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    wont turn on after chnaging processor

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by rvanzzz, Mar 24, 2011.

  1. rvanzzz

    rvanzzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi, i just bought 1920xm from ebay and place it on my m15x. i did replace my wireless card too. after i put it back together i have the same problem like this guy.
    YouTube - Alienware M15x PLEASE HELP !! and Solution !!

    is there some kind of special treatment to change the processor?
     
    rvanzzz, Mar 24, 2011
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    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    A few things to do. Power drain: take out power cord and battery, hold power for 20 secs. Have you checked to make sure that you screwed the processor back in? Some people (like me) unscrew the processor socket, put the processor in and immediately put the heat sink back on and forget to screw it back in. Have you applied thermal paste? Did you mistype and write 1920xm? Because that processor does not exist.
     
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    rvanzzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes i mean 920xm, sorry mistype. yes i screw back on processor. i also did re paste and do the battery drain. i also tried removing cmos battery and also replacing RAM (>.<).
     
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    inap, Mar 24, 2011
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    rvanzzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    solved..
    but i don't exactly know the problem is. its turn on after four times i repaste the processor and replug cmos battery and ram
     
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    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sometimes something doesn't get seated properly. The other thing that should ALWAYS be mentioned when messing with processor or ram is to wear a grounding bracelet. I always wear one.

    StevenX
     
    stevenxowens792, Mar 24, 2011
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