Did you test the power supply?
Hi wyobison, It's amazing how often that works ;) It actually resets the CMOS which may have been corrupted in some way. Anyway regarding...
IS the PSU working? Test it with a voltmeter.
Sorry I missed that, Sometimes the brain switches off when everything is jumbled together. A little white space between paragraphs would have...
Hi Imanoobatthis and welcome to WindowsBBS :D Have a look at JavaRA, with luck it will remove the remnants of Java Jre and assist with the...
I remember helping a friend with a similar situation (it wasn't a Dell though)... Her battery was FUBAR. Two suggestions 1) Remove the battery...
Thanks for letting us know :D
Most HD manufactures have Zero Fill utilities. Check the links below for your HD manufacturer. That should be enough for your purposes (run it a...
Jill, As I understand it the system can boot CD's but not DVD's. Combi (CD/DVD) drives can fail and eg read CD's but not DVD's. It's also...
Hi Coleman Google is your friend Scrubing your disk is a sensible precaution. :)
Read my previous post, Include the number (and type) of CD/DVD drives and how they're connected IDE/SATA/External etc.
Hi nicky, Please complete your system details it could save a lot of time when resolving this or further issues. Some older systems may have...
Jill, Optical is a term used to describe any drive that uses Laser as a reading medium. HD's Floppies are Magnetic. LS120's and the like are...
Hi satimas Instead of posting your details in the thread it would be more helpful if you can complete your system details it could save a lot...
Quiet Night Broni, Surely you're not looking for more work ;) Posted earlier in this thread BTW Thanks for the heads up with Athena, it looks...
Yep, I gathered that after reading your post again... Forgive my query but it's late here (03:20) and I missed the point. My earlier post should...
Ranger, Are you running XP? If Vista then perhaps the other board would be a better place, but if you are running XP I'm assuming your Dell...
Helen, stop calling me Sean, it's Paddy :rolleyes: Don't confuse wireless with routers, yes Wifi does have additional risks but a hard wired...
Not a good idea Jilly, for the price nowadays NAT routers do offer a reasonable first line of defence for the home/small office user. Even before...
Neil, I honestly don't think the power switch is at fault here, it is possibly a BIOS setting though but unless shrink comments further I can't...
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