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Dell Inspiron 1420 User Thread, Dell Inspiron 1420 Owners' Reviews
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mad_man
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 Mar 1 2010, 11:16 AM
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Getting Started
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All sifu's here,
sorry to butt in but I got a problem with me 1420.
My 1420 failed to boot. it came out stating that there is a problem in booting with the OS from the HDD and asked to boot with repair (recomended), but once i choose the option, it just froze with a blank screen!
I went to the boot setup and tried to boot with the vista CD that came with, but halfway thru loading windows (after a blue flicker on the webcam), everything froze again! I thought it needed some time so I left it running as it is but after 6 hours still the same blank screen.
The HDD indicator on the laptop did not flash at all!
Got my 1420 2 years ago, running on vista premium, 2GB RAM, Celeron Core Duo. there is ample disc space.
I m no techie so would appreciate your valuable feedbacks....
HELP PLEASE!
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mad_man
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Mar 1 2010, 02:07 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(Jeffrey1987 @ Mar 1 2010, 01:21 PM) In simple words, you laptop can't boot up into the Windows? Right? Recently, did you installed some new softwares? Maybe you can try to scan your hardwares in order to check their functionality. If there are no problems occured, then that might be a big probability that you have installed some incompatible softwares into your laptop. Thus, you can try to reset your laptop to previous date and boot it up again. All the best! Hi Bro Jeff, thks for your advice new software, hmmm... it could be the FOC spybot software some friends recomended.... but i noticed that my laptop has been "behaving" wierdafter the installation. slow startup... excessive heat... but didnt take note of it.... my mistake... just a quick 1.... how do i go about scan the hardwares to ensure functionailty and reseting my laptop to the previous date as i can;t even go beyond anything... thanks again for your advice... This post has been edited by mad_man: Mar 1 2010, 02:08 PM |
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mad_man
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Mar 2 2010, 08:31 AM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(miahahaha @ Mar 1 2010, 02:12 PM) @mad_man you can try booting your HDD with other laptop..see if the problem lies in the OS or not...if your Window can boot nicely with other laptop then your problem is your laptop itself, and if your Window also cannot boot with other laptop then maybe your HDD got problem or your OS corrupted somehow  ... Hi miahahaha, i can't get my hands on another laptop.. i have tried to use the HDD with an external casing/adapter but the pins are not the same
Added on March 2, 2010, 8:32 amQUOTE(lee_what2004 @ Mar 1 2010, 02:21 PM) Can you boot into Safe Mode by pressing F8 during boot? will try tonight! hope this works! on the safe side, any other recomendations if this fails? This post has been edited by mad_man: Mar 2 2010, 08:32 AM |
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mad_man
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Mar 3 2010, 01:40 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(Jeffrey1987 @ Mar 2 2010, 04:30 PM) For the hardware scan, you press the button "F12" before booting the Windows. After that, you select the hardware scan in order to proceed. Then, let it scan your hardwares and wait until it finishes.  PS: I have added your name into our "List of Glory".  Hi Jeff, thks for update. Seems hard disc kong! everything else working normally (thank goodness) headache now have to load everything again! thks again for all your advises and help! BTW, what is "list of Glory?" |
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