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    Problems with Dell Laptop please help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Kelsian08, Oct 19, 2008.

  1. Kelsian08

    Kelsian08 Newbie

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    I just downgrade to XP from vista. Then I started installing drivers for my computer all of a sudden it froze so I shut it down. When I turned it back on it made three beeps paused then three more beeps and nothing is being displayed on the screen. Can anybody help me fix this problem?
     
    Kelsian08, Oct 19, 2008
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  2. Meetloaf13

    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    you need to get the documentation for your Dell. (next time post your specs, there are a lot of DELLs)

    You should be able to see what those beeps mean. On some Dells you need to reseat the memory chips with 3-beeps
     
    Meetloaf13, Oct 19, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Sounds like a ram problem. What is your laptop?
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 19, 2008
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  4. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    installing drivers AFTER xp installed ??

    describe this "freeze" and what driver were you installing when it froze ??

    when you installed XP did you reformat and wipe the drive first ??

    check your bios if you can get into it, should be able to ......
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2008
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    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    Unless you know what you're doing, make sure your BIOS does not have the hard-drive set to "SATA" or "AHCI" mode. I know this causes problems in XP unless you manually tweak it. Often-times Vista comes pre-installed with the machine set in this mode.
     
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  6. voostro

    voostro Notebook Evangelist

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    ^^ indeed you MUST be wearing a "tin hat" when installing XP on SATA drive

    d0h
     
    voostro, Oct 20, 2008
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