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    help please (m17X)

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by smiley_666, Nov 20, 2009.

  1. smiley_666

    smiley_666 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok, i was just using my m17x yesterday, and put it into sleep mode. when i went to turn it on again, it booted past the bios screen like normal, but then just had a flashing underscore in the top left corner. i didnt have anything plugged in, and it did this a few more times of restarting it.
    And now it starts up to the alienware head, then the lock lights light up with the caps lock one flashing. i cant load the bios, as it just has the lights again.
    Any suggestions before i call dell and have to deal with them?

    thanks,
    Tom
     
    smiley_666, Nov 20, 2009
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    AtolSammeek Tokay Gecko

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    One trick I would try is unplug the laptop and pull the battery out and hold for 15 sec. Then Plug in the battery and power and see if it resets it.
     
    AtolSammeek, Nov 20, 2009
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    smiley_666 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok, thanks for that... i remember reading that a while ago but completely forgot about it. ill try it
     
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    did it work?
     
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    i had this problem when i checked things in the bio, what u neeed to do is on the 1st tab make sure ur harddrive is set to raid, and then enable both hard drives, then f10 and it should be fixed=)
     
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    nah, it didnt work. ^that might work if i could actually get into the bios, but i cant. looks like ill have to deal with dell
     
    smiley_666, Nov 20, 2009
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