- Nov 24, 2005
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I have an older Dell 400sc. All was well until recently when I started having strange booting issues.
If I shutdown and then tried to reboot using the Power button, the computer would freeze at various parts of the process. Sometimes before the Dell boot screen. Sometimes during the Windows XP startup.
Sometimes I would get strange system messages before anything and it would tell me to contact Dell.
If I leave the computer off and unplugged for about 30 minutes it will usually boot. Also, if I do a shutdow / restart from within Windows XP it works.
I am thinking the mb is shot but looking for confirmation before deciding to dispose or repair this machine.
If I shutdown and then tried to reboot using the Power button, the computer would freeze at various parts of the process. Sometimes before the Dell boot screen. Sometimes during the Windows XP startup.
Sometimes I would get strange system messages before anything and it would tell me to contact Dell.
If I leave the computer off and unplugged for about 30 minutes it will usually boot. Also, if I do a shutdow / restart from within Windows XP it works.
I am thinking the mb is shot but looking for confirmation before deciding to dispose or repair this machine.