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    I think I bricked my M15x

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Ldmoose, Apr 2, 2011.

  1. Ldmoose

    Ldmoose Notebook Consultant

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    Yesterday I finally decided to update my BIOS to A09. I had to shut down my computer while burning A09 with image burn (I didn't force the shut down and I couldn't eject the disc before shutting the computer down) Earlier in the day I was messing around with Ubuntu 11.04 and had the computer set to boot from the optical drive.
    I started up my computer this morning and walked away, completely forgetting that I had the half burnt disc in the drive and that it was set to boot from the cd. I think I have two unrelated problems now. When i boot the computer the screen stays black and is unresponsive. And my optical drive makes a ticking sound like it's jammed and I can't eject the disc.

    This was typed from my phone, so I apologize for grammar and any helpful information I left out

    Any thoughts or opinions are greatly appreciated
     
    Ldmoose, Apr 2, 2011
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  2. xlawx

    xlawx Notebook Evangelist

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    try take out the bios battery?
     
    xlawx, Apr 2, 2011
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  3. Ldmoose

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    How do you go about this?
     
    Ldmoose, Apr 2, 2011
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  4. inap

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    take off the bottom cover, there is a coin battery near the center of the laptop. unplug it and do a power drain. then put everything back. good luck.
     
    inap, Apr 2, 2011
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    Sometimes you have to leave the battery out a full 24 hours. Good luck.












    M15x i7-740qm, ATI 5850, 8GB, 256 Crucial SSD
     
    usmc362, Apr 2, 2011
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  6. Ldmoose

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    Taking out the coin battery and doing a power drain didn't work :(

    I'm assuming I need a new mobo, is this covered by the warranty? I think My optical drive is messed up too because it makes some strange ticking sound instead of spinning.
     
    Ldmoose, Apr 2, 2011
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  7. inap

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    do you see a bios screen???
     
    inap, Apr 2, 2011
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  8. Ldmoose

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    Nope, no BIOS screen and the computer powers off if I hit the power button once. Alien fx works if that matters.
     
    Ldmoose, Apr 2, 2011
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    yeah most likely dead mobo :(
     
    inap, Apr 2, 2011
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  10. Ldmoose

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    After 3 hours of working with support techs and being disconnected by two techs I finally have a motherboard on the way :eek:
     
    Ldmoose, Apr 2, 2011
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    sweet congrats man, is it free/under warranty?
     
    xlawx, Apr 2, 2011
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  12. Ldmoose

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    Yeah its under warranty :D
    I have to use an ancient toshiba lappy until my mobo gets replaced. Ohh I'm dreading doing school work on it.
     
    Ldmoose, Apr 2, 2011
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    Congrats, hope you'll be more careful with it man xD
     
    Indiran, Apr 5, 2011
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  14. agusman

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    thats why I'm freaked out by BIOS updates...
     
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    i always burn the bios disk or flash drive off my hp laptop, eversince the drive just froze the whole computer and had to unplug and remove the battery to shut it off and remove the disk, needless to say i destroyed the disk immediately upon ejecting it
     
    Mexic00ls, Apr 5, 2011
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