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teleaddict
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During the night we had a power cut. This morning I tried to turn on my laptop and it won't start. The cooling fans run for a moment before it begins to boot up, but then it turns off. Can any body help me ?
My £2 savings total for 2007 = £92, for 2008 = £124
My savings from money off coupons for 2007 = £67.97, for 2008 = £194.79
My £2 savings for 2009 (so far) = £130
My savings from money off coupons for 2009 = £593.08
My savings from money off coupons for 2007 = £67.97, for 2008 = £194.79
My £2 savings for 2009 (so far) = £130
My savings from money off coupons for 2009 = £593.08
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Your not the only one
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/24476950 -
Are you saying it was left on overnight and shut down due to the power cut? If not there is no connection.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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provided you have left it on charging for a while also i would suggest leaving it plugged in whilst trying to fire up. had a lappy at work where battery was dead as a door nail but lappy worked fine with lead plugged in took them 3 weeks to buy replacement lazy gits. anyway if does nothing look below
can you get into the bios at all?
and check that it sees the hard drive first (if you can see it) then check power management settings and then boot order, but if can't get into the bios i'm reckoning either mb shot or may need to reflash bios chip as a possiabilty.0 -
I turned the laptop off when I finished last night. The power lead was left connected. This morning it won't get past the cooling fans starting for a moment. It doesn't begin booting up. So I can't get to the bios settings or anything......My £2 savings total for 2007 = £92, for 2008 = £124
My savings from money off coupons for 2007 = £67.97, for 2008 = £194.79
My £2 savings for 2009 (so far) = £130
My savings from money off coupons for 2009 = £593.08
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Try this .Scroll down page till you come to a thread by techie08
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread117064.html#
I know it says Gateway but looks like its worth trying for any computer0 -
bios settings are part of the machine and not the os you only boot into the os from the harddrive if the bios is not showing up is one of two things.
1.motherboard is shot
2.you maybe able to fix by reflashing the bios chip itself on the motherboard provided you have the file to do so from the manufacturer of your lappy.
on my lappy access the bios by pressing f12 when switching on after startup screen but got to be quick0 -
I called into pc w0rld this afternoon and 1 of the assistants suggested this. Unfortunately it didn't work. thanks though.My £2 savings total for 2007 = £92, for 2008 = £124
My savings from money off coupons for 2007 = £67.97, for 2008 = £194.79
My £2 savings for 2009 (so far) = £130
My savings from money off coupons for 2009 = £593.08
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teleaddict wrote: »I called into pc w0rld this afternoon and 1 of the assistants suggested this. Unfortunately it didn't work. thanks though.
That is the usual result of asking PCW for technical assistance I'm afraid. The very last place you should go.No free lunch, and no free laptop0
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