Laptop keeps shutting down and struggles to boot up
in IT Support ·
Got an old Dell Latitude here—doesn't matter if it's plugged in or running on battery, it acts the exact same way. When I try a cold boot, it just dies immediately, maybe 2 or 3 times in a row. If I let it try to load macOS, it keeps cutting out during the boot process too, maybe a few times until it actually warms up a bit. If I just hang out in the BIOS for about a minute, though, it finally boots up into macOS without any issues.
I think things are getting worse because now it’s starting to shut down while I'm actually using it. I switched the graphics to "power saving mode," and strangely enough, it stopped dying mid-use.
If this is just a bad connection or some solder issue on the motherboard, is there a repair shop that can actually fix this—or should I just call it a loss?
I think things are getting worse because now it’s starting to shut down while I'm actually using it. I switched the graphics to "power saving mode," and strangely enough, it stopped dying mid-use.
If this is just a bad connection or some solder issue on the motherboard, is there a repair shop that can actually fix this—or should I just call it a loss?