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    Trying to figure out why m14x was making BEEPS at start-up, but unplugging USB FIXED?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by XxAlbertoxX, Feb 2, 2013.

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    XxAlbertoxX Notebook Consultant

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    My m14x was working for 1+ year, and one day, it suddenly started to BEEP non-stop, with no rhythm or sequence uncontrollably at BOOT.

    Even trying to repair or boot Windows normally did nothing.

    Some how, however, I was able to get on the desktop and "restore" to normal settings/factory.

    It started doing it AGAIN a few days later and I remembered someone saying something about having USB devices plugged in.

    So low and behold, I did (keyboard + mouse) , so I unplugged BOTH and it BOOTED! Eureka!

    But why the hell is this? Is there still some underlying problem?

    It is a showcase that some piece of hardware is failing?

    I purchased the m14x in sept. 2011, so it's only 1.5 years old roughly
     
    XxAlbertoxX, Feb 2, 2013
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