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Melinda Posted on Feb 11, 2013

Will not boot up

My dell inspiron 1100 will turn on and stays on about 10-15 seconds but will not boot up. I have tried it plugged in, not plugged in, battery in, battery out. Any suggestions?

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Check your bios and see if you can see the hard drive. You may have dropped / knocked it and it may have came loose or damaged. If the hard drive shows up in the bios, it sounds like a mother board issue.

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