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Laptop will not POST nor boot
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03-24-2007
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Laptop will not POST nor boot
My laptop switches on but won't boot. it does the same whether the memory chip is in or not and there isn't any POST beeps either I have even stripped it down to just motherboard memory and still won't POST or Boot
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03-24-2007
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Can you access the bios? Could you provide some more information on your laptop?
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#3
03-25-2007
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Indeed. How old is it?
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03-25-2007
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nope can't access the bios and the screen doesn't switch on and no output to an external monitor when one is connected.
I brought the laptop via ebay in January and there are date stamps on the inside of between May and July 06. I rang PC Servicecall (PC World's technical dept as it is a PC World brand) and they quoted me £120 +VAT + parts (I only paid £170 for the laptop). The specs of the laptop are Intel Celeron M380 (1.6ghz), 512Mb RAM PC2700, DVDRW, 40Gb HDD. This is a copy paste from www.pcservicecall.co.uk CPU - Intel® Celeron® M 380 (1.60 GHz) Chipset - SiS 661 Chipset Memory - 512 MB DDR SODIMM Hard Drive - 40 GB NB hard drive CD / DVD Drive - DVD±RW Multidrive Monitor - 14.1" TFT (native resolution 1024 x 768) Video / Graphics Card - SiS 661FX Sound Card - Realtek AC'97 audio Modem - Agere Systems AC'97 modem Network Card - SiS 900 integrated fast ethernet Network Card - ZD 1211 802.11b+g Wireless USB Adapter Case - Ei System 308x - Case and ports information Battery - Li-Ion unknown model Mouse - Touchpad Specs are that great but I had mainly used the laptop for unlocking mobile phones Last edited by howard_hopkinso; 03-26-2007 at 04:00 AM. Reason: POSTS MERGED: PLEASE USE THE EDIT BUTTON, RATHER THAN MAKING A NEW POST WHEN THERE ARE NO OTHER REPLIES INBETWEEN, THANKS.
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03-25-2007
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nope no flashing LED's (just power and charging LED's on static green). Also NO beeps or sounds the only sound I got was when the battery was running low. The hdd spins and the DVD-Rom sounds and looks like it is trying to find a disk.
I have tried booting the laptop without the DVD-Rom and HDD but it does nothing so they are not causing my problems. I have also tried without the memory in and it does the same as above. I have also tried without memory, DVD-Rom and HDD and still nothing.
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03-25-2007
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Have you tried hooking up to an external monitor?
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#8
03-26-2007
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looks like a bad mobo. Perhaps you can replace it.
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