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My Dell XPS M1530 boots intermittently

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by Fatima2012, Mar 31, 2011.

  1. Fatima2012 Newcomer, in training

    Hi I have a Dell XPS M1530. Sometimes it boots, other times Windows appears to be loading but the screen is black. When it boots I am informed that the battery needs replacing. I have no problem replacing the batteries but I am not sure this is the solution. If the laptop is plugged into a mains supply I would expect it to boot regardless of whether the batteries needs replacing or is this not the case?

    thanks
    Fatima
    Fatima2012, Mar 31, 2011
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  2. Tmagic650 TechSpot Ambassador

    Remove the battery and run only off the AC adapter. Does the same thing happen on booting?
    Tmagic650, Apr 11, 2011
    #2

  3. Fatima2012 Newcomer, in training

    I have tried this and it makes no difference. Sometimes I can boot with the battery other times without
    Fatima2012, Apr 18, 2011
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  4. Tmagic650 TechSpot Ambassador

    Check the hard drive for errors using the run command "chkdsk /f" with out the quotes...
    Tmagic650, Apr 18, 2011
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