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Laptop won't start up... help!

  • 27-08-2009 6:16pm
    #1
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all, I have an Advent 5611 laptop and it won't start up since last night...

    When you turn it on, the advent screen comes up and then it just goes blank, won't start up. If I try to press any buttons it beeps...

    Any suggestions?


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  • #2
    Vanbis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,724 ✭✭✭Vanbis


    adrieanne__x wrote: »
    Hi all, I have an Advent 5611 laptop and it won't start up since last night...

    When you turn it on, the advent screen comes up and then it just goes blank, won't start up. If I try to press any buttons it beeps...

    Any suggestions?

    You sure the Battery is fully charged? I've had a few people call me who always forget once i point it out and they check?


  • #3
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Yep, have had AC adapter in all day...


  • #4
    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    If not the Battary, Try it Plugged in without the Battary.

    Then see if its works.


  • #5
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Tried that, doesn't work either... the advent screen comes up first like it's loading then it goes blank.


  • #6
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    What Operating System do you use? If you use Vista or 7, you can boot from the DVD and select a Repair option which will try to fix anything wrong with startup.


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  • #7
    tanyaog2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭tanyaog2007


    i have the same prob with mine, same model and all. i press down the on buttoon for about a min it shoud work then.
    my keys have gone all funny as well like if i press p 4 will come up ect. anybody thinkn about getting a advent dont bother thay are sh"t well mine is anyway


  • #8
    vinniefly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭vinniefly


    hey, take out the battery and power cable and hold the power button down for about 30sec, it might be a static discharge. put the battery back in and see if it works. its a long shot but its very common.


  • #9
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Hiya guys... found the problem... just need the recovery disks... which unfortunately we don't have... Would anyone know where I could get a set... as posted it's an Advent laptop!


  • #10
    Rebel021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Rebel021


    what os are you running

    Advent should have a hidden recovery partition.
    Constantly tap f10 after switching on..
    You should get a message "Starting System Recovery" .

    or you can download the recovery vista disc(s)
    http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
    32 and 64bit available on torrent

    120MB download

    Burn with imgburn
    http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/G/Burning+ISO+Images+with+ImgBurn


  • #11
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Yeah it's vista we're running, will try that.

    Sorry, I'm a n00b... I have to extract the file before I burn it onto a disc, right???


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  • #12
    Rebel021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Rebel021


    adrieanne__x wrote: »
    Yeah it's vista we're running, will try that.

    Sorry, I'm a n00b... I have to extract the file before I burn it onto a disc, right???
    Once downloaded it should be an .iso file
    Just use imgburn to burn the image to the disc

    It would only need to be extracted from a compressed file ie; rar,zip or 7 file


  • #13
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Rebel021 wrote: »
    Once downloaded it should be an .iso file
    Just use imgburn to burn the image to the disc

    It would only need to be extracted from a compressed file ie; rar,zip or 7 file

    Thanks Rebel, have done all that, loaded it into laptop. It told me to press any key to boot from cd/dvd, done that, have a blank screen with a cursor at the moment... been like that for five minutes.


  • #14
    Rebel021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Rebel021


    I take it you have set you bios to boot from CD/dvd first if not go into your bios and change it to boot from Cd/dvd first hdd second
    another tutorial on how to use system recovery
    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/194765-system-recovery-options.html


  • #15
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Ok, done this and now it's asking for product key... assuming it's the thing on the bottom of the laptop? Entered it and it's saying it's not valid...


  • #16
    polyfusion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭polyfusion


    Do you have any important documents/mp3s/etc on the laptop? If you do, I'd advise trying to get them backed up before trying a restore/recovery.

    If this is the case, download and burn something like Knoppix to get booted onto the laptop, and recover what you need from the hard drive unto something like a USB stick.


  • #17
    kikel
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭kikel


    The version you download is not the correct version for your machine


  • #18
    Rebel021
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Rebel021


    adrieanne__x wrote: »
    Ok, done this and now it's asking for product key... assuming it's the thing on the bottom of the laptop? Entered it and it's saying it's not valid...
    Your product key should look something like this

    9JAAY-7Q8P8-CTGFT-KYITU-X865LO

    It shouldn't be asking for a product key as you have not reinstalled the OS (have you).
    The download for the recovery discs doesn't contain an OS just the recovery repair.

    If you want you can bring the laptop out to me and I can take a look at it and see if we can get it back working.


  • #19
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Rebel021 wrote: »
    Your product key should look something like this

    9JAAY-7Q8P8-CTGFT-KYITU-X865LO

    It shouldn't be asking for a product key as you have not reinstalled the OS (have you).
    The download for the recovery discs doesn't contain an OS just the recovery repair.

    If you want you can bring the laptop out to me and I can take a look at it and see if we can get it back working.

    Tried it both ways... and it's now bringing up a disc read error... PM'd you Rebel


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