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Laptop not turning on :s

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  • Lil306
    Lil306 Posts: 1,692 Forumite
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    Can you remove the battery if there is one connected?

    It shouldn't affect it but just want to be sure in case there is a memory issue....

    You can try making a USB bootable pen if you have one spare. I can link you the files needed to make it bootable, and a link to the Ultimate Boot CD files.
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  • the182guy
    the182guy Posts: 1,018 Forumite
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    As posted to someone in the same situation:

    Basically what's happening is there is a fatal error occuring and Windows is set by default to automatically restart when that happens. What you can do is disable this automatic restart which will present you with the error message (aka blue screen), the blue screen will contain some important STOP codes which can be used to help diagnose the problem.

    To disable automatic restart, turn the computer on then keep tapping F8 until you see a menu with an option that says something like 'Disable automatic restart on system failure', if you use select and press enter on that, the machine will reboot but this time will show the blue screen with the error message. Post the STOP codes here or Google them.
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