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    Inspiron 1150 looping the loop

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by docusk, Jan 23, 2009.

  1. docusk

    docusk Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Inspiron 1150 was in normal use last week. Next day I switched it on and it came up with the start screen, Dell, Inspiron 1150, the bar at the bottom screen fills with white as usual and in the top right of the screen it shows F2 setup and F12 boot menu.
    Entering either of these does nothing and the whole thing goes round in an endless loop hence the title of the thread.
    I have checked as far as I dare inside, checking the memory firmly inserted, battery is fine and the \HDD looks OK though I don't have the gadget to check it like the old ones with 2 lines of pins.
    Someone said it might be the CMOS battery but since the on-line manual doesn't show where it is, I can't replace it (even if that is the possible cause).
    I would like to get it going as it's a cracking little machine, Quiet, fast and easy to work with.
    Anyone got any suggestions please?
    docusk
     
    docusk, Jan 23, 2009
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    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Check in the BIOS to see if it is picking up the Hard Drive and Optical drive. And also check to see the boot order.
     
    millermagic, Jan 23, 2009
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    docusk Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, HD & CD-ROM are shown. Boot order was CD-ROM 1 st but I changed that to HDD. Still loops. Any help in diagnosis?
    Sorry for delay but I've been a bit under the weather, literally. Cold plays havoc with all my arthritic joints!
    docusk
     
    docusk, Jan 27, 2009
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