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Dell Vostro "No TPM" problem?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by mikehende, Oct 14, 2010.

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  1. VeryOldGuy

    VeryOldGuy Notebook Consultant

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    Does the laptop BIOS offer an option to bypass the self test (POST)?

    Maybe reflash the BIOS; there is a small chance it might be corrupt.
     
    VeryOldGuy, Oct 14, 2010
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    All I am seeing regarding booting is:

    Boot-time Diagnostic screen which is Disabled
    and also
    Quickboot mode which is Enabled

    So think reflashing the BIOS might work?
     
    mikehende, Oct 14, 2010
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    No, not really. I think you have a failure on the system board that needs to be repaired. I just said you can *try* reflashing. You might try removing anything plugged into the media bay (e.g. CD/DVD player).
     
    VeryOldGuy, Oct 14, 2010
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    Ok, I won't bother with this then but I really appreciate all of the help here guys.
     
    mikehende, Oct 14, 2010
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    Grasping at straws...

    A friend said he cleared that symptom by removing a stick of expansion RAM. The RAM was bad. Was not a Dell laptop though.
     
    VeryOldGuy, Oct 14, 2010
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