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    XPS M1210 - Hardware Maltifunction

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by carbonic15, Nov 23, 2007.

  1. carbonic15

    carbonic15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi, when i start up my m1210, there is no picture of the bios, if doesnt show anything, it only black and then when i wait for a couple of minutes, it shows text like this:

    ** Hardware Maltifunction
    Call your hardware vendor for support
    IMIL Parity Check/Memory Parity Error
    ** The system has halted ***

    Does anyone know what is this problem? I need to know what is this problem.. Sorry for my bad english, thanks in advanced..
     
    carbonic15, Nov 23, 2007
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  2. philfna

    philfna Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    It looks like a bad stick of memory, but the BIOS should have fired up...
     
    philfna, Nov 23, 2007
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    carbonic15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what do you mean by the BIOS should have fired up? stick memory? do you mean the RAM memory?
     
    carbonic15, Nov 23, 2007
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    I agree with philfna, your memory is either not installed properly or has failed completely. If this is a Dell RAM stick and you're still under warranty call them to fix a new stick.

    If the BIOS (startup screen) didn't show then the problem could be more serious. Worth calling Dell up to see if they can help.
     
    Harleyquin07, Nov 23, 2007
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