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    Vaio won't start

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by rezed, Apr 19, 2007.

  1. rezed

    rezed Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Vaio FE 790G won't boot and after pressing the on/off button there is none except blank screen, the spinning sound of dvd drive, and the three indicator light beside the on/off button.The bios(Phoenix won't be loaded).
    Usually it will be ok after few hours but this time it takes forever(1 day already).
    Do anyone know what's wrong here?

    Thanks
     
    rezed, Apr 19, 2007
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  2. mikeymike

    mikeymike Notebook Evangelist

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    do you get a message on the screen saying 'operating system not found' ??
     
    mikeymike, Apr 19, 2007
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  3. Sponsi

    Sponsi Badibade

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    I had the same problem when my RAM wasn't placed well, but really it could be anything.
     
    Sponsi, Apr 20, 2007
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  4. rezed

    rezed Notebook Enthusiast

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    no,nothing at all.
    as i read the user guide i found this:
    I didn't use it for a day,so what i should do now in case the moisture is the main culprit?
    I have never had this problem with another computer though :confused: :confused:
     
    rezed, Apr 20, 2007
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  5. ABOVEALLELSE

    ABOVEALLELSE Newbie

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    since you seem to have the three lights (caps lock,numlock,scroll lock) we can eliminate checking your power source

    Power down computer
    Remove AC adapter
    Remove battery
    Open up Ram compartment (usually in middle with 2 arrows)
    try running the pc with only one stick to evaluate if you may have a bad slot or a bad module
    If ram does not solve issue call to set up service could be the Motherboard


    - ABOVEALLELSE
     
    ABOVEALLELSE, Apr 20, 2007
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    mine sz did the same thing...ram was not seated properly.
     
    narci, Apr 20, 2007
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    Mine was exactly the same except that i did all the above, more than once, but in the end it turned out to be the motherboard.
     
    Lee636, Apr 20, 2007
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    ram or mothboard issue
     
    wuruoyu, Apr 20, 2007
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  9. rezed

    rezed Notebook Enthusiast

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    Problem solved
    It's actually moisture issue
    Last month i traveled to tropical country with >80% humidity and when i came back last friday my lappy worked again :D
     
    rezed, Apr 23, 2007
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