laptop halted

mushahid3 · 04-29-2009, 04:11 AM

My Advent 7109 laptop was working fine suddenly it halted, i tried to restart from task manger. but it didnt came.
i pressed power button for 7seconds, it turned off. when i turned on it stuck on main screen where ''Intel'' is written.

by pressing ''delete'' key it dont show the BIOS, and its not loading the OS. i checked its RAM and heat sinking fan, everything seems to be fine...

can anyone guess what actually the problem is ?

**TriggerFinger** · 04-29-2009, 10:09 AM

May I know how you checked the RAM? Can you still enter BIOS setup? If you cannot enter BIOS setup, try a new RAM and a new CMOS battery.

mushahid3 · 04-29-2009, 11:49 PM

yes, i cant not enter into BIOS setup..:( the screen remain halted as i turn it on!!
i cleaned the RAM n inserted it in the other place underneath the keyboard, the CMOS is OK i get it checked with volt meter....

is this the problem with RAM or there can be some other problem ???

**TriggerFinger** · 04-30-2009, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mushahid3

yes, i cant not enter into BIOS setup..:( the screen remain halted as i turn it on!!
i cleaned the RAM n inserted it in the other place underneath the keyboard, the CMOS is OK i get it checked with volt meter....

is this the problem with RAM or there can be some other problem ???

I really cannot say. What I usually do to rule out the RAM is replace the ones installed with a good/working module.

Also I suggest you try this first (never mind the title): blank screen

If symptoms remain after replacing the RAM, remove the hard drive and try to boot into BIOS setup alone.

Post back what you find out.

mushahid3 · 05-01-2009, 10:03 AM

i tried everything mentioned in then link you provided, but nothing happened, now i believe i should replace RAM with new one !!

what you say about that ? n BTW thanks for your help

**TriggerFinger** · 05-01-2009, 11:29 AM

Yep, it is always good to try a good/working RAM first (for this type of problems). If I may suggest, use a spare or borrow a good/working RAM as it would be used for testing purposes only.

mushahid3 · 05-04-2009, 03:22 PM

today i checked with the new working RAM but still the problem remains, so i think now there some problem with motherboard...
so i gave the laptop at service station to get it repaired as it not my headache anymore!

but i ll post here the root problem as i ll know from them what was wrong with it !! because its a good case study ...

Regards
Mushahid

Mcninjaguy · 05-05-2009, 07:36 PM

I hope the service station has some knowledgeable people there to fix your laptop!

good luck on your laptop fixing adventure!

04-29-2009, 04:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
mushahid3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows XP service pack 2	laptop halted My Advent 7109 laptop was working fine suddenly it halted, i tried to restart from task manger. but it didnt came. i pressed power button for 7seconds, it turned off. when i turned on it stuck on main screen where ''Intel'' is written. by pressing ''delete'' key it dont show the BIOS, and its not loading the OS. i checked its RAM and heat sinking fan, everything seems to be fine... can anyone guess what actually the problem is ?

04-29-2009, 10:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: laptop halted May I know how you checked the RAM? Can you still enter BIOS setup? If you cannot enter BIOS setup, try a new RAM and a new CMOS battery. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

04-29-2009, 11:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
mushahid3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows XP service pack 2	Re: laptop halted yes, i cant not enter into BIOS setup..:( the screen remain halted as i turn it on!! i cleaned the RAM n inserted it in the other place underneath the keyboard, the CMOS is OK i get it checked with volt meter.... is this the problem with RAM or there can be some other problem ???

05-01-2009, 10:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
mushahid3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows XP service pack 2	Re: laptop halted i tried everything mentioned in then link you provided, but nothing happened, now i believe i should replace RAM with new one !! what you say about that ? n BTW thanks for your help

05-01-2009, 11:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: laptop halted Yep, it is always good to try a good/working RAM first (for this type of problems). If I may suggest, use a spare or borrow a good/working RAM as it would be used for testing purposes only. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

05-04-2009, 03:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
mushahid3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows XP service pack 2	Re: laptop halted today i checked with the new working RAM but still the problem remains, so i think now there some problem with motherboard... so i gave the laptop at service station to get it repaired as it not my headache anymore! but i ll post here the root problem as i ll know from them what was wrong with it !! because its a good case study ... Regards Mushahid

05-05-2009, 07:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: laptop halted I hope the service station has some knowledgeable people there to fix your laptop! good luck on your laptop fixing adventure!