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    Please help. XPS M1330 won't boot. Getting nothing but rainbow vertical lines.

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by investor27, Feb 14, 2008.

  1. investor27

    investor27 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My XPS M1330 that I got since late August 2007 won't boot up anymore. It was working fine until a few days ago. It started to turn itself off when I'm trying to load the front page of Yahoo to read the news. And when I tried to turn it back on, I get these rainbow colors vertical lines. Turning it on and off a few times and it would boot normally. But then the same thing would happen again if I tried to read some webpages. Today, turning it on and off will not boot Vista Home Premium. All I get are the vertical rainbow lines. My system has 4GB of RAM and the GS 8400 graphic card.

    Is anyone else experiencing similar boot-up problem? Please help. Thanks.
     
    investor27, Feb 14, 2008
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  2. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    Probably a faulty Graphics card.
     
    sesshomaru, Feb 14, 2008
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  3. The_Punisher

    The_Punisher Notebook Evangelist

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    Contact Dell. Time for them to make good on the warranty. It could be the GPU. But you can't fix the GPU yourself.
     
    The_Punisher, Feb 14, 2008
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  4. darthsat

    darthsat Notebook Deity

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    Check this thread out. There are many people who have complained about this very issue. I had the same exact problem a couple months back. For me, a motherboard replacement completely fixed the issue. You're best bet is to call dell and that is probably what they will arrange for you.
     
    darthsat, Feb 14, 2008
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  5. Nessnet

    Nessnet Notebook Consultant

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    As multiple others (and threads) have said - you need a GPU/mobo replacement.

    Been there - done that - the new mobo fixed it.

    I bet you have a rev 0 mobo??
     
    Nessnet, Feb 14, 2008
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  6. investor27

    investor27 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks to all for helping me out so quickly. This is extremely frustrating. I have had nothing but trouble with the XPS M1330. The unit squeaks, won't come back on from stand-by, and now this. Never again will I buy Dell for business or personal.
     
    investor27, Feb 14, 2008
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    I'm having the exact same problem!! It started acting up a couple weeks ago, but would start eventually. Last night however, it just refused to boot and just displayed the infamous rainbow stripes. Will be logging a call with Dell tonight! Sounds like a defective batch of motherboards somehow got used!
     
    vogue, Jun 10, 2008
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  8. KenHT

    KenHT Notebook Guru

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    It's not the motherboard. It's a design prob. with the heatpipe that causes the burnout. Although the end result is a burnt GPU on the motherboard.

    Have a read here.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=250129&page=9
     
    KenHT, Jun 20, 2008
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