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    M17x R2 Problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Stupifyed, Jul 24, 2010.

  1. Stupifyed

    Stupifyed Notebook Consultant

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    Hey all i am having a huge problem with my R2. After flashing A6 bios I left my computer alone and it went to sleep and it wont come back on no matter what i do.

    Tried power drain and no dice all the lights come on and fans for a few seconds but it never goes to the bios just stays black screen.

    I never took it apart or anything like that just got done doing a full restore and everything was running great.

    Any suggestions? thanks.
     
    Stupifyed, Jul 24, 2010
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  2. alienwolf

    alienwolf Notebook Deity

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    You could try removing the Bios battery and do the drain reinstall the battery. You Tube, m17x tear down has great video showing how. :D
    Only thing I can think off trying at this point. Hitting F8 on power up dose nothing? :confused:
     
    alienwolf, Jul 24, 2010
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  3. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would investigate alienwolf's solution and unplug the CMOS battery. Did it ever boot to the desktop after the BIOS flash, or did this happen immediately afterward? If it worked, even once, it's probably something stupid. If it never did anything after the BIOS flash, you may have bricked it.
     
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  4. FalconMachV

    FalconMachV Notebook Evangelist

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    Here are some ideas in no particular order.

    0.Alienware diagnostics http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/Alw_M17xR2/en/index.html
    1.Try removing CMOS battery
    2.Get the image on a USB flash drive
    3.Boot from the flash drive, run the BIOS executable, Reboot
    4.Or, try to boot with a Windows CD from the CD/DVD drive. If you can get to Windows setup from the CD, answer back. The CD might be able to alter your BIOS to point to the right boot sector.
     
    FalconMachV, Jul 24, 2010
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  5. Stupifyed

    Stupifyed Notebook Consultant

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    ill try the cmos battery thanks, the dvd drive went out on it a month ago aswell this thing has been a problem for me ever since i got back from Iraq last week. thanks for the help guys
     
    Stupifyed, Jul 25, 2010
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  6. alienwolf

    alienwolf Notebook Deity

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    Hope it works, do you still have warranty on it? :D Like the spec's :eek: could be twins. and welcome back my youngest son was over there, and his brother was in Afgan waiting to go to Korea. :rolleyes:
     
    alienwolf, Jul 25, 2010
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