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Laptop help quickly!

Taylor_32

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May 4, 2017
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My laptop is currently flashing 3 orange lights followed by a white one. It is a dell hp inspiron series. I will not trun on, even with the battery removed and p-lugged into an external power source. I was given a brief error message saying something along the lines of DXE verified, Bootgaurd is fail. Press any button to shut down. I could really use some help quickly as I am leaving the country tomorrow. Thanks!
 
Remove the battery, disconnect the power brick. Hold the power button for approx 30 seconds.

Reattach the power brick and see if there's any change.