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    M17xR2 boot issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Kalvin, May 1, 2011.

  1. Kalvin

    Kalvin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just started having problems with booting my m17xr2. Sometimes on boot the keyboard lights up but nothing happens. The only way to boot at this point is to unplug the powercord and disconnet the battery for a few seconds. Put battery back in plug in power cord and boots just fine. I got all the new drivers and the lastest bios. Only thing new I did was 2 weeks ago installed a 256gb samsung ssd and reinstalled win 7. No problems till yesterday when I was at my fathers house, I plugged it in, and says not right power coming from power cord. I could play though just fine and only thing it said was not charging batter. I am at home today, no errors plugging in the wall outlet but still the boot problem persists. Ever heard of this?
     
    Kalvin, May 1, 2011
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    What's your BIOS version?
    You might have an older version, just go to Dell's site, download the latest version, HERE.

    After flashing, your BIOS settings will be reverted to default so if you made any changes go into the BIOS menu (press F2 at startup) and change the values back (IE: RAID 0, etc..)
    Report back.

    Cheers
     
    katalin_2003, May 1, 2011
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  3. Kalvin

    Kalvin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the newest bios, I did enable under the power setting to alert if there is a wrong power detected. Booted 10 times seems to be okay.
     
    Kalvin, May 1, 2011
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