Alienware M17x R4 no power, low resistance 5v/3.3v to GND

[dellxps15]

Re: Alienware M17x R4 no power, low resistance 5v/3.3v to GND

strange i tryed a11 a12 a13 and none worked. only one bios i have and dunno wich one is made it boot, but no post.

[maxslo]

Re: Alienware M17x R4 no power, low resistance 5v/3.3v to GND

Did you get any beeps?

[dellxps15]

Re: Alienware M17x R4 no power, low resistance 5v/3.3v to GND

7 or 8 bit no cpu error, but why with a13 bios it is dead ? im suspecting of a bad pch chip.

[maxslo]

Re: Alienware M17x R4 no power, low resistance 5v/3.3v to GND

same thing was for me, with the A11 it was just dead, cousin motherboards maybe
No idea what causes it tho