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    Alienware 15R2 Boot Issues

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by mookotheking, Jul 20, 2016.

  1. mookotheking

    mookotheking Newbie

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    I am having cold boot issues where when I press the power button, the machine will start up and I'll see the initial POST screen, but then it will shut down immediately. Then I will need to press the power button again before it will actually boot up all the way to windows. This only started happening after I installed a m2.SSD and started booting from that drive instead of the default HDD that came with the PC. The HDD is still in the PC but I formatted it and am using it as a data drive. Does anyone know how I can fix this? This happens every single time I cold boot.
     
    mookotheking, Jul 20, 2016
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  2. wackyD1982

    wackyD1982 Notebook Enthusiast

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    happens to me, happens to loads of other people as well. cause unknown, likely just benign so don't worry about it - just a bit annoying
     
    wackyD1982, Jul 21, 2016
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    sirleeofroy Notebook Evangelist

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    What BIOS version are you running?
     
    sirleeofroy, Jul 22, 2016
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Is it a PM950?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jul 22, 2016
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