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Posted by Chris Greeley on August 30, 2007, 9:29 pm
Please log in for more thread options with WME on it. Its ok, but tonight after rebooting for Mcaffee antivirus update, it simply will not boot. I press the start button...the lights go on...the drive spins for 10-15 seconds...lights go off and drive stops. That's it. I've tried with the re-install disc in and it never gets to the point of loading windows. It seems like a hardware not software issue. Is she dead? Any advice? Thanks, Chris Houston | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on August 30, 2007, 10:22 pm
Please log in for more thread options If the battery is in it, try with only AC power adapter. Try turning it on and leaving it sit in the bios menu... if it still turns off, or is it completely turning off as described? 15 seconds is a fair amount of time, it should have been booting into windows by then, yes? Since you have the bootable CD, try unplugging the hard drive and if the system will then boot the CD and stay running. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by DaveW on August 31, 2007, 6:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options Sounds like either the PSU or the motherboard is dying. If you want to you
can try to find an older PSU for the older machine and see if replacing yours fixes it. If not, it's most likely the motherboard, and I would say time for a new machine. -- --------------------- DaveW >I am hoping for a little advice. I have an ancient Dell Inspiron 8000
> with WME on it. Its ok, but tonight after rebooting for Mcaffee > antivirus update, it simply will not boot. I press the start > button...the lights go on...the drive spins for 10-15 seconds...lights > go off and drive stops. That's it. I've tried with the re-install > disc in and it never gets to the point of loading windows. It seems > like a hardware not software issue. > > Is she dead? > > Any advice? > > Thanks, > Chris > Houston > | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by ProfGene on November 30, 2007, 2:36 am
Please log in for more thread options Chris Greeley wrote:
> I am hoping for a little advice. I have an ancient Dell Inspiron 8000
You might try putting another HDD in it but it sounds too old to invest
> with WME on it. Its ok, but tonight after rebooting for Mcaffee > antivirus update, it simply will not boot. I press the start > button...the lights go on...the drive spins for 10-15 seconds...lights > go off and drive stops. That's it. I've tried with the re-install > disc in and it never gets to the point of loading windows. It seems > like a hardware not software issue. > > Is she dead? > > Any advice? > > Thanks, > Chris > Houston > anything in. You can try if you happen to have a spare hard drive to work with but it is not worth investing in any new hardware to fix it. | ||||||||||||||||
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>with WME on it.
>Its ok, but tonight after rebooting for Mcaffee
>antivirus update, it simply will not boot. I press the start
>button...the lights go on...the drive spins for 10-15 seconds...lights
>go off and drive stops. That's it. I've tried with the re-install
>disc in and it never gets to the point of loading windows. It seems
>like a hardware not software issue.
>
>Is she dead?