Dell Inspiron wont boot

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 18:56:15

Hit F8 repeatedly at startup. Select Repair Computer, and then DELL Factory Recovery.

Thank you for the reply...I tried that countless time and it bypaases the recovery options screen and go into what appears to windows black blue screen and its asking for "other user" screenname and password

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 19:11:16

Go into the Bios & probably under Security, make sure no passwords are enabled.

I did that and it shows all passwords are "clear" so I then reboot and take me right back to the same screen.

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 19:27:42

"I made the cdrom 1st boot" Did you try HDD as first boot? & then F8.

ok f8 now thats me to the famous black screen with processor and memory info, sata 0. hard drive sata 1 dvd/rw sata 2 none sata 3 none Diskette drive 0 seek failure

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 19:42:17

Do you have a Raid setup?

how can I check that? Sorry if I sound stupid

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 20:06:50

Just googled your specs, if you haven't added any extras to your comp , it comes with one hard drive. http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/de... Is it still the original? If not, tell me if it is IDE, Sata or SSD.

Yes.. its all original equipment.

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 20:33:16

"ok f8 now thats me to the famous black screen with processor and memory info" Just realized that is the Bios, you are talking about. Take the CD out, make sure it is still on boot from HDD first & then F8 it as it is rebooting. Select Repair Computer, now put the CD in and then DELL Factory Recovery.

HDD is not a option Mr. John

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 21:49:29

It will be there, maybe it's called Hard Drive or just the model number, on your comp.

Okay...im on the bios cmos setup utility under the main tab I have HDD Smart that is disable I enable it amd it goes back to disabled. Under the BOOT TAB my options are Removable, Hard Disk, CD Rom as my boot options.

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:07:33

I just googled for your manual. You will probably have the manual on your motherboard CD. It is called Hard Disk on your version of the Bios. http://i.imgur.com/dZXmhmZ.gif http://i.imgur.com/BsQu9BH.gif inspiron 531s manual pdf http://is.gd/x93elm

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:08:42

"Under the BOOT TAB my options are Removable, Hard Disk, CD Rom as my boot options" Boot from the Hard Disk.

I tried it 3 more times and it keeps me to the same black screen....grrrrr

Show I blow it up?

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:13:17

Can you take a photo of what you are looking at?

where do I send it?

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:22:43

Use Image Uploader, I used it for my post #15 http://www.softpedia.com/get/Intern... http://www.softpedia.com/progScreen... http://zenden.ws/imageuploader_ru How to use http://i.imgur.com/mWxzNlv.gif http://i.imgur.com/ODCCcPf.gif http://i.imgur.com/zalhLtW.gif

https://picasaweb.google.com/m/view...

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:33:08

Unviewable, try my way please.

Sorry doing this from my phone

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:42:48

"Sorry doing this from my phone" Wondered if you had access to another comp. Are you able to improve on that photo?

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:50:50

Another photo request, or list the details. 1 Enter the system setup ( Bios ) 2 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to Advanced tab. 3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the Integrated Peripherals, then press <Enter>. 4 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the Serial-ATA Configuration, then press <Enter>. Give me a photo when you get to this point, or list the details please.

nah...its okay its getting late and I have a job interview in the morning....I so appreciate your help.

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 22:56:02

Ok, must be a fix, get back if you want to keep trying. I'm here. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclo...

Okay...Thank you so much

Johnw July 15, 2013 at 23:05:16

Good luck with the interview.