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First, try to clear the CMOS. Near the battery on your alienware you will find three metal prongs, two will be covered by a jumper. Unplug and move the jumper to cover the middle prong and the one previously unplugged. Leave for 15 secs, switch it back to the original position, and power up. The fact that the computer beeped is a great sign. No beeps after a fried PS means the mobo burned up as well. Doesn't Alienware overclock their processors? If so this will reset the clock to the intended speed.
If that doesn't work, download a LINUX live CD distribution like Mepis, uBuntu, or the original hard drive rescuer, knoppix. Plug in an external hard drive or thumbdrive, put the live CD in the tray, and power up. If it works, just copy the files you want to the external memory.
SInce it beeped, either of these should work.
Comment Posted By cotton On 17.11.2008 @ 18:33
