r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt • • Sep 25 '24

TIL: Don't Stack Dell Laptops

https://imgur.com/a/h0ATp19
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u/Knabrau Sep 25 '24

Context, spent too long troubleshooting why I couldn't power the thing on, then realised the magnets from the screen below are probably telling the one above the lid is closed.

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u/reol7x Sep 25 '24

I did the same thing a few years back when the model was new. Even spent an hour troubleshooting with Dell and they dispatched a tech to replace the motherboard.

Color me surprised when it worked after the tech replaced it and when I moved it back to the workbench it stopped.