I turned it on 1 day and a blue screen came on, it won't respond to anything i press, therfore i can not get onto anything on my computer. HELP ME PLEASE!!! One of my friends said something about Safe Mode???
2007-02-27 03:29:56 · 9 answers · asked by kelly81283 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Your Processor is knackered by the sound of it.
Though it could be the display driver. This is also a major problem as on most dell machines this is integrated into the motherboard.
2007-02-27 04:38:01 · answer #1 · answered by rmn_tech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blue screen of death is when the hard disc has corrupted. The drive is probably OK but some part of a program is damaged ... usually the start-up section. Your possibilities:
1. Try rebooting into Safe Mode .... press F8 on startup and select option for safe mode. If you are using XP then access the Restore Option and follow the selections to restart at an 'old date'.
2. If using 98 or 98SE then run the virus protection in safe mode.
3. If you have a start-up boot disc or a disc included with your PC for use when reinstalling after problems, then use it. Put disc into CD drive, switch off and switch on .... disc should boot up. You will probably get a screen of 'tools'. With careful selection of a tool you might overcome the 'blue screen' issue.
4. If all fails then you will need to reformat the hard disc and reinstall the XP program. For XP the format is not the same as for 98 or 98SE. You will need to change the boot option for start-up by pressing F2. On the bios screen find and change the startup option to begin with CD drive. Save any changes.
Switch off. Put XP disc into your CD drive. Disc should boot and give you the option to reinstall XP or/and format the drive. Reinstallation normally reformats the drive so select to 'continue' and a new XP will copy to your hard disc. Obviously you will loose all your previous files/programs.
NB .. you will need a genuine XP disc with registration code/number. A disc without code/registration will not work.
2007-02-27 05:18:58 · answer #2 · answered by john 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a hardware problem you need to boot in safe mode
when you turn on your machine press the F8 key repeatedly the you'll see a menu option, select the safe mode option, or even try the last known good configuration, if this doesnt work try reseating the ram chips inside the machine
2007-02-27 03:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Call me Dick, Mr Head 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Press F8 while you are booting. Go to SAFE MODE. Now, you should go to a command prompt and type in MSCONFIG. When MSCONFIG loads, go to the STARTUP tab and uncheck all of your startup items.
Reboot and if you are back in, you can start going from SAFE MODE to regular boot, Putting the startup programs back until one of 'em crashes your boot. Go back to SAFE MODE and uncheck that one, and reboot.
From now on it is a process of elimination. Once you find the bad one, uninstall it and reinstall it.
Good luck.
2007-02-27 03:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My Dell has caused me NOTHING but trouble...
Call the helpline, the nice Scottish people who work in the call centre are very helpful and you might even get through to Daniel...i've spoken to him on many an occasion...
Good luck with your dreaded Dell....
2007-02-27 03:41:35 · answer #5 · answered by gemheinz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, properly considering which you're making use of Vista then pass to the initiating menu and interior the quest field on the backside seek for "skill" and you will locate something like regulate skill concepts from administration panel. pass into that and do stepped forward skill concepts on your plan placing and make effective that that's desperate to "skill button" is desperate to "shutdown" particularly of "sleep" b/c it appears like the skill plan have been given switched from what that's meant to be to some plan that did not have the splendid settings on it and it is in basic terms an basic option that have been given switched. or in case you will not be able to determine that out or that's desperate to shutdown whilst your press the initiating menu button shutdown button then you definately can continuously in basic terms use the command "shutdown -s" (with out "") interior the command instantaneous to shutdown the pc. you may get to it by skill of placing out up the command instantaneous, or making use of "abode windows key" + "R" and typing "cmd" into it. it is going to open the command instantaneous and in basic terms sort "shutdown -s" and it tells the pc to shutdown. a distinctive letter for the - area does incredibly some issues -r restarts, -s -t ## gadgets a countdown the place ## is a extensive determination. you ought to continuously placed "shutdown -s -t 60 -c "i'm shutting down my computing device lol" and it might pop up a field with a 60 sec countdown that stated that when which close it off XD i'm rambling heh desire which you would be able to get it discovered! ~Drac
2016-10-16 21:28:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahhh... the BLUE SCREE OF DEATH...
say goodbye to your Dell mate...
if you turn it on and nothing comes up just blue screen, then that is that.. its dead.. hard drives dont last forever..
but i you turn it on and there some words that come up, try pressing F8 and start in safe mode like your friend suggested..
2007-02-27 03:35:11 · answer #7 · answered by onyx 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are 4 grn led's on the rear, go to your manual that came with machine and read the code for on/off led's.
2007-02-27 03:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by jimmymae2000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
u.need.to.phone.dell.and.ask.for.the.tech.poeple.ok
2007-02-27 03:50:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋