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Dell optiplex bootup problem
Name: jankoben Date: March 3, 2006 at 05:20:34 Pacific OS: win98 CPU/Ram: PIII / 128 mb Product: Dell
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Hi, I bought 2 used DEll optiplex Gx100 pc's. When i booted it, it shows the DEll logo and hangs out.. I restarted so many times, removed Pci devices, hdd and cdd, but no use.. It even not getting into BIOs.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: March 3, 2006 at 08:08:44 Pacific
Reply:
When you were considering buying these machines, were they indeed functional?
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Response Number 2
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 3, 2006 at 12:17:49 Pacific
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Are they both doing the same thing?
Try hitting TAB to force the posting screen.
What keys are you using to try to access cmos/bios setup?
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Response Number 3
Name: street1 Date: March 3, 2006 at 14:26:58 Pacific
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http://tinyurl.com/nwqgf
Go to the above URL and read everything also download hardware tests.
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Response Number 4
Name: Dan Penny Date: March 4, 2006 at 07:32:15 Pacific
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For DELL Optiplex the DEL or F2 key should get you into the bios. From there you can turn off the annoying LOGO screen and then see the bootup diagnostic screen.
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Response Number 5
Name: TekWiz Date: March 5, 2006 at 14:44:09 Pacific
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Sounds like there is no OS for it to boot from. Maybe bad or cleanly formatted HD? Not sure if it would show a message if the logo screen is enabled.
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