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post #1 of 8
11/17/08 at 4:02am
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Hi I recently got a laptop from a friend who couldnt fix it. (possible overheating?)
its a alienware m5500i r3.

Heres the problem, every time i hit the power button, the system wont even turn on. The display lights on the bottom of the screen light up for a couple seconds then shuts off and only the battery icon lights up for awhile.

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post #2 of 8
11/17/08 at 4:17am
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just browsing through the forums and found this
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread163069.html
i have the same problem as this guy, but there really wasnt a solution
any help would be appreciated thanks!
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post #3 of 8
11/21/08 at 8:31pm
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helpp?
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post #4 of 8
11/22/08 at 4:39pm
Have you tried to do any troubleshooting? Besides the lights, do you get fans or backlight on LCD? Does the HD spin?
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post #5 of 8
11/24/08 at 3:57pm
Have you tried reseating internal components yet?
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post #6 of 8
12/6/08 at 2:39am
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Originally Posted by tridge View Post
Have you tried to do any troubleshooting? Besides the lights, do you get fans or backlight on LCD? Does the HD spin?
No fans or hd response. the lights turn on for less than a second then it shuts off.

and no, i havent tried reseating anything yet should i do it? how do i do it? what exactly should i do?
thanks for your reply
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post #7 of 8
12/9/08 at 7:15pm
Please check the following link for a list of items that can be reseated within the m5500:

http://4help.alienware.com/cgi-bin/a...ers.search_fnl
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post #8 of 8
12/9/08 at 7:30pm
Let us know how that works.
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