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My laptop won't start (error 280)

cedars -  
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Hello, I have a big problem that has been lasting for a long time. My Fujitsu Siemens laptop won’t start. When I press the power button the indicators lights up, the fan starts but the screen doesn’t light up at all. After many attempts the screen sometimes comes on, then an error message appears:

- previous boot incomplete error 0280

and it asks me to choose between F1, which doesn’t do much, and F2, which takes me to the BIOS. Then, in any of the solutions, the PC restarts and if I’m lucky the screen comes back and Windows starts normally, otherwise it repeats. Please help me, I’m getting tired of spending 2 to 3 hours (in the best case) for my PC to start. Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0

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    arrial Posted messages 1803 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   251
     
    I don’t know what that does ▼
    error 0280 previous boot incomplete: error, 0280, boot ...- [Translate this page] HP Pavilion 8575c running win98 I get an intermittent boot error 0280 Previous boot incomplete - default configuration used. I have checked the CMOS battery ...
    https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20798338/error-0280-previous-boot-incomplete.html

    But I think it’s your motherboard …
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    1. cedars
       
      personally I would like to avoid it being the motherboard ^^'
      but if really no solution is found I think I won't have any other choice than to take it to a repairman to get a full replacement:/
      anyway thank you very much for your answer
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      1. arrial Posted messages 1803 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   251 > cedars
         
        Nothing is certain, but if you enter your error code into Google, you’ll see that no one can fix it… to my knowledge.

        You can try tinkering with the BIOS like some do, but I don’t believe it works.

        Good luck, @+
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      2. cedars > arrial Posted messages 1803 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        yes i know that no concrete solution has been found to date :/
        and personally with my knowledge in computer science i won't embark on BIOS tinkering that would be pure and simple suicide :)
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  2. aurelien
     
    Good evening, I have exactly the same problem as you for a laptop (Fujitsu Siemens), I would like to know if you found the solution.

    Have a good evening, thanks in advance for your reply to

    Aurelien
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    1. HOPLA
       
      G LE MM PB POUR MON PC EREUR 280 POUVEZ VOUS ME DIRE LA SOLUTION MERCI
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    2. sandrine
       
      "Happy" to note that I am no longer alone in this computer world. I have exactly the same problem as all of you and I would obviously like to know if you found the solution because it’s scary in the long run.
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  3. hopla
     
    this comes from your motherboard and it is a fault that can be repaired but which costs very expensive. I bought a computer again unfortunately because the part also costs as much as buying a new computer.
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    1. jean-philippe
       
      Hello,

      could you specify which motherboard component it is?
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    2. resolution ou pas
       
      It's weird, I’m posting on a 2010 forum just in case someone has the same problem in 2016: I have the same issue but my PC shuts down at startup and sometimes when I press Escape the error appears. I looked into it and a sudden shutdown at startup came from the HDD, so I'm going to replace it. Otherwise, for those whose problem was not the same, they followed others' advice and replaced the motherboard (even though for me an incomplete startup often comes from the HDD, but anyway). Or tell me, did you check with a repair shop or have it repaired? Good luck to everyone.
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