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    r1-dead?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dellienware owner, Oct 12, 2014.

  1. dellienware owner

    dellienware owner Notebook Evangelist

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    It will not boot bios, or even force power down by holding the power button. I've pulled the cmos battery and have taken out the ram. Placed the ram back in. Still no luck.

    Is the mother board dead?
     
    dellienware owner, Oct 12, 2014
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    toto29620 Notebook Consultant

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    Do you have some flashing light on the left side of keyboard ? ( num lock / scroll lock / caps lock ) Depanding of those light you can get an error code.

    If you don't have any of those, try by using just one ram stick, both of them individually.
     
    toto29620, Oct 13, 2014
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    pinoy_92 Notebook Evangelist

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    im assuming the fans are spinning, but the screen stays off. have you tried connecting a different display on it?
     
    pinoy_92, Oct 15, 2014
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