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    Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

    Hello. I have a Dell 5565 with a few symptoms, one of wich is that it will not boot into windows 10 install usb. It will show the windows logo for about 1 second, then reboot itself. It does this with and without a hdd or ssd connected. I have tried multiple known working windows install usbs.

    I also noticed that the ram slot A does not work at all. Only ram slot B. I have tested various ram modules and all do the exact same thing (not work in A, and in B never enter the windows installation.

    I have tried to use the f12 menu to update bios (just in case), but it ends up saying that the update file is incorrect (seems to be a common issue with dell).

    I have run memtest86 and it doesn't find any issue, but I am convinced it must be a ram issue, either with the connection or the cpu (it has an amd a9 bga cpu).

    There is no obvious damage to the ram slots or the motherboard. The owner says one day it just wouldn't boot, he decided to swap his hdd to a ssd thinking his hdd had gone bad, but could never get the windows installer to boot.

    Any ideas what to check?

    #2
    Re: Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

    will it boot live linux ?

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      #3
      Re: Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

      Originally posted by petehall347 View Post
      will it boot live linux ?
      I just checked a live windows 10 (hiren's) usb, and it booted. I don't have any linux right now. Weird, why wouldn't the windows installer boot. I just used it on another computer and it works. On this computer it just gives me the logo then restarts.

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        #4
        Re: Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

        that is a bit strange
        maybe something needs changing in bios settings ?
        there should be tools on hirens cd to check the hard drive

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          #5
          Re: Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

          Originally posted by petehall347 View Post
          that is a bit strange
          maybe something needs changing in bios settings ?
          there should be tools on hirens cd to check the hard drive
          The ssd is brand new. The bios setting have been restored to default. And I started the windows installation from hirens live windows, and it starts copying files, but once it gets to the restart point, it does the same thing, boot up to the windows logo and restart or freeze. I have had the screen get static on the windows logo also. Only when entering the windows setup. I can boot the live version just fine.

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            #6
            Re: Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

            Seems to have been a corrupt bios issue. I was able to flash a bios update from the live windows usb. After the update, I was able to get the windows installer up, and install Windows. Now the only issue is, it seems to have lost it's original product key (embedded in bios). Windows does not detect any key. I am guessing there is no recovering the key, right?

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              #7
              Re: Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

              Never mind, the key was not found during install, but the digital license was found once online.

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                #8
                Re: Dell 5565 Not Booting Windows Installer

                nice job well done

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