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Problems with Dell inspiron 531

MeetReality · 2008-11-06 14:11:18

Hi When I start up my computer everything seems ok until a black screen just appears where you should be able to log into your accounts and a constant clicking in the harddrive is present. I have rebooted the computer, used it in safe mode etc and this problem still occurs.. Does anyone know what is wrong?

06-11-2008 3:11pm

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MeetReality

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Hi

When I start up my computer everything seems ok until a black screen just appears where you should be able to log into your accounts and a constant clicking in the harddrive is present. I have rebooted the computer, used it in safe mode etc and this problem still occurs.. Does anyone know what is wrong?

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#2 06-11-2008 8:35pm

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humm..

when the screen goes black is it the entire screen or just part of it.

if you look very closley at the screen can you still make it out but it almost totally black. Happened to me and it was just the back light on the monitor was gone.

Also had a monitor go dead like this when the graphics card blew but i had about a month of warning where the screen was glitchy and crappy quality.

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#3 07-11-2008 1:08am

zilog_jones

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Constant clicking from the HDD (if you are certain it is coming from that) could suggest that the drive is failing.

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