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Dell laptop won't start
lroy12, Let us know what happens in your case. I had another customer with a similar problem. I had to turn off all his power save features from the BIOS setup and Windows configuration. Also, he had a set of memory from a different vendor that was causing other intermittent problems...- geektime
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Dell laptop won't start
I agree with Bill about the importance of the proper screws and to make sure that they are all tightened accordingly. According to Dell Support, the screws start to loosen themselves up with use, i.e, heat building. Riskassessor, you may want to try a BIOS update. I had a customer with a...- geektime
- Post #21
- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Dell Laptop Blank Screen Problem
From the version notes when I had updated the firmware BIOS for the Dell Latitude C600: The following updates were made to the A13 & A14 BIOSs to create the A16 BIOS: 5. Fixed intermittent issue in which the LCD backlight fails to turn on during a cold boot.- geektime
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Dell Laptop Blank Screen Problem
PMRiley, Go to Dell.com and go to the support downloads. Download the latest BIOS firmware. I had a customer with a Latitude C600 (a cousin of the Inspiron) that had the same problem. After I flashed (updated) the BIOS, it seem to have worked fine. ~GeekTyme- geektime
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
