XPS 420 will not power up - suggestions?

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• XPS 420 will not again boot SSD

  I have a XPS 420 with BIOS A07. I bought a Samsung 500 G 850 EVO SSD. I used the software included to duplicate my existing HD. It worked without problem. I then installed the SSD, went into the BIOS. I found the place where I had to define SATA2 port where it is plugged into the motherboard, for on. After the reboot, I went into the BIOS and when I select SATA2, it now offers information on the SSD. I also see it in Windows Explorer. However, I don't see an option to make the boot drive. There is a section on the Boot order in BIOS, but it lists all SATA drive. It does not specify which.

  In addition, in the section on SATA there is no AHCI option. Just ATA SATA or RAID. I found the instructions on the Web to enable the AHCI in the registry for this computer. I followed the steps and was able to change two settings by following the instructions. Check back shows them as changed. But AHCI still does not appear as an option in the BIOS. How can I make my new SSD boot drive?

  Thanks for the help.

  Robb

  Looks like I may have found a solution, although I'm surprised that it worked, and perhaps something else is what actually works. I had assumed that the number of SATA port on the motherboard has no importance. But just in case where SATA0 was faster and possibly solve the problem, I moved my SSD to SATA0, my old HDD to SATA1 and SATA2 DVD player. I went into the bios to activate SATA0, which I had previously turned off as the old hard drive is plugged it and always started for her. I have saved and let it start and of course it is initialized to the SSD. I then restarted and went into the BIOS and made sure that he considered every car on the SATA port, and that each has been activated. Everything was going as planned and he continued then to start on the SSD. The old drive appears in Windows Explorer under E. The DVD player works, as well.

  I guess most of the people must not do this, because they can set the boot sequence for the SATA via the BIOS drives. But since I could not, it seems, this method worked, and going in the order the SATA ports. And it's probably just as well use SATA0 for my SSD just in case it is faster. My guess is that all SATA ports are the same and slow in this old Dell. But it works and I'm happy.

  I'm surprised that there are no answers to my questions or problems. I guess that my Dell is too old. However, I thought that I would get something from the community. Until about five years ago, Dell had a different provider for their forums with lots of participation. I think that the provider has been appointed the lithium. It seemed that when they changed providers people were disappointed and veterans left.  In any case, I hope that my experience will be useful to someone. I can't be the only one running from these computers. And now with this SSD running, I will continue to do so for some time more.

  Robb

• Satellite Pro A40 - will not power

  The laptop will not power, just a flashing yellow when the power connector is plugged?

  Hello

  Read here before you discuss your problem, please:

  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/FAQ6201DK0004R01.htm#

• Equium A60-157 will not power

  Hi people!

  Could someone offer a bit of expertise and tell me whether or not the series Equium A60 - 157 has a center pin in its socket? I need to know that my laptop doesn't have one and it will not power! I'm deeply frustrated because I paid at the time £999 and it doesn't work!

  I have a feeling that the PIN has cracked and is now part of my dc adapter but I need to be sure before I get it fixed!

  Also if this is the case anyone Kow how much it may cost to do fix an indicative maybe!

  Cheers for your help!

  Nick

  Hi Nick,

  Yes, I think the A60 use an outlet that has a central pin. The CAP at the end of the head of the AC must have a central hole. You can find that the spindle broke and is now stuck in the plug on the power cord. This is not a rare event on the series of satellites, laptops.

  The bad is more Servicers will simply replace the motherboard (where the socket is together) rather than perform a repair to the component level. It is obviously a costly option for you, but is probably more faster/easier for the repairman.

  I have, in the past, tried unsuccessfully to find a source for the plug for my A30 (just in case) but I only managed to find a supplier who could provide a component of second hand provided by a junk motherboard. :-(

  Kind regards

• laptop will not power. No blue light with ad adapter not plugged in.

  Lately, I've been jump the battery in and out to get the laptop (dv6) to propel to the top. This afternoon after a morning's work, the blue laptop ac adapter light does not illuminate and the laptop will not power.
  Naturally, I suspect the battery, but maybe it's the AC adapter. If all goes well, it is not the computer itself!

  Any ideas on what I should buy first. Am on business in Dubai and desperate!

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  Jeff.

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• Workstation Dell Precision T7400 will not power with ATI Radeon 5970 installed

  Hello

  I had my dream, the monster bi - GPU ATI Radeon 5970 video card and installed in my T7400 but the system will not start, all I get is a fast fan rotation and a kind of sounds from food, a bit like "Brrrnt, click on" led me to believe that the power supply could not handle my video card.

  The video card requires an 8pin and 6-pin power plug. When I plug the 8-pin and 6-pin and turn on the computer, is a no-go as shown above. When only the power plug 6-pin I plugged the PC sounds like it will start, the power of fans but no display as I expect.

  I tried this video card into the two PCI-Express slots with the same failure as a result. The computer works fine with the Nvidia Quadro 3700 in it... using a 6 power connector pins.

  I got the ATI Radeon HD 5970 video card in a store of the local computer and it had tested ($15) because I didn't test it in a spare computer and video card passed with flying colors...

  That's why I thought my 1000 Watt power supply was a problem, so as a bet, I ordered a replacement off eBay and received a sweater to work more the wiring harness and completely replaced the two who has a job to say the least! Have you tried to replace the wire bundle? a lot of work...

  I got it all back together, crossed my fingers and prayed and tried again and the same thing... NO LUCK... I put the graphic card Nvidia Quadro 3700 back in and the system of power like a charm.

  What on earth could it be the cause for it? I REALLY want to get this video card works in this system.

  I even tried a bios update and carefully watched the card mother and everything that I could to see if there's... nothing exploded capacitors...

  Please HELP - I want to get my game...

  Wesley

  I think I found the solution and I would like to mention it here to help others if they get him...

  A: the power of Dell for the T7400 was designed to produce five rails 12 volts @ 18 AMPS each and the video card requires approximately 45 to 50 amps to work properly. Video cables (one with a 8 pin) and 6-pin on the harness even seems to only provide amps 18 or more and the computer will not power because power protection circuit sees too many amps being requested by a 'rail' and turns off immediately...

  I went to electronics of FRY in San Jose and bought a few cards that helped divide the current between different sources, such as the cables of the hard drive and video.

  B: I have a small battery backup power unit and my T7400 was plugged into the saved game... When I got the video card to work, he could make a beep loud and after minutes cutting my T7400 due to the mainstream power support... I plugged the computer into a 'surge protector' but not battery backed up to the slot and since then had no problems...

  Now after several tests including FurMark, my graphics card stress works very well in this system... This is due to an unfortunate design in the T7400 power supply and wiring... Now that I have this solved, I hope that someone else can benefit...

  Get an adapter like this one, it allows to separate the power sources for the 8 power connector pin and use the PIN 6 original which is connected to the Dell printer condition 8 pin adapter, for the 6-pin slot... hope that makes sense... by trial and error, you got it right!

  I had one like this:

• HP Photosmart C310a will not power off no response on the screen is

  I have the HP Photosmart C310a months which will not power off or answer unless I have remove the power cable of the whole or to the back of the printer.  Using the Wi - Fi connection, so there is no usb to printer cables.

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• Dell XPS 12 - will not start / turns on after hard reset

  Last night I was with my XPS w12 in laptop mode on battery and he finally went down to 7% of the capacity.  At this point, it turns off the display and I moved my office to connect the power adapter (thinking it would simply turn the display when there was enough power...  The screen never came back (I waited 15-20 minutes), but the battery has been recharged.  At that time, I tried a hard reset by holding the power button for 5 to 10 seconds.

  When I tried to turn it on, nothing happened.  No backlit keyboard, no screen, just the fan.  The light never came the switch either. So I tried an another hard reset with the same results.  I even tried to turn it on with the "D" button held down for on board diagnostics and got nothing more than the start of the fan.

  I thought it might be an overheating problem, so I let it set for an hour and tried again - none other than the fan. It seems that the laptop does not pass the initial diagnosis and not even up to the point where the bios starts to load.

  I really thought that my cell phone was dead and ready for use.  I took it in the office the next day so I could call Dell Support Pro. Just for fun, I plugged with the AC adapter and tried to turn it on - viola!  It started working again.

  I had this problem once before, and he began to work after 2-3 resets hard. I was working on a proposal when the laptop went down. I tried reset hard over a period of 4 hours with no result. It baffles me why it start OK the next day morning.

  I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem.  I am running the A07 BIOS (the most common) and my 12 XPS is configured with 8 GB of memory and 256 GB SSD with an i7 and Intel wireless card.

  Any suggestions on this diagnosis? The hardest part is then if fails, the failure is total - you are unable to diagnosis. When she comes back, all right, and there is than any event in the event log that relate to the failure.

  OK - I narrowed down it to the following:

  When the laptop is "asleep", it will finally in power mode. It seems that connect a power adapter for the laptop at this point will enter a State of confusion, when the button is pressed, the laptop fan turns on but no light on the power button or on the keyboard – the screen remains blank.  Laptop fan works (it is very quiet - he must hold the phone to your ear to hear it).

  I don't know if the cause is a low battery or if the issue is simply with the State of the CPU to power down.  All I know is that when it happens, if I disconnect the power adapter and press and hold the power button until the fan of the laptop turns off, the hard reset allows him to come back normally.  If you leave the adapter attached, it will charge the battery but will not allow the laptop start.

  I said this experiment several times with the same result every time. I'm guessing that there is a bug in the BIOS that defines an error state that are resolved with the associated power Board. Do the hard reset without the adapter seems reliable to fix the problem.

• Dell XPS 600 will not PUBLISH the same!

  I have a dell xps 600 with the 14f0w91 of service and code whenever I turn on the PC, all fans are on MAXIMUM speed with power clear amber and 3.4 lights are on. It will not even POST.

  Is there any fix for this free?

  Thank you, Nick Hanson

  http://support.Dell.com/

  If you have no instructions POST/Splash/Bios-setting the screen to the power, you seem to have a hardware problem.

  If under warranty, contact Dell.

  If it is not under warranty, contact a local and trusted computer repair workshop.

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• XPS 8700 will not feed radeon hd 7790

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  Google search for Windows 8 disable secure boot

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• NB100 will not power

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• Tecra M9 - will not power on and flashing LED

  Can someone tell me where I can find a list of what means the various sequences of flashing of LED on a Tecra M9?

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  I think that such a list of error codes for the LEDs are not available. I've never seen such lists on the Toshiba site, I guess they are no longer available to the authorized service provider.

  But you can try this: remove the battery and the AC adapter at least an hour. Then connect the two devices again and try to start the laptop.

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• Satellite A40 will not power

  My A40 Sat will not contribute to that. In the light is orange flashing constantly. I previously had a problem with the AC adapter failed and replaced it with a temporary universal adapter which worked very well so far.
  It of because I'm a foreigner and can not get the original Toshiba.

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  I guess you used is not not original and not supported AC adaptor / CC. I guess that the problem came from the AC adapter / CC.
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• notebook ENVY: ENVY will not power u

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  Hi there @Marc-thierry,

  You have come to the right place to ask questions, find solutions and get help from others in the community! I read your post on the Forums to Support HP and wanted soft hand for you. Please let me know if I answered your question by clicking the "Thumbs up" button on this post. I understand that your PC to laptop HP ENVY 15 dying on you at random.

  Battery indication LED, located next to the icon of power turns on at all?

  The battery LED will be flashing?

  You have error messages?

  If you remove the laptop battery, reconnect the cable to the notebook AC power, then turn on, it powers the laptop?

  Please make sure that the AC adapter cable is not plugged into a power strip, surge arrester, or secondary power source. It should be directly into a wall outlet.

  Here are a few documents to use for troubleshooting steps:

  The battery can't Notebook or hold a Charge. If your portable computer battery powers the laptop or will not hold a charge, troubleshoot the battery to see if it needs to be replaced.

  Test and calibrate the battery (Windows 8). For the status of your battery, follow the steps in this article to test your battery and calibrate if necessary.

  Here is a link to the HP Support Assistant, if you need it. Simply download and run the application and it will help with the software and drivers on your system that needs updating.

  You asked to contact HP directly. Please use the following link to create yourself a file number:

  Step 1. Open the link: www.hp.com/contacthp/
  Step 2. Enter the product number or select Auto detection
  Step 3. Scroll up to "still need help? Fill out the form to select your contact options.
  Step 4. Scroll down and click on options contact HP - click Get phone number

  Please check these steps of troubleshooting and made me know the detailed results. If the troubleshooting takes place this post solves the problem for you please click on the button "accept as a Solution. This will help others who have the same problem a solution also.

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• HP Photosmart Premium C310 series will not power

  Printer hp photosmart premium C310 went offline and will not print. Usiing Window 7 64-bit OS. Had no problems until I tried to print the other day and a message came saying printer has been disconnected. I tried printer, computer and router wireless off. And reinstalling the printer software. Now when I try to activate the printer back on it's stuck at the 'initializing' on the printer screen. This process has removed the printer from my computer and now since the printer will feed properly, I can't reinstall it. Help, please. I need my printer ASAP for my college courses.

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