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UPDATE - Inspiron 1545 Doesn't Boot - RESOLVED
From a post on 1/4/2014 1:10 PM
I am working on an Inspiron 1545 that won't boot. The report I have is that it was working okay when a window appeared from the FBI demanding a payment of $300. I know. It was the FBI Moneypak virus. That scarred my granddaughter into shutting the notebook down. When she tried to start it again, it didn't boot. It has an Intel T4400 2.2 GHz processor, 4 (2X2) GB RAM, 15.6HDF LED LCD, Windows 7HP. The symptoms are... The fan spins briefly then is quiet. The DVD+/-RW drive light blinks. The drive door will open and spin when a Hiren's Boot Disk is inserted. A bootable USB light blinks once at startup. There is not anything visible on the display. Same when an external monitor is hooked up. There are no beep sounds. The same symptoms weather the battery is mounted or removed. The battery is recently replaced. There are no hot spots on the case when in "run" mode. The HDD and memory modules have been reseated. When the power button is pressed a second time, nothing happens and the machine appears to be in "off" mode. I am the go-to guy for computer repair and am knowledgeable to a point but am stumped with a machine that refuses to start. I could use suggestions on where to start. Could these symptoms be caused by a bad HDD or is a dead motherboard more likely? Dean... The laptop is at its former working state thanks to Bob Villa's suggestion of removing the hard drive and connecting it to a working computer with a USB adapter. I ordered an adapter and waited a week for delivery all the time researching the procedure for replacing the motherboard. Complicated but not too fussy. When the USB adapter came and the HDD was plugged into my desktop, Norton immediately reported Boot.Pihar and removed it. A full Norton scan of the HDD reported six more instances of malware. A full scan with Malwarebytes reported two more nasty files. The HDD was put back in the 1545 and the power button pressed. I really didn't expect anything other than a black screen but to my surprise, after a few reboots, the computer came to life. After some polishing with CCleaner, the 1545 is good to go and I am again a hero to one of my granddaughters. Thanks Bob and Ben as always helpful. Dean... |
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UPDATE - Inspiron 1545 Doesn't Boot - RESOLVED
On Monday, January 20, 2014 4:21:08 PM UTC-5, Dean-MN wrote:
From a post on 1/4/2014 1:10 PM I am working on an Inspiron 1545 that won't boot. The report I have is that it was working okay when a window appeared from the FBI demanding a payment of $300. I know. It was the FBI Moneypak virus. That scarred my granddaughter into shutting the notebook down. When she tried to start it again, it didn't boot. It has an Intel T4400 2.2 GHz processor, 4 (2X2) GB RAM, 15.6HDF LED LCD, Windows 7HP. The symptoms are... The fan spins briefly then is quiet. The DVD+/-RW drive light blinks. The drive door will open and spin when a Hiren's Boot Disk is inserted. A bootable USB light blinks once at startup. There is not anything visible on the display. Same when an external monitor is hooked up. There are no beep sounds. The same symptoms weather the battery is mounted or removed. The battery is recently replaced. There are no hot spots on the case when in "run" mode. The HDD and memory modules have been reseated. When the power button is pressed a second time, nothing happens and the machine appears to be in "off" mode. I am the go-to guy for computer repair and am knowledgeable to a point but am stumped with a machine that refuses to start. I could use suggestions on where to start. Could these symptoms be caused by a bad HDD or is a dead motherboard more likely? Dean... The laptop is at its former working state thanks to Bob Villa's suggestion of removing the hard drive and connecting it to a working computer with a USB adapter. I ordered an adapter and waited a week for delivery all the time researching the procedure for replacing the motherboard. Complicated but not too fussy. When the USB adapter came and the HDD was plugged into my desktop, Norton immediately reported Boot.Pihar and removed it. A full Norton scan of the HDD reported six more instances of malware. A full scan with Malwarebytes reported two more nasty files. The HDD was put back in the 1545 and the power button pressed. I really didn't expect anything other than a black screen but to my surprise, after a few reboots, the computer came to life. After some polishing with CCleaner, the 1545 is good to go and I am again a hero to one of my granddaughters. Thanks Bob and Ben as always helpful. Dean... Wow! Well done... Ben |
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UPDATE - Inspiron 1545 Doesn't Boot - RESOLVED
Glad it all worked-out!
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