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« on: November 01, 2009, 05:11:35 AM »
My system is a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop and it's about 3 years old. They don't sell them any more. I recently installed a new operating system on it, XP Ultimate edition, and it worked fine. I took it apart and was very careful with it, but we all make mistakes. The BIOS doesn't start when i turn it on. No beeps no screen activity. Just a light that confirms that the power is on.

Is there any way to fix this? i can't afford a new computer.
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« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 09:55:03 AM »
Why did you take it apart?  Shocked
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« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2009, 11:03:28 AM »
Over looking the why for the moment. It could be a power supply issue, if you can get your hands on another PSU and plumb it in then it's a quick tell. I would try resetting the BIOS before going to the trouble though.
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« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2009, 11:45:54 AM »
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if you can get your hands on another PSU
We're dealing with a laptop here.  I believe you were thinking desktop. 
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 01:42:32 PM »
It is very possible...but i would ensure all the connections are tight and in the right places.

I know especially with laptops, the RAM slots can be a real pain when it comes to seating them properly when they want to be.
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