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Precision M4600 Owners Lounge

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by afhstingray, May 26, 2011.

  1. raptorddd

    raptorddd Notebook Geek

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    well cant cause i cant get to bios it just starts loads the logo the bar gets full and stay like that.. i have installed w10 several times so no problem there.. ot just that cant cet past the logo.
     
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    Aaron44126 Notebook Prophet

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    What type of drive do you have in your laptop? If you remove the hard drive, are you able to access the BIOS?
     
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    Reciever D! For Dragon!

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    Do you have any other drives installed besides the OS drive?

    Every time I did an install I would have to remove all the drives or windows wouldn't behave correctly until after drivers and such were installed. Namely the chip set.
     
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    JamesJAB Notebook Guru

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    I recommend removing the HDD and see if it will let you boot into the BIOS.
     
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  5. raptorddd

    raptorddd Notebook Geek

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    its HDD yes i have removed HDD but still the same i also rwmoved keyboard.

    no just 1 drive..

    i was thinking of removing cpu and gpu and try again.
     
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  6. JamesJAB

    JamesJAB Notebook Guru

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    I think before tearing apart the entire laptop:

    Remove the AC Adapter, Battery, and the CMOS Battery. Wait one full minute. Reinstall the batteries and AC Adapter.

    This will reset your Bios to default settings hopefully undoing whatever issue is keeping you from getting into the BIOS.
     
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  7. raptorddd

    raptorddd Notebook Geek

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    thanks for suggestiion but already done let it for 1 full night.
     
  8. JamesJAB

    JamesJAB Notebook Guru

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    Did you try removing all of the cards (MSATA, Wifi) and all but 1 stick of ram?

    Try removing the GPU and see if it works with just the intel CPU graphics?

    If none of this works, it may be time for a newer laptop.
     
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    only removed keyboard and hdd. cmos will try that.. if it doesnt then maybe motherboard is dead..
     
  10. raptorddd

    raptorddd Notebook Geek

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    it doesnt work... done everything. it just freezes at full bar.. does that mean its motherboard is dead.? if needs mother board then used or refurbished.? ???
     
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