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Dimension 4100 BIOS "Press DEL to Resume" message
Hi,
I'm trying to help a friend with his Dell 4100. His ISP told him to monkey with the BIOS settings (version A6) and now he gets the message "Press DEL to Resume" and the computer waits for the delete key to be pressed during POST. I cleared the NVRAM by removing the battery, unplugging the power cord, pressing the power button and waiting 30 seconds to be SURE the NVRAM was cleared. But, the same message still appears. I enabled and disabled Quick Boot and Quiet Boot but I still get the same message.
Any suggestions.
Thank you in advance.
volcano11
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Posted September 9th, 2004 02:00
This problem with the 4100 has been discussed extensively on these forums, but not recently. If you use the Advanced Forum Search function, you will find these discussions. There was never a clear cut solution to the problem. Some people found that replacing the hard drive solved the problem, others found that removing all PCI cards from the system and then reinstalling them, one at a time, led them to the problem card. You might want to start by looking at the diagnostic lights on the back of the computer tower when the "Press Delete to Resume" message is on the screen. These lights give a code that might (and I emphasize the word might) give you clue as to where to start looking. Interpretation of the diagnostic light code can be found in the following document:
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Good luck.
Steve