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mark.alan.57
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January 12th, 2009 19:00
Boot failure, can't get past DELL LOGO
I have a Dimension E521, AMD chip running vista home. Graphics controlled by NVidia g force 7300.
The pc would not boot, instead showing a cmd box: x:\windows\system32\wpeinit.
After much reading I discovered there was a driver problem with the nvidia card, causing a boot failure, but since I couldn't boot, I re-formatted and reloaded vista figuring I'd update the drivers afterwards. Ok, so vista is loaded, and after downloading the updated drivers from Dell, I began updating the drivers. After loading the nvidia driver, I rebooted as it requested. Well now the pc will not get past the DELL startup logo. Even with the OS dvd in, I cannot get past the logo. I believe the bios must have gotten corrupted. How do I flash the bios when I cannot get past the DELL LOGO when starting up since my dvd drive is useless if I can't get past the dell logo. Of course I'm only guessing it's the bios...HELP!!!
I appreciate any help I can get...Markalan
mark.alan.57
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Posted January 13th, 2009 04:00
I certainly appreciate the two responses: The recovery partition is non-existent so that option is out; Flashing the bios is great but what about getting past the DELL LOGO? No matter what disc I put into the dvd drive (original OS dvd), I don't get the option to boot from anything because I CAN'T GET PAST THE DELL LOGO...IT JUST SITS THERE WITH THE BAR SHOWING ABOUT HALF WAY PROGRESS. Please advise...
Gratefully...Markalan
Hello
There is a way in which we can flash the BIOS
on any other computer just download the BIOS patch and then using a sonic or nero make the cd as a bootable media.
Then push F12 at the start-up and then boot from hte cd, then you will have the option to run the set-up of the BIOS.
Thanks and Regards
Compu101
mark.alan.57
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Posted January 13th, 2009 05:00
I pulled both memory cards and reinstalled. I pulled the video card and reinstalled that also. Hooked back up and still stuck on the logo screen with the progress bar half way. I am completely baffled...
Markalan
mark.alan.57
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Posted January 13th, 2009 05:00
No warranty, my friend...unfortunately...sounds like I'm ...will wait to see if anyone else can help...thanks for your time Compu101...
Markalan
mark.alan.57
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Posted January 13th, 2009 05:00
Will do and will report back asap...thanks very much!!
Markalan
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Posted January 13th, 2009 03:00
Many Dell's have a Recovery Partition on the hard drive that will allow you to restore the PC to the original factory condition, without manually installing anything.
See THIS on using the Recovery Partition, and F8 at boot up to access the recovery partition.