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post #1 of 10
2/14/08 at 1:44pm
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i cant start my M1710 when i press power only num lock is light and caps and scroll lock are blinking
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post #2 of 10
2/14/08 at 2:01pm
i had similar issue with my m90, open the ram slot, clean it a bit, take the ram slots out and swap them.
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post #3 of 10
2/14/08 at 2:08pm
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Originally Posted by sergiop View Post
i had similar issue with my m90, open the ram slot, clean it a bit, take the ram slots out and swap them.
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post #4 of 10
2/14/08 at 5:53pm
You could always find what this error code corresponded to or run the diagnostic test.
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post #5 of 10
2/14/08 at 6:26pm
if it doesnt start u cant run diagnostic test.

As said before i should pull out the ram and clean the connectors and insert them again.
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post #6 of 10
2/15/08 at 4:59am
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i had similar issue with my m90, open the ram slot, clean it a bit, take the ram slots out and swap them.
thx that helped now my M1710 is starting but i got this error


HARDWARE MALFUNCTION

NMI: PARITY CHECK / MEMORY PARITY ERROR

what does it mean
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post #7 of 10
2/15/08 at 5:28am
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thx that helped now my M1710 is starting but i got this error


HARDWARE MALFUNCTION

NMI: PARITY CHECK / MEMORY PARITY ERROR

what does it mean
When I got that error on my e1705, I had to get my 7900 GS card replaced by Dell.
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post #8 of 10
2/15/08 at 5:28am
Sounds like you have a bad memory chip. Try booting up with only 1 of the 2 chips then try the other... on of them should error or not work. You can also run the Dell Diagnostics to test the memory. If you call Dell support they are going to walk you through this process before replacing anyway (if under warranty).
Figure out which is the bad chip, leave it out and you can use your system until the other chip is replaced.
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post #9 of 10
2/15/08 at 6:15am
The NMI Parity Error is a pretty generic error. It covers a wide range of devices afaik. Of course, coupling the error with some symptoms of the machine helps narrow the causes but it could still be an unrelated device causing the problem.
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post #10 of 10
2/20/08 at 3:13am
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Originally Posted by Bob Digital View Post
i cant start my M1710 when i press power only num lock is light and caps and scroll lock are blinking
Happened to me... my fix: push the RAM all the way in. I'd tinkered with it and not completely placed the RAM back in.
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