Dell Inspiron 700m

If the battery is good, mine died after 4 years, check the settings in Power Options, look for dim when on battery power. Increase the % to Max or 100%. see what happens. Still have problem consider replacing Battery.

Please refer to the following article for a detailed diagnosis & fix:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r6416948-troubleshooting_laptop_power_failures

Since it sounds like an issue with the Power first try to release flea power.Disconnect the charger,remove battery,press and hold down the power button for 30 seconds.Reconnect the battery and charger.Turn on system and check if it turns on. For further help please check Dell Inspiron 1525 Manual. Also confirm if the light on the charger stays on,when connected to the system.

Try this:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3728860-troubleshoot_system_will_not_boot_hard
if no luck, then this:

http://www.fixya.com/support/r3581893-how_to_troublehoot_a_portable_compouter_

Looks like the input for your power has failed... a common problem. You will need to open up the laptop and have the power jack replaced. Happy New Year to you and yours

Hi,
It sounds like there is an issue with the system memory.

Remove both the power adapter and the battery. Turn the laptop over and locate the RAM (memory) cover and remove the holding screw.
Take out the system memory and clean the brass contacts, also clean the slots that the memory sits in.
Re-seat the memory making sure it clips into place nice and tight and replace the RAM cover.

Return power to the laptop and turn it on to see if that has helped.

If it still won't boot up then you may need to purchase new memory for the laptop.

Good luck.

Which way do you power up the laptop?
The AC power or laptop battery?
If the AC power, you should check the wire is connected well.
If the battery, you should check whether the battery is charged full.Maybe the battery is aging, you need to get a new Dell inspiron 700m battery.
You can get a replacement at shop-batteries.com

take out ur batteries, clean the terminals with spirit or light alcohol, then re-insert it. better u use direct power supply but be sure to check that the power is beig supplied and the terminals/sockets are cleaned.
did this helped u. if not, tell me, when u push the power on button of ur notebook, does anything happens, like the fans start spinning or light went on. does the screen turn on or does something appears on the screen?
if nothing is happenng after pressing the power button, then this is a clear case of problem with ur power recieving section of the notebook. go to your pc dealer.

sometimes the wires for the speakers break... just take the laptops panel above the keyboard out, remove keyboard, unplug the 4 white and black wires, and repair the break... Takes about 10 minutes to do! and you'll get your sound back.. Dell had a small design flaw there, but you'll get the speakers running easily! Same thing happened to my Inspiron 700M..... You can splice the wires and fix it yourself!

I was using my laptop when it suddenly froze. Tried ctl/alt/del but nothing happened. So I powered down. When I tried to power it back up, the power light comes on, the lock lights blink twice, the fan powers up then down, and the dvd drive clicks on and off. Then nothing--black screen. My laptop battery is nearly dead, so I am always plugged in.
This seems like a common thing with the Inspirons, and here are some of the suggestions I tried:
I removed all power sources, held down power button for 30 sec to reset system and tried to boot up again--same issue
I unplugged the screen closed sensor, thinking the unit might be thinking it was asleep (lid closed), because that what it acts like. No luck.
Removed memory--and reset--nothing.
Replaced button battery on motherboard, now same problem.