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Laptop won't boot after "froced" shutdown
3vil0n3
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My sister brought me her husbands laptop that will not boot after a "forced" shutdown. I think she just held the power button down.
It is an odd laptop. The only identifier I can find on it is MODEL NO MS-17172B. Google doesn't bring up much about this but I think it is an MSI motherboard.
When you hit the power button it lights up and the CD-ROM blinks and will open if you push the button. I can not get it to boot off of a CD.
There is also what I must assume is a Sleep light (Has a moon by it) is lit up amber. There is also a wireless button that I can push and it will cycle through a few light combinations. Doesn't seem to do anything.
I get nothing on the screen, the back light is not even on. I have tried plugging this into an external monitor and got nothing also. I can hear a quiet fan but it doesn't seem to be the main fan.
I have even pulled the power, battery, and removed the RAM and can't even get a memory error beep.
I'm running out of ideas on this thing. I'm starting to think I'm screwed after the RAM test. Anybody got any other ideas to try?
It is an odd laptop. The only identifier I can find on it is MODEL NO MS-17172B. Google doesn't bring up much about this but I think it is an MSI motherboard.
When you hit the power button it lights up and the CD-ROM blinks and will open if you push the button. I can not get it to boot off of a CD.
There is also what I must assume is a Sleep light (Has a moon by it) is lit up amber. There is also a wireless button that I can push and it will cycle through a few light combinations. Doesn't seem to do anything.
I get nothing on the screen, the back light is not even on. I have tried plugging this into an external monitor and got nothing also. I can hear a quiet fan but it doesn't seem to be the main fan.
I have even pulled the power, battery, and removed the RAM and can't even get a memory error beep.
I'm running out of ideas on this thing. I'm starting to think I'm screwed after the RAM test. Anybody got any other ideas to try?
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Tried that. It's not a VGA but it does have a DVI. Got nothing.
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It's 2 sticks. Tried with just one and tried with none. I get the same result on both counts.
I feel like the BIOS needs reset but I can't find a way to do it. I know I remember some laptops having a tiny button that you need a paperclip to reset them. I can't find anything like that on this one. I've taken it apart a little way to try to find the CMOS battery but I'm having no luck there either.
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