Trying to fix friends dell inspiron e1705?

iamloco724 · 05-15-2008, 02:56 AM

he downloaded something probably was a virus he got the blue screen the pc shutdown and now wont boot..i hit power and the 2nd and 3rd leds lights to the left of the power button keep blinking nothing comes up the screen then this eventually stops but the it never boots..and i cant seem to get the cdrom to open either to reinstall windows...any ideas?
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voyagerfan99 · 05-15-2008, 03:12 AM

Dead mobo.

iamloco724 · 05-15-2008, 03:16 AM

do you think thats defiantly the problem?

CPTMuller · 05-15-2008, 03:31 AM

It's likely, ask him if it is still under warranty, if not see if he can refresh the warranty.

Vizy · 05-15-2008, 04:04 AM

Yea it's either a dead mobo or failing power supply. But then u said it was a bsod, which makes me lean toward its the mobo thing.

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iamloco724 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 133	Trying to fix friends dell inspiron e1705? he downloaded something probably was a virus he got the blue screen the pc shutdown and now wont boot..i hit power and the 2nd and 3rd leds lights to the left of the power button keep blinking nothing comes up the screen then this eventually stops but the it never boots..and i cant seem to get the cdrom to open either to reinstall windows...any ideas? Edit/Delete Message

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CPTMuller Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 770	It's likely, ask him if it is still under warranty, if not see if he can refresh the warranty. __________________ Specs of my main PC:Laptop (Thinkpad X61) C2D e6320, NVIDIA 7950GT (Factory OC) : C2D T7100, Intel GMA 965 Express 2gb ram 533mhz DDR2, 320GB 7200RPM : 1gb ra, 80gb 5400RPM Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Audio, Linksys 10/100 Ethernet Card : on board Audio, on board Ethernet

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05-15-2008, 03:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
iamloco724 Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 133	do you think thats defiantly the problem?

05-15-2008, 04:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
Vizy banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,896	Yea it's either a dead mobo or failing power supply. But then u said it was a bsod, which makes me lean toward its the mobo thing.