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    Dell Inspiron m5030 7 beeps on power-up

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jrh_james, Feb 22, 2015.

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    jrh_james Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Inspiron m5030 beeps 7 times on power-up and shows a blank screen.

    I understand this means the motherboard or CPU is faulty and is a common problem with these laptops.

    I was going to take the motherboard out and try to reflow the solder as per various Youtube videos but after I removed the CPU I noticed that some of the ICs looked a bit dodgy - maybe burned out? Or perhaps they are just dirty.

    What do you think? Bad CPU or bad motherboard?

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    jrh_james, Feb 22, 2015
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    Never mind, it was just muck on the CPU. I think someone spilled their beer in the keyboard.
    It was the motherboard. I baked it in the oven like a pizza and it fixed it - I was amazed.
     
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