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Help needed! M17xR4 powers on but no display and soon turns off

Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by rjtnag, Mar 9, 2017.

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I was updating my sound drivers that I had uninstalled due to issues in windows 10. After installing them it asked me to restart. Was on insider build 15048 if it helps.
After restarting, now it won't boot at all.
It lights up, fans start spinning but display doesnt power on(no backlight). After about 1-2 minutes it just shuts down. Did it on battery and on just AC power, same results.
PS: I had repasted my CPU using arctic mx4 about a week back but it didn't give me any issues until now.

Solutions anyone?
Thanks in advance.

rjtnag, Mar 9, 2017

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Did you tried to reset the CMOS battery + hold down the power button for like 30sec without any charger or battery of course?

Did you tried to reverse or leave 1 RAM and try to boot it up?

Vermillion1790, Mar 20, 2017

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Hey, thanks for reply. Almost forgot about my post!
Fortunately the laptop is working fine now. I just left it dead, without battery for two days and forgot about it. I tried to turn on again after two days and it started like nothing ever happened.
I would request the mods to close this thread. Thank you.

rjtnag, Mar 22, 2017

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