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laptop won't boot up

  • 30-07-2014 11:47AM
    #1
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭


    My uncle was nice enough to drop of his laptop to me what won't work .. as he tells me.

    It's a Sony vaio pretty new mobel.

    He said it wasn't dropped but i've no way of knowing.

    I have it plugged in and when I press the power button is starts.. I see the Sony vaio logo on the screen and then nothing happens.

    I've tried to press ESC / DEL / F2/F8/F12 to get into bios but nothing seems to work...

    I popped open the ram / hard drive flaps on the back see if anything was lose and it looked ok.

    Does anything have any ideas of other things I could do to try get it working ?

    thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    advertsfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Change the RAM or if 2 sticks already exist, try each one individually.


  • #3
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    I've never changed laptop ram.. but i'll give it a go later tonight. -- thanks.


  • #4
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Could be a dead hard drive also, I'd be checking that first

    Nick

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  • #5
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    yoyo wrote: »
    Could be a dead hard drive also, I'd be checking that first

    Nick

    whats best way to check that ?


  • #6
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,349 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    NeVeR wrote: »
    whats best way to check that ?

    Take out the hard disk, it will boot to BIOS without it.


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  • #7
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Take out the hard disk, it will boot to BIOS without it.

    cool thanks. I've a few things to test to get me start this evening.

    Thanks.


  • #8
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    small update on this that I can't really understand.

    I took the ram out.. checked it.. and it looked fine..

    I put in back in.. started the laptop up and it seemed to work..

    I got a screen saying windows was not shut down correctly and I had some options. I selected to continue to windows 8 ( and not restart )

    And they it just went to that black screen again..

    I restarted the laptop.. and again right back to a blank screen.

    So i'm not sure now.


  • #9
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 19,058 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    NeVeR wrote: »
    small update on this that I can't really understand.

    I took the ram out.. checked it.. and it looked fine..

    I put in back in.. started the laptop up and it seemed to work..

    I got a screen saying windows was not shut down correctly and I had some options. I selected to continue to windows 8 ( and not restart )

    And they it just went to that black screen again..

    I restarted the laptop.. and again right back to a blank screen.

    So i'm not sure now.

    Remove ram and reseat. Try powering on with a windows 8 disk in and see if you can get the recovery option going.


  • #10
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    i found out here how to get into bios.. http://community.sony.com/t5/VAIO-Upgrade-Backup-Recovery/How-can-I-enter-bios-on-my-vaio-I-want-to-boot-from-the-cd-drive/td-p/60063

    i have to use the "Assist" key.


  • #11
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    Remove ram and reseat. Try powering on with a windows 8 disk in and see if you can get the recovery option going.

    what do you mean reseat? .. as it remove and put back in ?

    I don't have the recovery disk.. but I could try get it.


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  • #12
    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 19,058 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    NeVeR wrote: »
    what do you mean reseat? .. as it remove and put back in ?

    I don't have the recovery disk.. but I could try get it.

    Yeah take it out and pop it back in.

    It's odd your getting the boot menu sometimes and black screen the others


  • #13
    rebeve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭rebeve


    NeVeR wrote: »
    what do you mean reseat? .. as it remove and put back in ?

    I don't have the recovery disk.. but I could try get it.

    Try the ram one stick at a time .Reseat means to make sure the ram is fixed is place

    properly .It looks to me that you have a either faulty ram or just a bad connection .


  • #14
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    there's only one it//

    I found a setting to "refresh" windows 8.. this is my 1st time ever using win 8

    It's trying the refresh.. said it would keep the files.

    so it's on 20% now.. hope it works


  • #15
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    Ok it's booting up and windows is coming on.. It looks like its working..

    But there's something wrong.

    I am the admin of the laptop.. i've checked that.. but I can't install anything or even access the C drive. Keeps saying access denied

    I've tried to change permissions but it's not letting..

    I've read online about "taking ownership" but I cant see that anywhere.

    it's like windows is blocking anything from happening... ( i officially hate Win 8 )


  • #16
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    i'm gonna try pop some screen shots of the errors..


  • #17
    NeVeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,360 ✭✭✭NeVeR


    tried to take screen shots.. but when I open paint and pasted I got an error.. tired it again and it pasted ... then it wouldn't let me save as I had no permissions !! .. I am the admin.. i've double checked..

    i'll try take a photo with my phone.


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