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Offline ferox

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dead laptop
« on: February 08, 2011, 07:45:27 am »
just wondering.
my laptop is kinda dead. when i press the on button, you hear the fan, but thats all. no screen, no sound, nothing whatsoever, not even the lights that say it was turned on.
i think the BIOS is corrupt or so

my question:
is it possible to bring it back to life?
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2011, 10:04:23 am »
If it is a windows computer?
Do you hear a beep when starting up?
If not, its your boot.
Else, its something else.
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 10:46:07 am »
yes,OS is windows XP home edition
but i don't hear a beep...

here is the complete story:
first my laptop used to give a bsod once in a while, but i ignored it.
then at one time, as soon as it started it gave a bsod, i couldn't even format C:/
then, i tried to get out 1 RAM card, a 128mb, so i had exactly 1gb left (tip from a friend)
it seemed to work, but after 1 or 2 minutes, it gave one last bsod, and then turned into something best describeable as a soulless body :(

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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 03:23:31 pm »
Could be the whole motherboard got fried :( Happened to me about a year ago. What model laptop do you have?

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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2011, 03:26:55 pm »
it's a medion MD 41300 if im right

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what is wrong with 69? :P
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2011, 03:29:34 pm »
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Try googling it :P
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Anyways, your post count isn't 69 anymore so youre fine.
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2011, 05:18:12 pm »
Just curious, if your laptop is dead, how are you posting on here?

edit: Your hard drive might still be recoverable, so you should look into getting a hold of an external hard drive case for it...
« Last Edit: February 08, 2011, 05:19:50 pm by holmes221b »
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2011, 07:10:06 pm »
Can you enter the BIOS Setup? If so, all you need to do is reinstall Windows.
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2011, 12:41:24 pm »
Take out ALL of the ram, and turn it on and see if it beeps at you.
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2011, 02:50:53 pm »
Quote from: graphmastur on February 09, 2011, 12:41:24 pm
Take out ALL of the ram, and turn it on and see if it beeps at you.
I don't think it'll even turn on?

Speaking of RAM, physically resetting the RAM might work.
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2011, 03:01:09 pm »
Quote from: holmes221b on February 09, 2011, 02:50:53 pm
Quote from: graphmastur on February 09, 2011, 12:41:24 pm
Take out ALL of the ram, and turn it on and see if it beeps at you.
I don't think it'll even turn on?

Speaking of RAM, physically resetting the RAM might work.
It won't turn on, it should beep at you.  At least then you know it's somewhat alive.
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #11 on: February 09, 2011, 03:02:34 pm »
Quote from: holmes221b on February 08, 2011, 05:18:12 pm
Just curious, if your laptop is dead, how are you posting on here?

i have another pc, that laptop was a used one... it was free :D

Quote from: souvik1997 on February 08, 2011, 07:10:06 pm
Can you enter the BIOS Setup? If so, all you need to do is reinstall Windows.

nope, the screen stays black. like i said, i think the bios is corrupted.

Quote from: graphmastur on February 09, 2011, 12:41:24 pm
Take out ALL of the ram, and turn it on and see if it beeps at you.

i will try that ;)

Quote from: holmes221b on February 09, 2011, 02:50:53 pm
I don't think it'll even turn on?

Speaking of RAM, physically resetting the RAM might work.

like i said, all you hear is the fan making a lot of noise
and how do i physically reset it?
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2011, 04:04:24 pm »
Easy.
Remove the RAM from the computer, then replace it back in the computer.
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2011, 04:06:46 pm »
Quote from: holmes221b on February 09, 2011, 04:04:24 pm
Easy.
Remove the RAM from the computer, then replace it back in the computer.
tried that..
no difference :(
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Re: dead laptop
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2011, 04:07:17 pm »
Quote from: ferox on February 09, 2011, 04:06:46 pm
Quote from: holmes221b on February 09, 2011, 04:04:24 pm
Easy.
Remove the RAM from the computer, then replace it back in the computer.
tried that..
no difference :(
Did it beep at you when you completely removed the ram?
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