So happy to help. This has saved me o much trouble. I always try unplugging and re plugging what i can first. I always watch instructional video first though to see how to do it carefully.

First time took to repair shop; cost $150 to fix. Second time (this time), followed your video and it’s fixed. Thank you. When does your follow-up video come out?

@@theshaddocks5605 Sad part is that the guy at the repair shop charged you $150 just to do this quick fix. I'll be finishing up the new video for the G15 this month, hopefully during this or next week. I'll mention a few ways to avoid having the battery issue altogether.

I think this may be caused by static build up in the battery and it can discharge or something similar when it is unplugged and pugged back in. This is the only theory we even have for this. These unexplainable problems tend to not get fixed when it is making a company a lot of money and it isn't a significant problem. Coincidentally of course ;) I am paying attention to my behavior and trying to figure out what is causing it, but I have no idea after a couple years. I do know it is related to sleep and inactivity and all that. It has never ever happened while using the laptop.

@@ReviewCentralChannel It is the fourth time that I encounter this issue. The first time I called support they wanted to change the motherboard but we did not because when the technician came the laptop powered up (the battery run out and hard reset set it up and running again). After that I noticed that when I turned on Core Isolation the same thing happened again and I dicided to keep this feature off. For six months I was fine but one thing was happening. Some times when I tried to use Parsec to connect remotely the laptop was turning to hibernation (maybe when pressing keyboard keys it opened fine so I guess it was hibernation) and I could not access it (I have wake on lan off). So last week I apply the last update for the nvidia graphics card and the next time I try to open it via Parcec it completely turned off and the issue returned. Currently I am waiting for the battery to drain again I am still under warranty I don't want to void it accidentaly by opening it. All in all I agree that this thing happens after turning it on from sleep mode and also maybe certain settings and/or updates play a role in this. Hope this helps

Awesome!!

Nice! Really helping a lot of people now. The PC repair Mafia gonna come get me haha

I'm sorry maybe need new battery. You could test battery with meter to see if you are getting voltage

Happy to help! Thanks for your comment.

No problem. Really glad this is helping so many people save money.

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Size of tester to remove the screws?

Give the channel some love, and share the video :)

Pls reply, should I open the lid and do as per the video says?

@@musicallysn3567 Follow the direction in video carefully and exactly to fix issue with battery connection issue. THIS IS NOT A BAD BATTERY PROBLEM. Battery is just fine, but connection is issue. This video solution is only for when 'laptop won't turn on even when plugged in with full battery.' This battery issue will make laptop not run at all because this laptop will not run with just a power supply connected. It needs to run off the battery, which is charged by your cord. So basically if the battery power is not making it to main, or if main has a safety protocol issue that is preventing taking power from battery, then your PC will not turn on even with full battery and/or connected to power.

Glad another person it could help.

@@ReviewCentralChannel legend

I'm glad you saved some money. Gotta stay one up on these big businesses.

super small; I bought a cellphone repair kit with all kinds of screw drivers of different types.

You are very welcome. Please give this video a share to help out my channel. I know this video will help so many other people you know as well.

Im happy to help

yes, just start up as though it accidentally shutdown on you. You can just restart the device, it usually gives you an option to restart the device and skip any setups.

Glad it helped!

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Be careful and pull it in the correct direction. It's not like an eggshell. It won't break easily, but you can't force it. Depending on your model it may come out differently so you may need to look up video showing your exact model battery wire connection. Then watch carefully when they remove cable

@@ReviewCentralChannel thank you so much

@@spankbank9086 I'm happy it helped out Mr. Bank.

much love, I appreciated it. Glad I could help. I've had really old PC's up and running again just by unplugging everything inside and re-plugging everything. Sometimes it's just a little corrosion, but with these laptops it's definitely software related I believe.

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Don't forget to share the video as a favor to me and also to help others. Really happy to help

Bro how did u removed the screws?

I got you. Thank you for your comment . Share this video on your facebook and stuff because it can helps your friends and family too.