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    Great ... my 1520 died

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by millermagic, Jul 2, 2008.

  1. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    No idea what to do. I have no warranty on it.

    All that happens is the power light comes on and the hard drive spins up.

    No posting, nothing on the screen. I hope this thing didn't pull a thinkpad and blow its motherboard on me. If it did, I'm going to be quite upset.
     
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    did you fiddle with the BIOS lately..??
    Try a BIOS reset, by removing all sources of power, such as AC, battery, USB devices and then press the power button for 20 seconds, then boot....!!
     
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  3. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Last time I updated my BIOS was back in November.

    I read this RIGHT as I was on the way out the door for work and pulled the battery and unplugged it.

    When I got back, I held the power button for 20 seconds, plugged it back in and it fired up. Next, I tried it with the battery and it worked.

    Guess it's kinda like the flooded car? Hold the pedal to the floor while cranking.
     
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  4. nickbarbs

    nickbarbs Notebook Deity

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    Pretty normal, sometimes the capacitors need to be unloaded, we would do this all the time in my old IT job as a first step check to pcs that don't turn on.

    Remove the adapter + battery, hold power button for 10 seconds, put battery back in, turn on. works about 95% of the time.
     
    nickbarbs, Jul 2, 2008
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