Recent content by cheap5.0

You would be better off taking this to experts-exchange.com or cisco support forums. Not that someone here is incapable of figuring this out, I think you would have a better chance over there.

The CPU fan would have to crap out for longer than a few seconds to cause a lock up. You know how to get into event viewer? I would jump in there and see if you see any thing/post anything you think is odd here.

Just though I would update this thread. I passed the 802 this morning, im now A+ :)

Please update when you get this done...im interested in seeing how the PCB fairs..

Does it BSOD everytime you try to boot into the old OS install?

Good to know, thanks. Im 3 weeks into a A+ certification book. I just covered all the windows chapters in the last few days, and im starting to see where theory and practice part ways. Im trying to ignore practice for now, since the certification is all theory lol. Windows will be the end of...

Update on #2 computer (Not the vostro i started this thread about): Im 99% certain the on board video is shot. I ran down a list of things to try, tried to eliminate all the hardware I could (CD, Hdd, floppy...there is no other hardware in this pc), peripherials (mouse & keyboard). I know...

Nothing worth recovering, my goal with this was just to learn and get it working. I had some time last night, so i tried a USB version of porteus linux and it booted right up. Which is fine with me, since i wanted to start getting cozy with linux anyways. Ive got another PC given to me...

Try CTRL + F11, no luck. However F12 "Boot options" brings up a menu that lists "Boot to utility partition". When i try that, i get the same blinking cursor on the next screen. I still forgot to bring in a blank disk, i do however have a free USB here that im working on putting a copy of...

Will do, thank again...ill update next week.

I keep forgetting to bring a disk in to work to make a recovery disk, all we use around here are USB's. I know what you are refearing too with the blue bar before launching the OS. I think they either changed how its displayed or got rid of it in this series. The previous round of Dells we...

I followed the above isnturctions and still ended up with a blinking cursor. Im a bit rusty here, since we (my employer, they gave them to me recently) got these about 3 years ago. I think what we have is a win 7 32 bit, thats running a win xp shell? Does that sound right? We had to do...

Thanks a ton, will do this and report back. I did unplug the PSU and remove the battery but only for 10 seconds (guessed how long it should have been). Ill follow your procedure. The BIOS had some diagnostic utility in it that i ran. It tested all the hardware, memory, Hdd, etc...all came...

So HDD error then, since im certain the OS was left intact? Does this also mean if i change the boot priority to CD rom, i could install linux? Sorry if the answer is obvious, im seriously new to this lol.

Whos they? The owners of the PCs?