Dell inspiron 8000 power snafu.

[Cokelvr]

Hello all, Found you all via google search. I have a dell inspiron 8000 that won't power on. I saw a previous thread that talked about removing battery and components. I have tried all this and all I get is the power light comes on, followed by the hdd light and the battery light. they are only on for a few seconds then nothing. I tried a friends adapter and same thing. Something that I find odd is that the adapter does not get warm when I have it plugged in. Is this a symptom of my problem? I saw that it might be the power board (AKA charging board) is this the same as the power socket? Is the powerboard the motherboard? Last question can the power socket be replaced or is it part of the motherboard?

Thanks in advance

Kurt