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    Alienware area 51 m15x power proplem

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by xfiles, Aug 18, 2010.

  1. xfiles

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    Hi everyone.
    I have alienware area 51 m15x the proplem i get is to power on.
    Before 6 months for some reason didnt go on.
    Battery whas full.I press the start just go on and of after a second.
    I put it back to the box.
    After 2 months i try to check it again.
    I press the button start just fine.
    For 4 months work just fine.
    2 days ago again got the sane proplem.
    Dont know what is wrong.
    Press the start button just go on and of.
    Can some one please tell me what is wrong with it?
    Thanks alot
     
    xfiles, Aug 18, 2010
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  2. Mystik

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    try holding the right mouse button on the track-pad to power on the system... after a few seconds it should come on.

    does it start fine then?
     
    Mystik, Aug 23, 2010
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  3. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Might be a bad GPU, is it an 8600m?
     
    moral hazard, Aug 23, 2010
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    Thanks for the reply.
    Is a M15X NVIDIA 8800M-GTX 512MB
    When on before 5 days.Just press and start.
    But is strange.What can i say.
    Happend 7 months ago and a week ago.
    Any advise?
    Is any hardware test so can check my system?
    Thanks alot for the reply.
     
    xfiles, Aug 23, 2010
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  5. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Can you run furmark for a while, then also run ATItool and use it to scan for artifacts?

    I think it might be the GPU.
     
    moral hazard, Aug 23, 2010
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    Thanks for the reply.
    I will try them and i will add the result here.
     
    xfiles, Aug 24, 2010
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    After run Atitool for 16 minutes no error found.
    The furmark after 30 minuites the departure when to 85.
    SCORE:313 points (60000 ms) - Options: XB
    Max GPU Temp: 79°C
    Resolution: 1434x872 (W) - MSAA: 0X
    Score: 313 points
    Submitted on August 24 2010, 10:16 am


    App Version: Geeks3D_FurMark_v1.8.2_Build_Apr 16 2010_at_10:36:37


    Main graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
    Number of Active GPUs: 1
    GPU Clock: 500 MHz
    Memory Clock: 799 MHz
    Shader Clock: 1250 MHz
    Graphics Drivers: 8.16.11.8681 8-19-2009 - nvoglv64
    GPU Temperatures (start/end):70°C / 79°C


    Bench Duration: 60 ms
    Resolution: 1434 x 872
    MSAA samples: 0
    Window Mode: windowed


    CPU: IntelR CoreTM2 Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50GHz
    CPU Speed: 2493 MHz
    Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit build 7600 No Service Pack
     
    xfiles, Aug 24, 2010
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  8. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Maybe re-seat the ram and run memtest.

    If that doesn't help, I would re-seat the CPU, GPU, HDD and leave the CMOS battery out for a while.

    Might as well update the BIOS, probably wont help but it wont do any harm.
     
    moral hazard, Aug 24, 2010
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    I did remove the rams and HDD.Bios is x36.I will run memory test.
    Is any software that can check all my hardware please?
    Motheroard.
     
    xfiles, Aug 24, 2010
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