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    Alien Head touch button not responding!!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by .RanT., Apr 24, 2008.

  1. .RanT.

    .RanT. Notebook Consultant

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    Posted in the m15x Members thread, but I feel this issue needs its own thred.

    OK; now I have a major issue.

    m15x is pluged in, the alien head is lit, but when I press it, nothing happens. I can´t the the computer to come on. Can anyong help me here? This is going to be a major prblem. I press hard, I press soft. I can´t get it to do anything.

    This SUCKS!
    Please help!!!
     
    .RanT., Apr 24, 2008
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  2. Sabapathy

    Sabapathy Notebook Geek

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    Try unplugging it. Remove the battery. Wait some time and then try again.
     
    Sabapathy, Apr 24, 2008
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  3. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Take the battery out for 10 seconds and hold down the power button and see if that works. I doubt it will though as the power button on the M15x is much different than the one on the M9750. I was thinking that you may need to reset the mobo or something. No idea, just guessing.
     
    Stone825, Apr 24, 2008
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  4. .RanT.

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    I love you guys!!!


    That worked!

    I am on a work trip in Caracas, Venezuela and I do not know what I would have done if I could not use my laptop for work. You are a life saver.

    Thank you very much!
     
    .RanT., Apr 24, 2008
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  5. Stone825

    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Haha sab and I both responded at exactly the same time :). It sounds like it was pretty damn clutch that Sab got your laptop working again
     
    Stone825, Apr 24, 2008
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    If you haven't upgraded to the new BIOS (X32) I would recommend you do to avoid this problem. With earlier BIOS versions I had this problem a couple times (it seemingly has to do with confusing the BIOS with certain situations) but now I haven't had it yet.
     
    GRB, Apr 24, 2008
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 24, 2008
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