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Post by McKrackin on Jun 8, 2009 16:52:32 GMT -6
My desktop PC is stuck on the DELL screen.
With the F2=Setup and F12=Boot Menu at the top right.
Neither key does anything though.
What do I do?
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Post by McKrackin on Jun 8, 2009 16:55:19 GMT -6
After about ten minutes it has progressed to the
Boot from CD :
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Post by McKrackin on Jun 8, 2009 16:55:47 GMT -6
What from here?
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Post by fergie on Jun 8, 2009 17:28:23 GMT -6
it ALMOST sounds like a hardware or bios issue hmmm. let me get back to you in a bit ok.
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Post by McKrackin on Jun 8, 2009 17:31:49 GMT -6
Hey hey.It finally started.
I went ahead and installed that link scanner you posted too.
I'm still curious about the bios issue.
Lemme know if ya think of anything.
Thanks
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Post by fergie on Jun 8, 2009 17:34:32 GMT -6
did you do anything beforehand to cause this maybe?
the more info you can give the better
did the pc just shut down or crash?
did you shut it down?
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Post by fergie on Jun 8, 2009 17:35:51 GMT -6
Hey hey.It finally started. I went ahead and installed that link scanner you posted too. I'm still curious about the bios issue. Lemme know if ya think of anything. Thanks will do mckrackin ;D |
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Post by McKrackin on Jun 8, 2009 17:36:03 GMT -6
unplugged it and plugged it in a few times maybe????lol
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Post by BTCat on Jun 8, 2009 18:31:19 GMT -6
Speaking of BIOS, Dell usually posts the version on the boot screen. Even if it starts behaving, it is worth writing down and checking the Dell site for updates. I believe you can enter the number on your computer tag and it will tell you the setup and the latest bios number. It might even offer an update search feature. Been a couple of years since I owned a Dell
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Post by fergie on Jun 8, 2009 19:18:12 GMT -6
unplugged it and plugged it in a few times maybe????lol is there a power switch on the back of the PSU? if so you switched that off before you unplugged it right? |
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Post by coffinsnail on Jun 8, 2009 19:24:35 GMT -6
sounds like his boot order got messed up and he had a cd in the drive that was not a OS or install disk lol.
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Post by McKrackin on Jun 8, 2009 19:44:30 GMT -6
Right you are coffin.There was a game in the drive  Fergie,nope.Didn't turn it off  BT,updated my bios.1.0.5 to 1.0.18 Dells recomendation ;D |
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Post by Solitaire on Jun 8, 2009 20:48:31 GMT -6
Sounds like coffin was right. You probably have "boot from CD" as the first item in your bios boot list. The computer was confused as there was no boot record on the game CD. Just took a while to right itself.
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Post by coffinsnail on Jun 8, 2009 21:48:22 GMT -6
if you know how to get into the bios go in and change it to boot from your harddrive then cd. always best to do that unless you need to reinstall then change the boot to cd first. saves on issues like above lol. i knew exactly what happened when he said it sat there then said cd..
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Post by fergie on Jun 9, 2009 6:31:08 GMT -6
ah jeez i should have caught that (konk self on forehead) sorry mc, my brain is on overload this week  but yep i have mine set the same HDD first, cd/dvd drive second |
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