Thank you for the prompt reply, very much appreciated. Unfortunately I followed your instructions and I still come back with the same issue. :-( Any further help is appreciated.
Let's try the following steps and see if it helps.
Try to drain the residual power from the laptop:
Disconnect any external peripherals (flash drives, printers, external hard drives) from the computer
Then remove the adapter and the battery
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds
Reconnect the battery and the adapter
Try to restart the computer and check
I would suggest you to run the Dell Diagnostics to check the hardware functionality. Power off the computer -> restart the computer, press 'F12' key on the Dell logo -> Select ‘Diagnostics’ from the boot menu.
It seems to be a software issue. You may try to perform PC restore, which means taking the computer back to factory defaults to eradicate any software issues. Note: This step leads to complete data loss including pictures, music files, videos, documents and applications. Please disconnect any external peripherals as well.
To perform PC restore:
Restart PC, press 3-4 times when the Dell logo appears.
Advanced Boot Options menu appears, ‘Repair your Computer' is highlighted, press Enter. (Use the arrow keys to highlight your choice)
Windows is loading files screen appears. Wait for it to load.
System Recovery Options prompt appears. Specify the language and keyboard input that you want, and then click ‘Next’.
Log in as a user who has administrative credentials; select the username from the drop-down list, type the password and click OK.
Choose a Recovery Tool Window appears, select Dell Data Safe Restore and Emergency Backup.
The Welcome screen will show 2 options; Restore computer and preserve my new or changed files and Select other System Backup and more options. Select the second option (Select other System Backup and more options) and click Next.
The next window shows these options; Backup Files and folders and Restore my computer. Select ‘Restore my computer’.
Select the Factory Image and click ‘Next’.
The next window shows 2 options; 'Preserve new or changed files before restoring to selected System Backup' and 'Restore without preserving new or changed files'. Select the second option (Restore without preserving new or changed files) and click Next.
A prompt appears stating that your computer is about to be restored all data currently on your computer will be deleted and replaced with your selected Full System Backup. If an Emergency File & Folder Backup was created, it will still be saved at the location you selected. Click 'Yes, continue' and click Next.
PC restore will initiate. Once done, click Restart.
Follow the onscreen instructions to create a user account
kamalt
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June 8th, 2013 20:00
Dear Appu,
Thank you for the prompt reply, very much appreciated. Unfortunately I followed your instructions and I still come back with the same issue. :-( Any further help is appreciated.
Kamalt
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June 8th, 2013 04:00
Hi kamalt,
Let's try the following steps and see if it helps.
Try to drain the residual power from the laptop:
I would suggest you to run the Dell Diagnostics to check the hardware functionality. Power off the computer -> restart the computer, press 'F12' key on the Dell logo -> Select ‘Diagnostics’ from the boot menu.
Please reply with the findings.
DELL-Appu S
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June 11th, 2013 04:00
Hi kamalt,
It seems to be a software issue. You may try to perform PC restore, which means taking the computer back to factory defaults to eradicate any software issues.
Note: This step leads to complete data loss including pictures, music files, videos, documents and applications. Please disconnect any external peripherals as well.
To perform PC restore:
Please reply if you have any questions.