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XPS M1530 wont start
I have had my Dell XPS M1530 for about 3 years now, but just 2 days ago it wouldn't start up. I am unsure what the actual problem is, but I know that it will not even load the BIOS screen, but will show the startup light sequence of the buttons. If there is a way to fix this please respond, thank you!
kirkd
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June 1st, 2011 09:00
It's possible the screen has died. Shine a light on the screen and see if a dim display is present. If so, the backlight has probably failed.
ande_vega
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June 16th, 2011 16:00
Try connecting an external display and then boot.
My M1530 display recently got black but I found out that it was working with an external display.
I then thought that there was a problem with my lcd panel but I connected it to a friends xps and it worked fine.
After a short websearch I found out that there is a huge problem with the laptops GPU.
http://www.nvidiadefect.com is just one amongst others.
I'm not sure how to proceed with this because my warranty is out since almost two years back.
Rainobwstarfish
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June 17th, 2011 07:00
Well I figured out the problem after 3 days of troubleshooting and experimentation, the system clock battery appears to have gone out, causing the BIOS to not start upon hitting the power button. I managed to somehow turn it on, so I am just leaving it on for the time being, because I cannot get the case open enough to actually get to the system clock battery.