My Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop will not start for few days and then after few days later when I tried give another shot to restart. It does boot up then after few click it freezes and can turn off and boot up again.
So far I managed to boot up but in middle of boot up it freezes.
However, when I try to turn it back on, nothing happens. The screen doesn’t turn on, the fan doesn’t turn on. The only thing that happens is the LED lights turn on briefly.
I tried turning it on with and with out the battery and I get the same result.
This sounds like a possible problem with the laptop memory. It’s likely that one of the memory modules is not making good connection with the motherboard or failing. Try reconnecting both memory modules. Try removing memory modules one by one and test the laptop with each one separately. If you have only one module installed, try replacing it with a know good memory.
I have a Dell Inspiron 1505 and I have the blue screen of death can somebody please give me some help. I have no idea what to do have had this laptop for 3 years and this is the first time this happened.
I cannot tell what is causing the problem without running some diagnostic tests. This could be either software or hardware related problem.
You can try some of the following suggestions.
1. Turn on the laptop and press F8 when the logo appears on the screen. From the boot menu select Last Known Good Configuration press the Enter key.
2. Can you boot the laptop in Safe Mode? Try using the system restore utility and take it back the last restore point when the laptop was running fine.
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I have a problem with my digitizer of my Toshiba Tecra M7: The pen works but no everywhere. I don’t see the cursor, and I can’t click in left border and top border (when the M7 is in laptop configuration: open with the key board).
I’ve tested on Vista and Unbuntu, it’s exactly the same problem.
I’ve dismounted the LCD and the digitizer. The reference of the digitizer is SU-14W06E-01X and the reference of the PCB is PWB-A737 XAB.
I can’t find a replacement digitizer on Internet. Only the reference SU-031-A02 is available. It’s the reference for Toshiba R10, M4 not M7 (or even R20). Have you an idea of what digitizer reference can work on my Toshiba Tecra M7?
Laptop information:
Second hand laptop from USA.
Laptop part number: PTM70U-00C007
Model: Tecra M7-S7331
Thank you very much.
Here’s the digitizer part number for your Tecra M7: P000464380
Google the part number and you’ll find it.
My laptop was reading CD’s and DVD’s fine. Then sometime it stopped reading “program” discs to download something. (I’d have to copy it on wife’s laptop with XP to a USB stick and then download to mine). Then I noticed it wasn’t reading DVD’s either. I’vd read about the registry settings and removing the upper and lower filters. I’ve done that. Then (as warned)other programs may not work right. That’s true. DVD started working but then iTunes won’t start up without error message about not being able to read from CD’s. Re-installed iTunes and still the same warning. I, then, did a system restore to get my registry settings changed back to where they initially were. So, I’m sitting in the same boat I was in at the beginning. iTunes is fine now; but, can’t view DVD’s.
After editing the registry and removing the upper and lower filters your laptop started reading CDs and DVDs and it tells me your hardware is working fine. You have a software related problem. I think the best way to fix it would be reimaging the hard drive with the recovery disc. Before you do that, back up all personal files to a safe location - external USB drive or hard drive. The recovery process will erase everything from the hard drive and reinstall everything back to factory defaults. It should fix your problem with reading CDs and DVDs. After that you can start over on a freshly installed operating system.
After changing the hard drive in my laptop, I am getting the following error message:
PXE-E61
PXE-M0F
Operating system not found
You can get this message if the hard dive is bad OR there is no operating system installed.
Didn’t you forget to reimage the hard drive using the recovery disc which usually comes with a laptop? This process will reinstall the operating system and software back to factory defaults.
A new hard drive is blank, it has on OS installed. It’s not enough just install it into the laptop. You’ll have to install the operating system.
My problem is that i am getting a random black screen from time to time, this happens while using various apps from internet explorer to my dj software. When this happens the backlight is still on (clearly visible in a dark room. I thought i would try hooking it up to my desktop monitor when this happened the last time, to my surprise it worked fine, it had not crashed, clear image on the external monitor, black screen on the laptop display (but the back light was on). Any ideas as to what could be causing this?
1. Make sure you are running the latest version of BIOS. Download and upgrade the BIOS if needed, it might have a fix for your intermittent video problem.
2. It’s possible that the video cable is not making good connection with the LCD screen or motherboard. Reconnecting/reseating the cable might help.
3. Could be bad video cable or LCD screen.
Yesterday when I started my laptop it displayed the Lenovo screen as usual but after that instead of booting it displayed a blank screen with white cursor blinking at the top right corner. It is very strange because it is not showing and error message and fan starts moving like I am working on some application. I thought might be bootloader got corrupted or something, so I tried booting with Ubuntu and XP CD both but no change still same blank screen with white blinking cursor. Please note that I have been able to enter Bios setup and change the booting option as well. Bios was showing all the hardware as it usually shows but its bios doesn’t give any options to change anything other than date, security password and booting option, well I guess that’s what they provide in value laptops. My laptop is still in warranty and only 6 months old but before I give them to repair I want to know what is wrong with it, is it software or hardware? One more thing, when I try its one key recovery button which should restore my C: to dos installation back again, it performs same thing, blank screen with blinking cursor.
Your description sound like a hard drive related problem. Most likely the hard drive is bad and has to be replaced.
Before you send your laptop for repair, there is something you can try at home. Try reconnecting the hard drive. Remove it from the laptop and install back. It’s possible that the hard drive is not making good connection with the motherboard and after reconnecting will start working properly.
A while back my laptop screen flickered, became very pixelated and faded to a solid bright white. The only way to get a response from the computer was to press and hold the power button. After turning it back on the bios splash page (logo, version, etc.) was also pixelated in random colors. The computer would go through post with no issues and proceed to the windows loading screen and the screen would again fade to solid white. I would press and hold the power button to turn off and turn it back on. Again bios start page is pixelated. This time it says windows was not shut down properly and I choose to boot into safe mode with networking. The computer boots with no issues - no graphical distortion at all. I run the resolution at 1920 x 1200 and in safe mode this resolution was still used, however any loading of graphics was very slow (e.g. Scrolling through content in IE 7).
I don’t think that your problem is related to the LCD screen because the laptop has good video in safe mode. With a bad LCD screen it would fail in safe mode too.
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My Dell computer isn’t working properly. The battery symbol on the bottom claims that its plugged in but not charging. Unfortunately, whenever I pull the charger out, my laptop immediately shuts down.
Most likely your problem is related to the battery. Apparently the battery is not working properly and cannot power the laptop when the charger is unplugged. The first thing to do is testing the laptop with another known good battery, if you can find any.
If the laptop works fine with another working battery, your battery is bad and you need a new one. If you still experience the same problem even with a new battery, most likely there is a problem with the motherboard.
I replaced the laptop screen today and I have no picture at all. I can see the backlight come on and an external monitor works fine… a friend said maybe a driver but I am lost at this point.. this computer has been hooked to an external monitor for about 3 years if that matters at all.
I have a Dell Inspiron 6000.
It’s not a driver related issue. If you can see video on the external monitor, most likely the driver works properly.
Have you tried reconnecting the video cable to the motherboard?
It’s possible the cable is not making good connection with the motherboard or the cable is bad and has to be replaced. Also, there could be a problem with the motherboard but I would try replacing the video cable first.
By the way, I assume that you purchased the LCD screen from a reliable source and it’s good.
