Dell XPS 410 Will not boot what so ever.

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  1. Posts : 69
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    Dell XPS 410 Will not boot what so ever.


    So, a while back my Dell XPS 410 stopped working completely and will not boot or display anything on screen. I have no clue what the problem is but it started this when i removed a Creative Soundblaster PCI card. When i press the power button, it powers on, but will not display image, and the 1 2 3 4 LED indicator on the front wont display a code. So i sent it to my dads friend and he "supposedly" looked at it and said it was the video card. I have not gotten around to testing it yet. While my pc was gone, i went out and bought another PC which has no PCI expansion ports, only PICe ports. So i will test the video card on that pc. I do not know what color the power button is, as i am partially color blind and rely on others to help me with that but i will ask. The power supply has been replaced and i tried multiple PSU's. The hard drive still works fine and is in my current PC. RAM is not faulty, as it has been tested. Not totally sure about the processor because i have no way to test it and can not get into BIOS. The light on the mother board was green last time i asked someone. I have only tried the VGA output on the video card, but not the DVI or SVideo so i think i will try that as well.

    I pretty much tested all hardware and i think it is the MB or the Video Card. I just want to figure this out so i can buy a replacement part, as this was used as a server type PC.

    Any other info needed, let me know.
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  2. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
       #2

    As you were inside the PC to remove the SoundBlaster card, you many have accidentally disconnected a cable or one that is partially connected. Check the "innards" to see that everything is connected/connected properly.


    Do you get any beeps when you first power it on?
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  3. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
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    Jake mate can you boot into the BIOS and see what is hooked up??

    Hum missed the BIOS bit try removing the CMOS battery - replace and then try again.
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  4. Posts : 69
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Fireberd, all connectors are connected as they should be. Also, no beeps.

    ICit2lol, i removed the cmos battery and i am going to let it sit for a couple of minutes so the capacitors get drained.
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  5. Posts : 69
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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       #5

    I am also going to test the video card now.
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  6. Posts : 69
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    I am going to take a guess and say it is the video card. But if it can still display, how come it wont on the XPS 410? I just tested it on a Dell Inspiron 3847 and the pictures show exactly i what i saw.
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  7. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
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    Looks like it might be a monitor pixel problem too Jake although the card is not out of the woods.

    Try this mate LCD Dead Pixel Test Backgrounds
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  8. Posts : 6,741
    W7 Pro x64 SP1 | W10 Pro IP x64 | W8.1 Pro x64 VM | Linux Mint VM
       #8

    Jake1211 said:
    Does that say 'This copy of Windows is not genuine' in the bottom right hand corner?
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  9. Posts : 69
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    Boozad said:
    Jake1211 said:
    Does that say 'This copy of Windows is not genuine' in the bottom right hand corner?
    Yes, yes it does. I have the OEM disk, but have not gotten around to it yet.
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  10. Posts : 69
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    ICit2lol said:
    Looks like it might be a monitor pixel problem too Jake although the card is not out of the woods.

    Try this mate LCD Dead Pixel Test Backgrounds
    Moniter works fine on my other pc.
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