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    m1330 Start Up Problems

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by xatuuatx, Jan 13, 2008.

  1. xatuuatx

    xatuuatx Notebook Guru

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    My m1330 won't boot correctly. It starts up and goes to the safe mode selection screen. Regardless of which startup mode I choose it does the same thing. It goes to the blue vista screen and flashes to a black screen and back every ten seconds. I've tried restoring, but it didn't help. What should I do?
     
    xatuuatx, Jan 13, 2008
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  2. james_s

    james_s Notebook Geek

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    I had this problem, and did a hard reset (press and hold the power button). You've probably done this though. If my ipod is plugged in and I turn the laptop on from hibernate it freezes up with a flashing underscore, might be similar problem to yours.
     
    james_s, Jan 13, 2008
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  3. mia4l

    mia4l Notebook Evangelist

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    you might also have some corrupt files
     
    mia4l, Jan 13, 2008
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