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    Area 51 m15x will not POST

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by x01660, Aug 12, 2011.

  1. x01660

    x01660 Newbie

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    So I was using my laptop, and everything was working fine. I then restarted it to install updates and now it won't post. It just sits with all of the lights on and the fan spinning, but will not do anything. I tried holding the right key to boot integrated, and I swapped out the ram for brand new ram, but to no avail. I reseated then replaced the CMOS battery, and still, nothing. Any ideas?
     
    x01660, Aug 12, 2011
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    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    The motherboard could be bad if it won't even POST.
     
    kobe, Aug 12, 2011
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