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    R3 Freezes when I do Fn+F5

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by carthikv12, Jul 23, 2011.

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    Hi, when I tried to toggle the display combinations using Fn + F5 the screens go black and the computer seems to have frozen. The modem shows the data to be moving and the hdd light flickers too but no other response.

    Anyone know how i can fix this?

    Thanks!
    Carthik
     
    carthikv12, Jul 23, 2011
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    Posting this to include system spec...
     
    carthikv12, Jul 23, 2011
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