Is this PC dead?
11 August 2002, 02:08 PM
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Have you left it in the stopped state for a while to see if any errors are reported, it sounds like it could be the hard disk drive failing to boot.
[Edited by bruce - 11/8/2002 2:08:48 PM]
[Edited by bruce - 11/8/2002 2:08:48 PM]
08 November 2002, 01:30 PM
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I've got a DELL Dimension XPS 350, 128 RAM. When I start it up it recognises the video card, the BIOS version, all the RAM, the hard disk and the CDROM. Then it stops. Hitting the del key for setup just reoprts entering setup does nothing else. The PC wil respond to Ctrl-Alt-Del but nowt else.
Any ideas, guys and gals? I'm thinking motherboard failure
Cheers
Mark
Any ideas, guys and gals? I'm thinking motherboard failure
Cheers
Mark
08 November 2002, 02:19 PM
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This wouldn't be a HDD failure or it would let you in to the BIOS Setup as this isn't stored on the HDD (As you know) sounds like the bios is a bit fecked.... go to a mates PC and download the latest Bios for that motherboard and try and flash it 
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08 November 2002, 02:55 PM
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actually your wrong a pc can still boot up with faulty memory and get past the post but fail to actually start to load the OS. i can prove it i have a pc that does the same thing so there
08 November 2002, 03:05 PM
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Stealth:
Can't flash the BIOS 'cos it won't boot to a floppy
Dogmaul:
Can't try swapping RAM at the moment, haven't got any spare 100Mhz chips. Tried swapping the existing into different slots. No good
Not managed to get DELL tech support on the phone yet either just dreadfull music on hold
Can't flash the BIOS 'cos it won't boot to a floppy
Dogmaul:
Can't try swapping RAM at the moment, haven't got any spare 100Mhz chips. Tried swapping the existing into different slots. No good
Not managed to get DELL tech support on the phone yet either just dreadfull music on hold
08 November 2002, 03:30 PM
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Just spoke with DELL. They suggested swapping the HD to the secondary IDE channel and bingo! the PC boots 
(I would have got round to trying this eventually, honest)
Need to look a little further to see if its a problem with ribbon cable or the primary IDE.
Now I can flash the BIOS
Cheers guys for your help
(I would have got round to trying this eventually, honest)Need to look a little further to see if its a problem with ribbon cable or the primary IDE.
Now I can flash the BIOS
Cheers guys for your help
08 November 2002, 04:06 PM
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Fecking computers! Contrary or what. To get it working I had unplugged the CDROM on the secondary IDE. Result. Reseated the primary cable and rebooted. Result. Thought "daft tw@t! should've checked the cables first" Plugs the CDROM back onto the secondary and reboot. Nothing! Tries new CDROM on the secondary. Result.
Looks like a dead CDROM. How fecking nuts is that? And on a friday!
Mark
Looks like a dead CDROM. How fecking nuts is that? And on a friday!
Mark
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