Dead Laptop help needed

setanta · 10-20-2009, 6:47 PM

My Laptop has died, left it for two mins this morning came back ..........naught, fecking black screen and power to it......shite

Wont reboot, wont reboot in safe mode, wont reboot with boot up cd, drat drat and double drat.

I can see it has power in it but its only lighting up nothing else is happening.
Cd gets read but nothing happens, now if its the screen then Im not going to see anything anyway.

tried an f2 start no good
tried an f8 still no good

Oh forgot its a Dell xps m1730

Im out of ideas atm, your help much appreciated

any pc experts with any ideas, TIA

JohnnySpeed954 · 10-20-2009, 6:51 PM

Unplug it ... take battery out ... clean connection points ... pray ... put battery back in .... plug it back in ... pray again .... turn it on.

setanta · 10-20-2009, 6:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnySpeed954

Unplug it ... take battery out ... clean connection points ... pray ... put battery back in .... plug it back in ... pray again .... turn it on.

Ill let you know if it works but after my contributions to the god thread praying seems a bit two faced lol

JohnnySpeed954 · 10-20-2009, 6:54 PM

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Originally Posted by setanta

Ill let you know if it works but after my contributions to the god thread praying seems a bit two faced lol

setanta · 10-20-2009, 7:40 PM

Nah didnt work :-(

sscottab · 10-20-2009, 7:45 PM

pm me with your email and ill try to walk you through some diag. i do custome computer repairs on the side when iam not at my regular job, or email me at sscottab@hotmail.com

setanta · 10-20-2009, 7:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sscottab

pm me with your email and ill try to walk you through some diag. i do custome computer repairs on the side when iam not at my regular job, or email me at sscottab@hotmail.com

Thank you kindly, "you have email"...(in a sexy Irish voice)

spina220 · 10-20-2009, 8:12 PM

sounds like a virus, better get a doctor!!!

jazzy · 10-20-2009, 8:30 PM

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Originally Posted by spina220

sounds like a virus, better get a doctor!!!

sounds like its dead, better get an undertaker!!!

spina220 · 10-20-2009, 8:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jazzy

sounds like its dead, better get an undertaker!!!

sounds like a funeral better get a grave digger.

jrivas · 10-20-2009, 8:36 PM

now now people..........its gonna be ok setanta, no need to worry, if its h1n1, there is plenty of vaccine to go around

setanta · 10-20-2009, 9:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spina220

sounds like a virus, better get a doctor!!!

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Originally Posted by jazzy

sounds like its dead, better get an undertaker!!!

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Originally Posted by jrivas

now now people..........its gonna be ok setanta, no need to worry, if its h1n1, there is plenty of vaccine to go around

What a bunch of smart asses

hope you all catch chickenpox* (jazzy has the other kind already)

My version of the bird flu

setanta · 10-21-2009, 12:55 PM

For those that are even interested (which makes me think, not a lot of people even offered ideas, not a helpful site unless its bikes, insular attitude) anyway I got help from sscottab so fingers crossed I can get it up and running in the next fortnight.
Thanks a lot Sir

jazzy · 10-21-2009, 1:03 PM

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Originally Posted by spina220

sounds like a funeral better get a grave digger.

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Originally Posted by setanta

What a bunch of smart asses

hope you all catch chickenpox* (jazzy has the other kind already)

My version of the bird flu

Damn ! Word gets around fast!

I sincerely hope you get it sorted soon matey

sheepofblue · 10-21-2009, 2:33 PM

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Originally Posted by setanta

For those that are even interested (which makes me think, not a lot of people even offered ideas, not a helpful site unless its bikes, insular attitude) anyway I got help from sscottab so fingers crossed I can get it up and running in the next fortnight.
Thanks a lot Sir

I was keeping my suggestion to myself but
1 put it under a truck tire
2 move the truck over it
3 repeat step 2
4 buy a Mac

setanta · 10-21-2009, 2:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepofblue

I was keeping my suggestion to myself but
1 put it under a truck tire
2 move the truck over it
3 repeat step 2
4 buy a Mac

Time I pointed my Wolfhound at a certain blue sheep grr

jazzy · 10-21-2009, 2:47 PM

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Originally Posted by setanta

For those that are even interested (which makes me think, not a lot of people even offered ideas, not a helpful site unless its bikes, insular attitude) anyway I got help from sscottab so fingers crossed I can get it up and running in the next fortnight.
Thanks a lot Sir

So what was the outcome, what have you got to do???? Could be useful for others

Sideshow bob · 10-21-2009, 2:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepofblue

4 buy a Mac

How would becoming a Flasher fix his laptop......

... queue coment's about his hard drive and floppy

setanta · 10-21-2009, 3:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sideshow bob

How would becoming a Flasher fix his laptop......

... queue coment's about his hard drive and floppy

But at least Id have fun

maybe no in this weather

Twincam · 10-21-2009, 4:16 PM

If in doubt, give it a clout!

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Originally Posted by Sideshow bob

How would becoming a Flasher fix his laptop......

... queue coment's about his hard drive and floppy

KSJNX · 10-25-2009, 5:33 PM

Not sure if problem is solved, but this thing is kind of my forte.

If this hasn't been asked, some basic questions if your problem is not solved.

When you get past the initial startup screen what, if any errors are displayed?

If errors are displayed are they something similar to no boot device available?

You stated you have tried booting from cd, but have you ensured your bios settings are correctly set to boot from cd, or did you specifically select
"boot from cd" in the boot options?

If your pc died like that but it still turns on and displays the initial startup screen (the manifacturer logo appears and so forth) then one of the most common type of failure on laptops especially is hard drive failure.

setanta · 10-25-2009, 5:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KSJNX

Not sure if problem is solved, but this thing is kind of my forte.

If this hasn't been asked, some basic questions if your problem is not solved.

When you get past the initial startup screen what, if any errors are displayed?

If errors are displayed are they something similar to no boot device available?

You stated you have tried booting from cd, but have you ensured your bios settings are correctly set to boot from cd, or did you specifically select
"boot from cd" in the boot options?

If your pc died like that but it still turns on and displays the initial startup screen (the manifacturer logo appears and so forth) then one of the most common type of failure on laptops especially is hard drive failure.

Thanks for the reply:
nada on hte screen totally black
got warning light sequence 3 3 1 which is video adapter problem, sscottab and has been helping me with the problem and that is the conclusion so far.

KSJNX · 10-25-2009, 5:44 PM

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Originally Posted by setanta

Thanks for the reply:
nada on hte screen totally black
got warning light sequence 3 3 1 which is video adapter problem, sscottab and has been helping me with the problem and that is the conclusion so far.

Oh yeah, if the screen is powered but not outputting anything then that is a very likely cause. I don't know if you have attempted it, but if the laptop has an external monitor connection (most do now) it might be worth a shot hooking it up to a monitor if you have one to test. If error lights are appearing on startup you probably wont get that far though.

setanta · 10-25-2009, 5:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KSJNX

Oh yeah, if the screen is powered but not outputting anything then that is a very likely cause. I don't know if you have attempted it, but if the laptop has an external monitor connection (most do now) it might be worth a shot hooking it up to a monitor if you have one to test. If error lights are appearing on startup you probably wont get that far though.

I keep meaning to hook it up to the tv to see but have been busy and this pc has helped me through, tried to get into it and failed miserably, then I saw how to on Utube its no easy job. I have one other simple thing to try and that is to get into to it and see if maybe the card has moved ( a slight bump may have done it

) That would be far to simple an answer though

KSJNX · 10-25-2009, 6:27 PM

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Originally Posted by setanta

I keep meaning to hook it up to the tv to see but have been busy and this pc has helped me through, tried to get into it and failed miserably, then I saw how to on Utube its no easy job. I have one other simple thing to try and that is to get into to it and see if maybe the card has moved ( a slight bump may have done it

) That would be far to simple an answer though

Given the card is separate from the main board, this is certainly a possibility. I would give it a shot and make sure the card is connected properly before anything else. Just take your time and keep all of the screws as organized as possible. Taking pictures of how things are organized is a great wat to start too.

Luckily the bigger dells are usually much easier to work on and open up than the smaller Japanese counterparts.

setanta · 10-25-2009, 6:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KSJNX

Given the card is separate from the main board, this is certainly a possibility. I would give it a shot and make sure the card is connected properly before anything else. Just take your time and keep all of the screws as organized as possible. Taking pictures of how things are organized is a great wat to start too.

Luckily the bigger dells are usually much easier to work on and open up than the smaller Japanese counterparts.

Cheers will keep you posted

sscottab · 10-25-2009, 7:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KSJNX

Given the card is separate from the main board, this is certainly a possibility. I would give it a shot and make sure the card is connected properly before anything else. Just take your time and keep all of the screws as organized as possible. Taking pictures of how things are organized is a great wat to start too.

Luckily the bigger dells are usually much easier to work on and open up than the smaller Japanese counterparts.

that is a possibility but i have never seen it before on a laptop, when you take it apart lay a large towel out on the table and as you take it apart keep the screws and covers together and in order so it will be easier when you reassemble. if after removing the screws and it binds when seperating take a look for a hidden screw or clip never force anything, that is how things get broken and if you cant get parts email me and ill see what i can get over here on this side of the pond.

setanta · 10-25-2009, 7:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sscottab

that is a possibility but i have never seen it before on a laptop, when you take it apart lay a large towel out on the table and as you take it apart keep the screws and covers together and in order so it will be easier when you reassemble. if after removing the screws and it binds when seperating take a look for a hidden screw or clip never force anything, that is how things get broken and if you cant get parts email me and ill see what i can get over here on this side of the pond.

Cheers mate, as I said before i tried getting into it from the back, but after seeing the video, I have to go through the keyboard