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Anonymous Posted on May 10, 2014

Rm bios related issues will not boot

Goes past Dell screen and then stops on black screen with letters RMR in the corner

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 14, 2008

SOURCE: Dell D600 LCD issue

What I've found on two laptops I've worked on in the past two years is that in a case like this, there is a little pin near the power button (or on the strip up near the display) that tells the laptop when the monitor is closed.  If that pin gets stuck, the computer will think it's shut all of the time.  The sensor is only active in normal mode of windows with the drivers installed (if it's in safe mode or VGA mode  the sensor does not work until you raise the resolution.  the sensor doesn't work at all if you boot from a knoppix cd.)

You may be able to just flick the pin and get it unstuck, but in some cases you have to remove it all togther.

To remove it, turn the lapotp off. lean the monitor back as far as it can go (don't force it). You then need to carefuly pry up the strip that the power button is on (ussually there is a space you can pry open on the left or right side of the strip depending on the model laptop; be very careful not to break anything).  You can then pop it out with a small knife or tweesers and clip the strip back down.

If you don't feel comfortable doing this, then find someone who is.

I hope this helps someone.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 23, 2008

SOURCE: Dell Latitude D800 Boot Problem

Did the diagnostics pass the RAM and the hard drive.
You should check the BIOS settings to see if the hard disk is detected, if possible reset the BIOS back to the default settings and see if the computer boots up.
If not :-
Then it appears that the operating system is either corrupted or system files were deleted or infected with viruses.
Your only option is to do a operating system repair or a complete new install of Windows.
I recommend you do a new install.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 23, 2008

SOURCE: Inspiron B130 won't boot

plz try to boot through safe mode, if you can then log in normally.
if you cant boot from safe mode then you have to reload or repair your os.

Anonymous

  • 1 Answer
  • Posted on Mar 16, 2009

SOURCE: Dell latitude d600 screen goes black during boot

ok after you have booted in safe mode do a restore to a date just before the last day it worked properly and try that restore is found here

start/programs/accessories/system tools/system restore

hope this helps

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 06, 2009

SOURCE: Dell Vostro 1500 will not boot

NEEDS TO BE REINSTALLED SEE IF YOU CAN HIT F12 AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET THE BOOT MENU

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http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&dl=false&l=en&s=gen&docid=2A28448CB118EBAFE040A68F5B2854D5&doclang=en&cs=
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