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Grant1872x   12-13-2008 at 10:01:53 PM

Hi, I need help fixing my laptop before Christmas!

SWF file

I have changed the RAM and everything, Reinstalled Vista, but still nothing! Please help me!!!!!! :love: :love:

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   12-14-2008 at 03:28:12 AM
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Unplug everything you can from the machine - CD rom drive, hard disk, one stick of RAM, the battery, any external device. Then plug them in one at a time until you get that error. Then you'll know what's causing the conflict.

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dwellman   12-15-2008 at 11:16:05 PM
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Also take out any mini-PCI cards and / or modem card (should be accesible form the back or underneath the keyboard)

Sounds like the BIOS laid an egg

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Grant1872x   12-16-2008 at 09:51:57 PM
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Oh man! I done all that, tried the HDD too... Even the charger lol! :p

I also got a new WiFi card, and still nothing.. man :( I need this! Or no Christmas lol! :p

Thanks so far guys... Very Knowledgeable, I have never had an unsolved thread!

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Grant1872x   12-16-2008 at 09:53:43 PM
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What do u mean by BIOS laid an egg :S

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dwellman   12-17-2008 at 03:04:59 PM
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Looks like the System managment part of the BIOS seems to be corrupt and or the DMI is corrupt.

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You did try resetting the BIOS. . "Set BIOS Defaults" or similar, right?

Or if you get into Setup. . disable everything you can. . . I don't know what is at PCI 3, probably Audio, but could be NIC (unlikely, usually at 1) or Modem-- probably audio.

Otherwise you pull the BIOS battery. Or you could try a re-flash to clear the DMI

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