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Anonymous   04-13-2004 at 06:27:10 PM

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My usually faithful Inspiron 5000 decided not to come out of hibernation
last week and wondered if there's a cure for it or has it had it's day. The
machine, when powering up, has the fan whirling for about 10 seconds and no
sign of of the power on self test, then it stops and does it again trying to
power up and again. Because it's not reaching that stage, does this mean a
motherboard failure? Has anyone had similar examples or found a cure for
it?

TIA

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Anonymous   04-14-2004 at 02:48:19 PM
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I have had this problem with my I5000. It was caused by adding a
non-compliant memory card. While you may not have added any memory, it
could be that the memory card(s) in your need to be reseated.

Or it could be something else entirely.

Good luck,

Mike

"Chef!" wrote:
>
> My usually faithful Inspiron 5000 decided not to come out of hibernation
> last week and wondered if there's a cure for it or has it had it's day. The
> machine, when powering up, has the fan whirling for about 10 seconds and no
> sign of of the power on self test, then it stops and does it again trying to
> power up and again. Because it's not reaching that stage, does this mean a
> motherboard failure? Has anyone had similar examples or found a cure for
> it?
>
> TIA

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Anonymous   04-14-2004 at 02:47:44 PM
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I have had this problem with my I5000. It was caused by adding a
non-compliant memory card. While you may not have added any memory, it
could be that the memory card(s) in your need to be reseated.

Or it could be something else entirely.

Good luck,

Mike

"Chef!" wrote:
>
> My usually faithful Inspiron 5000 decided not to come out of hibernation
> last week and wondered if there's a cure for it or has it had it's day. The
> machine, when powering up, has the fan whirling for about 10 seconds and no
> sign of of the power on self test, then it stops and does it again trying to
> power up and again. Because it's not reaching that stage, does this mean a
> motherboard failure? Has anyone had similar examples or found a cure for
> it?
>
> TIA

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Anonymous   04-26-2004 at 06:44:20 PM
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If you unplug the darn thing, then eject the battery, will that terminate
the hibernation?

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