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Dell Inspiron - 8600 - Bootup Problem
Hello. I'm having some problems with my bootup, as the title suggests. Let me explain what is happening.
This morning, I woke up, and went on my laptop. It worked fine, and I finished what homework I had, browsed my regular forums, then I left, turning it off. When I returned, all was normal, but I cannot turn on my laptop.
When I turn it on. All's normal. Window's XP Logo appears. After a few seconds, it starts making a noise. After the logo dissapears, and the noise stops, I get the blue screen of death, for a fraction of a second. It then restarts itself, and continuously repeats, and repeats.
I would rather not have to reformat again, which is why I'm posting here, for some suggestions, on what I should do. Also, how to do it, would be appreciated.
So. I'm running Windows XP, Home edition. I can't really tell you much more off the top of my head, though I can grab any info that could be of use.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
*A quick edit. Yes, I have used the search button, and looked for similar issues. Though, not finding any, perhaps I missed one? Also, Safe Mode does not work, either. It similarily just crashes, and restarts.*
Message Edited by PPenguin on 12-02-2007 03:43 PM
Message Edited by PPenguin on 12-02-2007 03:47 PM
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Somehow you need to run a surface test of the drive. The other option is to determine the manufacturer of the drive (the BIOS screen - F2 at boot - will tell you) and if it's anything but a Toshiba, download the test utility from the drive's manufacturer.
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