20 Most Recent Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Go to Devices and Printers and verify your printer is set as the default. Relaunch your mail application and try CTRL+P.

I have an Acer c720 chromebook and there is a message that says that my chrome os is missing or damaged... and that I will need a usb flash drive or a sd card. So I got an 8 gb usb cruzer blade flash drive stick then it says it doesn,t work with my chrome os and then goes back to the first page and doesn,t let me get on anything else. What can I do? Plz help

safe mode will open windows with minimal amount of drivers, but will still require a password. Safe mode with command prompt will open in a simulated dos mode, and you can type "explorer" at the command prompt to open the gui and get to the start menu. buty this may not help.

i have sucessfully removed administrator password from windows by taking the hard drive out and installing it in another system as a secondary hard drive. i then manually deleted the "sam" file from windows/system32.

you can also reset the password by reinstalling windows or performing a second, parallel, installaation of windows (identical OS) on the same drive, and then deleting the second installation.

Trussell43, System setup Disks do not have any relation to your Monitor unless it is an All-In-One PC or a Laptop. If you can see display when the unit is booting, but not when Windows should be displaying the Desktop, then your Display Size has been set outside of the size limits or refresh rate of the monitor. An IT Technician could help you boot the PC in Safe Mode to remove the Monitor and let it re-install. This should forward the instructions to Windows to re-detect the monitor and the display limits it has. If you have no display at any period, try another monitor. I hope this helps.

can you post the service tag number here so that I can check the full specifications of your Dell.?

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okk, ann,may 16 2014. face back of ur pc, on the right hand side of pc U will see a knob like 4in up. it looks like a (L) written backward. just move it down (make pressure) at the same time the panel on that side has two indents pull the panel back using them . don't rush it , take ur time ,piece of cake and happy clanning.

Here's what others have tried. I like the jumper and cmos and enable/disable portions Posted bylesleymillar on 11 Oct 2009 8:00 AM Just fitted a new PCI graphics card (Radeon 9200) in my 4 year old Dimension 2400. The only way I can get it to work is to have both it and the on-board graphics chip running together - done this by selecting the Radeon as the default display and by not having the Windows desktop run over onto the Intel display. Problem: If I disable the on-board graphics chip as per the fitting instructions and then set my Bios to auto select, the computer boots and is active but all I get is a blank screen regardless of which output the monitor is connected to. Also, as I have the Radeon as the default display in Windows I don't see anything (no Dell boot screen, etc) when I switch my machine on until Windows log on screen as I have to have the Bios set to 'On-board' in the graphics option otherwise the aforementioned problem persists. Has anyone else encountered this problem, and if yes, has anyone managed to overcome it i.e. successfully disabled the on-board chip? Unfortunately there is no Bios upgrade from Dell that allows a user to select either auto, on-board AND PCI - the last one being ideal it would seem! {count}" data-configuration="Format=%3Cspan%20class%3D%22count%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22icon%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%7Bcount%7D%3C%2Fspan%3E">0

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• Posted byrdunnill on 11 Oct 2009 4:58 PMI just configured a 2350 with a PCI card (Sparkle 8400GS), and I left the BIOS setting at auto-select. (I could find no way to disable the onboard graphics.) I found that if Windows installed a driver for the onboard graphics before the PCI video, the onboard graphics were used for the default monitor. Thus, I got no image from the PCI video. I connected a second cable to a spare DSUB port on the monitor to the onboard graphics and switched inputs until I got video. Then I downloaded the appropriate video driver for the onboard graphics, installed, and rebooted. Upon reboot, I switched the default monitor from the onboard graphics to the PCI video, after which I could remove the second video cable. Hope that helps! {count}" data-configuration="Format=%3Cspan%20class%3D%22count%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22icon%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%7Bcount%7D%3C%2Fspan%3E">0
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• Posted byJackShack on 11 Oct 2009 6:32 PMSome additional information that may be helpful: 1. The Dimension 2400 uses an on-board AGP graphics chip that cannot be disabled in hardware. It shares the interrupt for the first PCI slot which can give you trouble if you decide to place your add-on PCI graphics card in slot 1. My own add-on card wound up in slot 3, so it might be helpful to switch to another slot before giving up. 2. If you do have your card in slot 1, try resetting the NVRAM (CMOS) by removing the battery for about five minutes. You can find instructions for that here: Dimension 2400 Service Manual. Look in the section on Removing and Installing Parts, Battery. While the battery is out and everything still unplugged, push the power button and hold it in for about fifteen seconds to ensure the discharge of any storage elements. When you put the battery back in its holder and fire everything up again, the computer will take a new inventory of its devices and will sometimes finally find the PCI video card. 3. This next you've probably seen, but it bears repeating: Before attempting to install the new card, go to the Device Manager, Display Devices, and find the Intel Graphics Adapter. Double click it to bring up its properties, go to the bottom of the little window to Device Usage, and click the small arrow on the right to get the menu. Select "Do Not Use This Device - Disable". This will disable the onboard driver and cause the computer to load the standard VGA driver that works with all the video cards. Sometimes the reason you see nothing on the add-on card is that Windows is still trying to use the driver for its previous video adapter which is incompatible with the new card. Dell Forum member since 2005 {count}" data-configuration="Format=%3Cspan%20class%3D%22count%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22icon%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%7Bcount%7D%3C%2Fspan%3E">0
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• Posted byrdunnill on 11 Oct 2009 7:40 PMIt might help to disable the onboard video in Vista, as ATI drivers can clash with it and cause BSODs. Under XP it'll co-exist. There is a jumper on the mainboard for clearing the CMOS. It is marked as such, and the manual will point it out. The default Windows driver for the add-on card will work, but without acceleration and with a very low resolution. Also, if Windows installs the driver for the onboard graphics first, it will mark the onboard graphics as the primary display. {count}" data-configuration="Format=%3Cspan%20class%3D%22count%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22icon%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%7Bcount%7D%3C%2Fspan%3E">0
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• Posted byJackShack on 11 Oct 2009 9:10 PMYes, I neglected to mention that if you get the card to work in the VGA mode you should be able to install the specific driver for the card. In the past I have recommended that no attempt be made to load the driver for the card until a VGA screen can be displayed. Granted there is usually no conflict if the onboard driver is left in place; the problem arises when the BIOS sort of recognizes the new card but for some reason Windows fails to find a driver for it. In this situation you get video from neither the onboard port or the PCI video card port. This seems to happen a lot if the card is installed into slot 1. In the past I've corresponded with folks who seem to be able to get the card to work only by using the Windows multi-monitor capability; extending the screen onto the video card. The only irritation with this is that you get no video until Windows loads, so if you want to see the system setup screen you need to switch ports. Naturally I realize that a jumper is there and is supposed to work, but removing the back-up cell makes certain that the NVRAM will be cleared. Dell Forum member since 2005 {count}" data-configuration="Format=%3Cspan%20class%3D%22count%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22icon%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%7Bcount%7D%3C%2Fspan%3E">0
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• Posted byrdunnill on 11 Oct 2009 10:40 PMThe jumper definitely works, as I used it last week several times in dealing with a recalcitrant 2350. Windows should find a driver for any VGA-compatible card; it'll be a default VGA driver. However, if Windows can find the driver for the onboard video, it will use that as the primary video, regardless if they are connected or not, and the user will get no video from the PCI card. I had this problem with the 2350, and had to temporarily install a VGA cable to connect the onboard video; after installing the drivers for the PCI card, I'd switch the primary monitor to it and all would be fine. When I installed Vista on the 2350, I experienced BSODs on startup until I disabled the onboard video. I am not sure if this happens with nVidia cards as well as ATI ones. I tried two cards with the 2350: an expensive HIS 4350 ATI and a much cheaper Sparkle 8400GS. The 4350 worked, but did not accelerate video playback (ATI said they did not support it over the PCI bus), so I RMA'ed it. The 8400GS installed without incident and worked perfectly and accelerates both standard and high-def video. Both cards were installed in slot 3.

It appears that icebox has gone out of business. The ct04 is supposed to automatically update every night at 2am on whichever day you first activated it. You can also do this manually, and I put directions how to at the end, but if they are closed the servers that these updates come from are probably no longer working. There is a third way of updating. Their manual states that some updates were issued on CDs. So you might be able to find one of the later updates this way, keeping in mind that they almost certainly won't be very current. To manually update. 1. In internet mode, press options and select internet options. 2. From the internet options menu, select Updates. 3. Choose the Check For Updates button. 4. After it checks for updates choose the Update Now Button. It will then download and install the update. After it restarts you will see a Update Complete message. Click OK. To update by CD. 1. Insert the Update disc. 2. The system will display update information. Choose the Update Now button. 3. When finished it will display the Update Complete message, choose OK. Good luck.

They are just 2 of the 5 '4-pin' molex power connectors. They are used to power the old PATA-style (and some SATA,) Hard drives and CD/DVD Optical Drives. Many additional Cooling Fans will also have 2 power connections, one for the 3-pin motherboard and one 4-pin Molex, either one may be used to power the fan. If you have already connected your Hard drive and Optical drive and do not have any additional fans or Secondary Hard drives or Optical drives.....they should be 'tied-off' with a twisty and tucked away somewhere so as not to interfere with airflow throughout the case.

It could just be that the power switch is not connected to the motherboard properly.

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Any IDE internal hardrive will work with your computer.

as stated above, we need more info. Is this a network at home or in your workplace? Are you connected hardwired or wirelessly?

Dell 1100 Single core 478 Celeron D 2.80 GHZ The best I can tell it has a an Intel 865GV chipset based motherboard, according to intel's website (http://compare.intel.com/PCC/showchart.aspx?mmID=135,138&familyID=10&culture=en-US) you can install a Pentium D (dual core :) ) processor.

It's idle because you're not printing anything. send something to print, and the status should change.

Check to see if the software drivers are loaded for the network adapter. Go to "Device Manager" and look if any yellow or red alerts are being displayed next to the adapter. Double click on the adapter and a window will pop open telling you about the error. You can access the "Device Manager" by going to the 'Control Panel", "Administrative Tools", "Computer Management" and select "Device Manager" located in the left side col

You can try "support.dell.com".

If your current speakers are plugged in to the back of the computer, then there is no way to install additional speakers unless you purchase and install a sound card.