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March 9th, 2014 17:00
AlienWare Aurora wont boot
I did some windows 7 home basic edition updates and it was done so it turned off.
I went to start it but it started to post, shut down and then restarted but did not post.
Nothing seen on monitor but fans turn on and lights come on.
I removed the MB battery for 5 minutes, removed all RAM and video card.
No beeps. I left it over night and it did beep twice but ended in the same condition.
Monitor works fine, I know one of the RAM sticks has an issue, video card is properly
seated. Any help would be good before this all goes in the trash. Thanks!
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Tesla1856
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March 9th, 2014 18:00
You don't say what model.
Here is a doc I made a while back.
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Computer starts up fine sometimes, but sometimes not
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- Maybe it won't start at all or stops before complete BIOS posting
This list is about core hardware & power problems.
- "Windows won't start" is not covered here. You must be booting to a bootable environment. Remember F8 for Windows SafeMode.
If you changed something, but it back the way it was.
- Must verify motherboard, PS and machine still works.
Remove anything non-essential (USB, extra slot cards & drives, etc.)
- One dedicated (known good) video card in main slot
- Maybe even install a lower-power but known-good video card.
Remove and re-attach all connectors, DIMMs, etc.
No CPU, MB, or GPU OverClocks should be activated. All stock speeds.
Be sure entire cooling system is working.
Check Power switch with Ohm-Meter or install temporary one.
Verify Power Supply wattage (large sticker).
If Power Supply has "Test Button" on back, make sure it tests good every time (like 10 in a row)
Test Power Supply with $25 digital Power Supply Tester
- Voltages and also "P.G." value between 100ms and 800ms
Try another known-good Power Supply (of equal or larger amperage)
As a last resort, you can try re-seating CPU but LGA and/or CPU failures is very rare.
- If you get this far and system still won't POST, you might have a MotherBoard failure.
Use good UPS (like APC), but also try directly into wall (at least once).
- Better to use UPS ... just make sure you are not having a "lack of pure sine-wave" problem
If not using a good UPS that stabilizes & monitors AC-power and quality, you should:
- Be sure wall AC Power is good and proper (by testing it).
- Be sure other high-amp machines (other desktops, TVs, AVRs, etc) work on this "leg" of the AC power
- Test machine on the other "120v leg" or another building.