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flashing lights on D630
Hi everyone. My first post....probably not my last. I love the forums......they are a great resource for valuable information.
OK....so here's the deal.....I have a Dell Latitude D630 that will not even post. I get two flashing lights on the top left corner of the keyboard. THere are three seperate lights that are available here.....(they are all in the shape of a padlock)....on the lef tis a "9" ...in the middle is a "A"....and theone on the right is a "down arrow". The middle and the right one are the the two blinking. I had a chat session with a Dell support person and he sent me a new HD based on the fact I was able to boot the machine into windows on this other HD. I checked the memory and that doesn't seem to be the cause.
Anybody know what the two blinking lights means??
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have the new HD from Dell, but it will not even see the new drive for me to install and image.
Thanks!
ejn63
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August 4th, 2008 17:00
Remove and replace the memory modules. If the system won't power up thereafter, you've a faulty mainboard.
ejn63
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August 4th, 2008 18:00
Hold on - you did not mention having used untried RAM. I would make sure you try Dell certified RAM before going further.
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August 4th, 2008 18:00
thanks for the reply....it calls for PC25300 DDR2..... to test it I used PC24200 DRR2.....I got no response from the device. no beeps ....no nothing.....except for the two blinking lights that I mentioned earlier.
You think it could be anything else besides the MOBO? If it is, not a problem...as the machine is under warranty.
I do appreciate the feedback very much.
Thanks!
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August 4th, 2008 18:00
ejn63
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August 4th, 2008 19:00
I would buy some of the correct speed of RAM - the issue you're seeing can be from RAM that's too slow.