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I have an old pc that won't boot past the Dell screen. I rarely use this pc & I had thought it was unplugged after the battery backup went dead. I guess my husband unplugged the other pc from it's backup & plugged this one into it.
I wanted to scan some old photos I just found & this pc is the one that has a scanner attached.
I've tried several times to get it to boot but after pressing F2 & only getting to a DOS screen that says Entering Setup.... I've pretty much given up & will have to buy a scanner for the pc I use every day.
But just for the heck of it, does anyone know if there's something else I can try to get this old pc to boot to Windows ME?
Thanks, Priscilla
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Posted February 10th, 2009 12:00
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When asking a technical question, it helps to include the computer model,
Bev.
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Good thing I'm not in any hurrry...it took 5 minutes for this page to load & about 3 each for the links to open in your response.
For years I had all my computers info in a sig file at Dell...don't know when they changed these boards but they sure are slow loading now.
Anyway, the other pc is a 4100.
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Posted February 11th, 2009 11:00
Good thing I'm not in any hurrry...it took 5 minutes for this page to load & about 3 each for the links to open in your response.
For years I had all my computers info in a sig file at Dell...don't know when they changed these boards but they sure are slow loading now.
Anyway, the other pc is a 4100.
Pris
Welcome to the new and improved Dell forum. :emotion-15:
Check the reading of the diagnostic lights on the back panel, see HERE
Is the power button LED, solid amber, blinking amber, solid green or blinking green?
Are there any 'Beeps' or error messages, when the computer is started?
Bev.
There are no beeps and no error messages.
I turned the 'box' it sets in to the side so I could see the lights on the back but I can't reach the power button while looking at the back of it.
I have to turn it on & then look. I know the 'A' light blinks at least once in yellow & then turns green. The others are green except for D which is always yellow.
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Posted February 15th, 2009 12:00
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GGGY diagnostic lights indicates 'other Failure' that is usually a motherboard failure.
Bev.
My husband just happened to have a battery that was the same as the one in the computer....no change.
So I guess I'm SOL...that pc is so old I'd never be able to find a motherboard for it. Oh well....I can start my collection of 'antique' computers. :emotion-1:
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Posted February 15th, 2009 15:00
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Actually you are not SOL, you can buy a replacement 4100 motherboard from HERE for $27.99, but I'll leave it up to your good judgement, if it's worth spending anything on a system this old.
Bev.