New Dell wont boot

WICKL0W

Got a brand new dell using xp. Worked fine for the first couple of days but today I got the following on boot:

floppy diskette seek failure- strike the f1 keys to continue, f2 to run the set up utility. (I dont have floppy). yada yada if this is first time reboot but this happened a couple of times and now Im getting nothing. Monitor says it is in power saving mode yet works ok on pc I'm using now. The power on button has no response and when I remove and replace power cord doesnt sem to be doing anything.

Any suggestions ?

If there is a hardware issue, I dont want to be given the run around by dell. What are the conditions of returning a pc within 7 days for refund if used ?

DJ Hafez

http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=oplex_other&message.id=12760

WICKL0W

BIOS might as well be bhoys ! I have no clue especially as I cant get a picture on screen as power save mode is on. Why did it work at first then ?

Irishpimpdude

Power the pc on > keep hitting delete while the pc is starting > look and it should say somewhere down the bottem default settings or optimised settings hit that button and then save the settings and restart... hope that fixes it lol

WICKL0W

No I can't get that far. Seems to have shut itself down and is in power save mode. Is there any key combination that shuts off power save mode ? There is nothing wrong with screen. ADSL & USB don't seem to be recognised. Amber LED light at front and roms open and close with green lights

conzy

pull the plug out of the back, leave it for a minute, plug it in turn it on kepp hitting delete/f2 its one or the other, go to flopp drive and chane it from 1.44mb to none, save and exit, Wait for the PC to restart if that doesnt do it, RMA it:D

hobie

You really should call Dell Support ..... if they can't give you a solution over the phone ask them to collect it (at their expense of course) ....

I believe Tech Support is tel no. 1850 543 543 ...... (a local call ) ....

Lululady

this system is running in factory install mode (i work in dell), change the bios setting, boot sequence to boot from hard drive and nothing else, that should do it

Anti

are you randomly posting crap lululady ? you may work for dell, in their canteen.....

snappieT

Yeah

Lululady's profile wrote:

Occupation:
Health worker

sure as hell doesn't help that case!

Cuddlesworth

Give somebody a Dell and see how their health is after all the stress. Hes a nessicary part of the company.

WICKL0W

Lululady wrote:

this system is running in factory install mode (i work in dell), change the bios setting, boot sequence to boot from hard drive and nothing else, that should do it

Thanks lululady. Kinda ironic that you work for Dell as it is now 5 months later and I was only looking at notes last night that I had written down because of the hassle that I went through trying to give the machine back and the dreadful Interlink couriers BUT I did buy another Dell and working fine apart from the fact that there is a problem with the burner BUT that will be saved for another day