Dell Inspiron 5160 will not Post,Boot, can't enter CMOS

If the Power button is round, on the same surface as the keyboard, and so that you have to push down to start, you can hold it down for, say, fifteen minutes with your finger. After unplugging the power cord, of course.

But, it is a lot easier if you find a kid's small marble, put it on the Power button and then put a book or anything flat, heavy enough on top of the marble to hold it down, down all the way, for a long time.

Certainly, it sounds like a hoaky idea but it does the job.

Other folks might try unscrewing anything they see on a laptop, but you may know already how that ends.

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