My inspiron one 2305 has just quit working. On power up, the power switch glows a steady amber. The fans come on and you can hear the HD start to spin up and run. No video, splash screen, or anything else. No POST beeps, either. A possible cause was the LCD inverter, but I've just installed a new one and that did not fix the problem. External power supply appears to be functioning normally. I suspect the motherboard is gone. And the warranty is long expired, of course.
Apparently this issue is a common one for the 2305 and a result of defective design on Dell's part. Quite a few other people are experiencing the same problem. Anyone else run across this and fixed it?