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Question

Dell M5030 strange behvoiur

Sep 5, 2015 7:55AM PDT

Hi,

If i turn on my dell the screen stays blank

If I hold down the "D" key then start it it displays the primaty colours then shows the start up screen if I press F12 and select the diagnostics menu it runs throught tis no problem screen stays on all the time, at the end it tries boots backinto windows but again the screen goes blank after a short while

If I then go through the process again to re-install windows I get to where it starts unpacking the windows files but within a short time again goes blank and this is with a change of HDD and yet if I go through the process proir to windows the diagnostic tests complete with no errors and the screen stays on, until it restarts into windows again?

I said it was strange

Any help and advice would be most appreciated

Neil

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Clarification Request
Is this posted in more than one CNET forum?
Sep 5, 2015 9:40AM PDT

Let's keep it to one forum to avoid duplication and confusion.

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Dell M5030 strange behaviour
Sep 5, 2015 12:17PM PDT

Hi,

Really sorry it might be when I (its my first post)
posted it I thought I`d not chosed any forum so
just thought it would never be posted so I did
it again and made sure I had

Once again please accept my appologies

Neil

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No biggy.
Sep 5, 2015 12:21PM PDT

Try one forum and give it some time. Then no reply try a more active forum is my advice.