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- Thread starter Michael Garcia
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It still won't boot up, just let's me go to the setup utility.Go ahead and try reinstalling Windows and see if you're able to.
Well with how old the computer is, personally IMO the computer is not really worth fixing because it is running Windows Vista which is only going to be supported for less than a year with security updates.
If money is really tight then you could buy a replacement hard drive, buy a copy of Windows 7 and then install Windows 7 from scratch on that machine and it should work ok assuming that the drivers are compatible with Windows 7.
Its either replace the hard drive and install Windows 7 on that computer or get a whole new machine. What do you think you want to do?
If money is really tight then you could buy a replacement hard drive, buy a copy of Windows 7 and then install Windows 7 from scratch on that machine and it should work ok assuming that the drivers are compatible with Windows 7.
Its either replace the hard drive and install Windows 7 on that computer or get a whole new machine. What do you think you want to do?
Have you set the date and time to today's date?
Because it was in storage, chances are good that the CMOS battery is dead.
Go through the setup, save the changes and see if Windows will boot.
I've tried all the things y'all told me to try and nothing worked. I took it apart and put it together. Didn't work and idk what the problem is.
Make sure to look at post #16 for selecting the proper size of HDD.
Check the Dell site for the manual and see what it states the system can handle.
Check the Dell site for the manual and see what it states the system can handle.
Go into the BIOS and look under the Drives sections and post the following screen shots. They are not in Post #3.
SATA 0
This should be the HDD and or the DVD
SATA 2
SATA 3
Have you or any one else made any changes to the BIOS at all?
SATA 0
This should be the HDD and or the DVD
SATA 2
SATA 3
Have you or any one else made any changes to the BIOS at all?
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