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    trying to figure out whats wrong

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by byeung12, Mar 14, 2010.

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    byeung12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi i have a dell xps m1330 that i would like to get working again. the computer would not boot up so dell sent out a tech with a new motherboard however when he installed the motherboard the computer would not even fire up so he abandoned it and i got an exchange. However, i got to keep my exchange and took it apart and pieced it back together and well the whole laptop fires up now however the screen remains blank sometimes the webcam light will flash on maybe one and 2 leds stay on and then i get 2 beeps and then 1 led and then a minute later the whole laptop turns off. I'm thinking i might need a new heatsink/fan? maybe a new processor if its fried but i have no clue how to determine those things. Does anyone have any input? or how to troubleshoot my laptop. Much appreciated.

    specs of m1330 t7500|3gb ram|160gb hard windows 7 ulimate 64| no drivers installed yet bc i re formatted the harddrive to use as a spare then decided to fix the xps. I installed windows 7 os on it and then put it backinto the xps.
     
    byeung12, Mar 14, 2010
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