Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 11 Apr 2011 1:19 pm |
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I have a Dell Dimesion 9100 desktop computer that died on me recently. After about 2 months in storage, I set it up and used it flawlessly for 2 days. The next morning I started it up and this is what I get on the display.
X300 SE 128mb Bios p/n 113-A33406-100
Under that, a flashing cursor. It will not boot any further. No beep codes. I opened the case to see if anything came loose (nope). I checked the power supply, and it appears to be functioning. The fan comes on and all hard drives and CD/DVD drives spin. The voltage readings I get from the power supply are strange though. Instead of 12vdc and 5vdc, I get .012vdc and .002vdc. I do not claim that I am testing it correctly though. Is it possible that the battery on the mother board died and I lost my CMOS? How do I check for sure and how do I fix it (after replacing the battery)? On the front panel, there are the numbers 1, 2, 3 lit up as well as the hard drive image. What else could it be?
Unfortunately, my living situation right now has no phone or internet access. I have to find WiFi spots I can use, so I can't really get on forums while I work on it.
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