Dell Inspiron 1520 screen[MOVED FROM WINDOWS]

diver94 · 04-11-2008, 02:05 PM

My friend has giveing me her laptop to sort out

its a dell inspiron 1520 vista

when i turn it on it boots up normally like shows the dell logo and the windows starting up

but then the screen just goes black. I can dim and brighten the back light what that is about it.

ive got into diagnostics and ran most of them but has not found anything

any suggestions what i can do next

thanks
David

**bhahar84** · 04-11-2008, 10:06 PM

Hi diver94

Welcome to TSF

Did you managed to get into the safe mode by pressing the F8 or able to get into BIOS?

diver94 · 04-12-2008, 01:55 PM

No
ive tired useing the operating system and stuff
i have tired putting the factory settings and all the other system restore thing

nothing works

i have come to a concultion that it is the hard disk which is broke
ive heard from my sister that the laptop gets thrown around alot and i do think it is the disk drive is compleatly gone.

would you think that aswell

**TriggerFinger** · 04-12-2008, 02:04 PM

hi diver94,

just a suggestion if you have a bootable CD like a linux live CD (Ubuntu or PCLinuxOS) or the XP/Vista installation CD, try booting from it. See if you get screen past the Dell Logo. If this still does not work, remove your HDD and try again.

EDIT:
have you tried running HDD diagnostics on your hard drive? if done and diags found no errors, try the steps here to repair Vista installation http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial148.html

diver94 · 04-13-2008, 07:57 AM

I have tired booting it from disk and still nothing

ive tired all the diagnostics there is and it says there no is problem
i think am just gonna give her it back and tell her to just send it back becuase its under garentee and i think it will be better than me messing around

thanks for all the help tho

ill get back to you if i find anything else wrong with it and i find thats wrong

plus this can help other members if they have this problem

**bhahar84** · 04-14-2008, 10:39 PM

Ok

Just send it to the original manufacturer if its still under warranty, as you should be entitled to the free repair and replacement

Just keep us updated about the issue then

diver94 · 04-16-2008, 01:03 PM

Will do

you lot know alot of stuff don't you

ill try to help out sometimes then

04-11-2008, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
diver94 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 13 OS: XP and Vista and 95	Dell Inspiron 1520 screen[MOVED FROM WINDOWS] My friend has giveing me her laptop to sort out its a dell inspiron 1520 vista when i turn it on it boots up normally like shows the dell logo and the windows starting up but then the screen just goes black. I can dim and brighten the back light what that is about it. ive got into diagnostics and ran most of them but has not found anything any suggestions what i can do next thanks David

04-11-2008, 10:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Dell Inspiron 1520 screen Hi diver94 Welcome to TSF Did you managed to get into the safe mode by pressing the F8 or able to get into BIOS? __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

04-12-2008, 01:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
diver94 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 13 OS: XP and Vista and 95	Re: Dell Inspiron 1520 screen No ive tired useing the operating system and stuff i have tired putting the factory settings and all the other system restore thing nothing works i have come to a concultion that it is the hard disk which is broke ive heard from my sister that the laptop gets thrown around alot and i do think it is the disk drive is compleatly gone. would you think that aswell

04-12-2008, 02:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Dell Inspiron 1520 screen hi diver94, just a suggestion if you have a bootable CD like a linux live CD (Ubuntu or PCLinuxOS) or the XP/Vista installation CD, try booting from it. See if you get screen past the Dell Logo. If this still does not work, remove your HDD and try again. EDIT: have you tried running HDD diagnostics on your hard drive? if done and diags found no errors, try the steps here to repair Vista installation http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial148.html __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 04-12-2008 at 02:12 PM.

04-13-2008, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
diver94 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 13 OS: XP and Vista and 95	Re: Dell Inspiron 1520 screen I have tired booting it from disk and still nothing ive tired all the diagnostics there is and it says there no is problem i think am just gonna give her it back and tell her to just send it back becuase its under garentee and i think it will be better than me messing around thanks for all the help tho ill get back to you if i find anything else wrong with it and i find thats wrong plus this can help other members if they have this problem

04-14-2008, 10:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Dell Inspiron 1520 screen[MOVED FROM WINDOWS] Ok Just send it to the original manufacturer if its still under warranty, as you should be entitled to the free repair and replacement Just keep us updated about the issue then __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

04-16-2008, 01:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
diver94 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 13 OS: XP and Vista and 95	Re: Dell Inspiron 1520 screen[MOVED FROM WINDOWS] Will do you lot know alot of stuff don't you ill try to help out sometimes then