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Dell Inspiron switches on and off AND black screen

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  • Dell Inspiron
  • Light
  • Power Supplies
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March 8, 2013 7:00:04 PM

Hello,

My Dell Inspiron suddenly will not boot up. The power supply works fine and the light shows that power is being received. When I switch it on, the lights on the keyboard flash on and the C D ROM drive moves , then it switches off and back on again, There is a black screen and no message or indication of whats wrong. Any ideas ?

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March 9, 2013 4:40:31 AM

Try tapping the Function 8 key as soon as you power up and see if that gives you the Advanced Boot menu with an option to "Disable automatic restart on system failure". If it does, choose that one and see what the blue screen says.
March 12, 2013 9:35:16 AM

Hi
Thanks for responding
i tried what you suggested, and there is no sign of life. The notebook switches on and of and restarts again , the keyboard lights up , but there is no sound of anything happening and the screen is completely black.

Saga Lout said:
Try tapping the Function 8 key as soon as you power up and see if that gives you the Advanced Boot menu with an option to "Disable automatic restart on system failure". If it does, choose that one and see what the blue screen says.


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March 13, 2013 3:01:10 AM

It could be worth taking out the battery and trying again with just the mains power lead plugged in. Sometimes a battery can be so low as to prevent power passing through. Beyond that, I think you're looking for a reasonably priced PC Fixer. Ask around friends and neighbours for a recommendation - here in the UK, some so-called "local" fixers are actually subbies to national companies who make their money selling parts you don't need and often don't actually get anyway. TV's "Watchdog" and "Rogue Traders" have warned of this recently
June 9, 2013 3:32:35 PM

Hit F2 on powerup, or F10 to enter setup, then change the boot sequence to cdrom, Ist boot device was hdd, u need to change it to cdrom then boot through the window cd, shortly u can also boot by putting window cd and tapping F12,
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