[Illimurok]

I have a dell xps M 1530 for the past 6 months.Recently i was transfering some photos from a digicam to my laptop.After i did that i switched it off,the next time i switched it on the laptop goes past the resuming windows screen and then i get a black screen with a responsive mouse arrow cursor.The HDD seems to be running ,battery is fine.Did a Pre boot assesment test.tried to fix start up repair,tried to boot via vista cd but no success.Kindly advise.:upset:

 

[TriggerFinger]

Does it work well with an external monitor?

Btw, read this: http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/...ate-limited-warranty-enhancement-details.aspx

 

[Illimurok]

No...same problem....it looks like everythings loading fine except for the login screen.
How can i use the F8 function options.......when i press f8 during booting i do not get into any options.....only function keys i'm able to use are f2 and f12....pls advise

 

[TriggerFinger]

So you see NOTHING on the screen from power ON? Same if using an external monitor? If that is the case, it fits the description on the link I gave in my last post.

 

[Illimurok]

After i power on i see the dell bios loading screen and then a screen that says windows resuming and then the black screen with the mouse arrow that is responsive but thats all......i cant log in or anythin......

 

[TriggerFinger]

Have you run HDD and RAM diagnostics? If not, I suggest you run them first (use Memtest86+ for RAM test). Run Memtest86+ at least 2 passes for each of the RAM stick installed. Test each stick individually (remove one while you test the other).

After running the diagnostics (assuming no errors), try a Vista Startup Repair.

 

[Illimurok]

I have run the diagnostics twice without any errors( did not try removing one stick) and also the windows start up repair....which was done but all i got after the repair was the windows resuming screen and then the same black screen again.

 

[TriggerFinger]

If you are confident that the HDD and RAM are FREE of errors, then do a Vista Start Up Repair. I suggest you do this using the Vista install DVD. If this does not help, run a Vista repair install:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/repair...using_the_upgrade_option_of_the_vista_dvd.htm