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.
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...
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.
I have not tested the drives, but will now...will simply removing them from the defective systems then installing them in a known-to-be-good system, then accessing the data be sufficient for testing it?
Or is there a utility i should use?
I am hoping i can get them to boot up into the...
Any ideas what causes this? I was given a few of these Dell vostros all having similar problems, they boot past POST then the screen goes black and im left with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner.
Im trying to learn with hands on, so ive been reading all morning but ive hit a bit...
I should clarify:
I got the drive 2 months ago to replace a dead one in my old system. It was working fine Friday when i pulled it to put into the new system.
Im about to cannibalize a dell at work to borrow a sata drive for the night, im hoping its just a fluke that the cd drive died somehow...
Setup:
ASRock X58 extreme
GTX 260
I7-930
6 gigs of G.Skill ram
2 month old Samsung dvd rw drive (sata)
I just put this together this past weekend, and i have not been able to get the CD drive to show up in bios or operate in windows xp sp3. I have tried known-working sata power connections...
I have thought of that, but have been told by a few people that maintain dells that the psu supplied with them is just barely enough to run the system as is. Even "greenie" like that one will add another 60 watts minimum.
Maybe someone can confirm.
The system runs a 300 watt psu as is with...
Exactly that.
A quote that was confirmed by a dell rep when i asked them about it.
Ive been waiting for a day or so to get a response about larger wattage psu's from dell, and i dont think im going to get one. Thats why i came here.
Yeah, just providing an example of a system that did similar things and had a psu problem. Im not saying hes in the same situation.
300 watts with his combo is a problem.
I have a set of 7 workstations, all vostro 230's and they come with a 300 watt psu. I participate in F@H, and am already running the standard clients on them but would like to do some GPU folding.
The vostros were offered with a PCI-E card as a factory option, and i have verified these have an...
I can only compare SWA cargo to AA and Delta, and they are BY FAR the best airlines to deal with as far as far as cargo goes. Always on time, very quick, and very polite...but thats getting of the point of this thread.
SWA, no middleman, blah blah blah, go to site.
I just spent from October to yesterday spec'ing and pricing, and reading, and asking.
Literally, i spent 8-10 hours a week researching...minimum. Not because i had too in order to make a nice desktop, but because i enjoy it.
Also i think when most people "build" a desktop (aside from the...
Thanks.
If i get this now:
http://www.newegg.com/Shopping/Shopp...82E16820231193
Can i get another in a few months for 8 gigs, or is that the wrong way of going about it?
Im having a hard time finding a good, cheap HSF for the AM3 cpu's.
EDIT: I see your running the Cooler Master Hyper 212+, but i can only find it for the 1156...is there an adapter?
Should also add, this will be setup to stream netflix to my 32" LCD near by. What else do i need to do that...
I had a 400 watt that was 5 years old, but last year it crapped out so i grabbed a 550.
I should have mentioned i can get the MC deal on the I7-920, but it seemed like the added costs in mobo would kill my budget.
For someone like me, is it really worth getting into the I-series? I game...
My wife just surprised me with $600 for a new gaming rig (my current 3800 X2, DDR 400 & 7800 Gt is failing so hard even my wife took pity on me lol).
Here is what im thinking when i pick these parts out:
1) Being able to move up to a Quad in a year or so is why i choose the AM3 socket over...
I was able to remove sptd.sys, and boot into windows normally but it looks like i am loaded down with spy/malware.
Im just gonna do a fresh install of xp.
Yeah....its been popping up for a few months requesting an update. I guess i learned that the hard way.
Thanks guys, ill give this a go when i get home.
I can not run the daemon uninstaller, i get an error and daemon tools does not show up in add/remove.
Also SPTD.SYS does not show up in msconfig>Services.
SPCD.SYS?
Was that a typo on your part, or are SPCD and SPTD.sys one in the same?
Either way, im going to try and do what you said but with the SPTD.SYS.
Thanks!
System:
AMD 3800 X2
2 gigs of ram
1 80 gig WD
1 1 TB WD
PNY 7800GT
Asus A8N SLI mobo
I was browsing about 30 minutes ago, opened a few tabs that kept trying to load but never loaded then the whole thing locked up. Upon re-booting it went to the normal loading screen for windows, but after...
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