mikeyhsd
Fri Mar 28 15:22:53 PDT 2008
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from previous experience.
it could be power supply, or could be a memory module bad or going bad.
but definitely it is a hardware problem and you need to get to dell for =
fixing it.
mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com
"Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> wrote in message =
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"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message=20
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> Qu0ll wrote:
>
>> On my brand new Dell Precision laptop with Vista Business x64, I =
find=20
>> that
>> about 1 in 5 starts gets as far as the green progress/activity =
indicator
>> bar then brings up a completely black screen but never progresses =
to the
>> giant
>> orb so that I can log in. Rebooting then brings up the suggestion =
to
>> enter startup repair which I do and which has always (so far at =
least)
>> solved the
>> problem. The machine then boots normally.
>>
>> Any idea what is causing these intermittent boot failures? Any way =
to=20
>> fix
>> them? It's very counter productive to have to wait 15-20 minutes =
for
>> startup repair to do its thing every so often.
>>
>
> Brand new as in right out of the box? If yes, return it immediately. =
It
> sounds like a power supply problem or other hardware component =
failure.
> Since when you call Dell their bottom-tier techs will tell you to =
restore
> to factory condition, do this - if in fact "brand new" does mean =
right out
> of the box - and if you still get the problem insist on replacement.
>
> Malke
> --=20
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
Thanks for replying. Yes, it's right out of the box. But why do you =
think=20
it's a hardware problem? Why would a power supply problem cause this?
--=20
And loving it,
-Q
_________________________________________________
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>from previous experience.</FONT></DIV>
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Qu0ll wrote:<BR>><BR>>> On my brand new Dell Precision laptop =
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Vista Business x64, I find <BR>>> that<BR>>> about 1 in 5 =
starts=20
gets as far as the green progress/activity indicator<BR>>> bar =
then=20
brings up a completely black screen but never progresses to =
the<BR>>>=20
giant<BR>>> orb so that I can log in. Rebooting then =
brings up the=20
suggestion to<BR>>> enter startup repair which I do and which =
has always=20
(so far at least)<BR>>> solved the<BR>>> problem. =
The=20
machine then boots normally.<BR>>><BR>>> Any idea what is =
causing=20
these intermittent boot failures? Any way to <BR>>>=20
fix<BR>>> them? It's very counter productive to have to =
wait 15-20=20
minutes for<BR>>> startup repair to do its thing every so=20
often.<BR>>><BR>><BR>> Brand new as in right out of the =
box? If=20
yes, return it immediately. It<BR>> sounds like a power supply =
problem or=20
other hardware component failure.<BR>> Since when you call Dell =
their=20
bottom-tier techs will tell you to restore<BR>> to factory =
condition, do=20
this - if in fact "brand new" does mean right out<BR>> of the box - =
and if=20
you still get the problem insist on replacement.<BR>><BR>> =
Malke<BR>>=20
-- <BR>> MS-MVP<BR>> Elephant Boy Computers<BR>> <A=20
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Don't Panic!<BR><BR>Thanks for replying. Yes, it's right out of =
the=20
box. But why do you think <BR>it's a hardware problem? Why =
would a=20
power supply problem cause this?<BR><BR>-- <BR>And loving=20
=
it,<BR><BR>-Q<BR>_________________________________________________<BR><A =
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