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    My Never Ending Dell Odyssee..

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by chrusti, Nov 5, 2009.

  1. chrusti

    chrusti Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,
    You might know me, or my Notebook by now..

    Well, as you might know I had my notebook repaired 4 times by now.

    This time they replaced the Motherboard and the Palmrest because I was getting electro shocks from my notebook.

    Anyways, once the Notebook booted up I noticed that there is no more Dell logo anymore. Just some Numbers and it says something about Phoenix Bios.
    Next thing is that the notebook also turns on when I insert the AC Cable, I dont even have to press the Power Button.

    Also, the keys all make weird noises, and the Fan is always spinning at max.

    Dell will send another technician this week..


    I hope the next replacement will make it all better...


    Cheers
     
    chrusti, Nov 5, 2009
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  2. dratwister

    dratwister Notebook Enthusiast

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    since you're waiting for your next replacement so I can't say anything now. But, about Dell logo case on boot, I believe that there's a setting in BIOS that allow you to switch between Dell logo and that Phoenix Bios.
     
    dratwister, Nov 5, 2009
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  3. Zlog

    Zlog Notebook Deity

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    yeah the dell logo is referred to as the "Splash screen" or at least thats usually what they call those logo displays.
     
    Zlog, Nov 5, 2009
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  4. chrusti

    chrusti Notebook Evangelist

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    Well neither me nor the dell guy could find that option.
    And the Notebooks Fan is always running at max!! I dont know why!!

    I also noticed that there is a small gap between the Palmrest and the notebook now..
    If they can not fix it the next time, or if anything new occurs I will ask for my money back, and buy a different brand notebook.
     
    chrusti, Nov 5, 2009
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  5. chrusti

    chrusti Notebook Evangelist

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    Damn you Dell !

    I actually fixed all the problems myself now!


    I just pressed FN + X during the boot up and thus I left the manufacturing mode!!

    Now everything is back to normal!!


    Yay!
     
    chrusti, Nov 5, 2009
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