20 Most Recent Dell Dimension 3100 PC Desktop - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Ensure that your ethernet drivers are installed.Also navigate to the Control Panel and double click "Network Connections" or "Charge Network Adaptor Settings" for Windows 7.Now right click eithernet connection and select properties.Select Internet Protocol and click Properties.(IVP4 if using Windows 7.)Ensure that "Obtain automatically" is selected, then click ok and close.Try to connect to the internet in 2min.If this does not work then either your router needs to be setup or you are experiencing a hardware problem.Take care!damnor01Now Select

Check all internal connections as they may be loose if not the USB controller has failed. I hope this helps.

Check device manager and install / update drivers. Might have to download from Dell if Windows does load.

you must open your computer case (left cover) and replace the type CR2032 battery installed on your motherboard

ck the bios settings

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click start control panel on the left select hardware and sound then select manage audio devices then recording you should see a microphone right click select enable windows 7 click start control panel on the left select hardware and sound then select manage audio devices then recording you should see a microphone right click select configure speech recognition then you will see earphones with a speaker among a list set up a microphone headset with microphone then next and next again you should see your earphones with microphone being configured click start control panel sounds and audio devices select advanced there might be a tick in the mute box untick it or select audio from the microphone drop down list make sure you have the right one selected and in the volume box make sure the microphone box has a tick in it or select the voice tab make sure that you have the right media selected also select volume make sure the box for microphone has a tick in it hope this helps

Yes it has. But my best advise or suggestion is to call Dell technical support for assistance for them to set it up. Thank you.

David, this is the Service Manual for the Dell Dimension 3100 Desktop PC,http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/index.htmClick on Removing and Installing Parts.Click on Harddrive1) Pull the SATA power cable out of the back of the Harddrive,http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#sata[ Note the L-shaped slot in the connector. Lines up with the L-shaped tab on the back if the Harddrive ]2) Pull the SATA data cable out of the back of the Harddrive,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SATA_ports.jpg[Top example is a SATA data cable. The bottom example is a SATA connector on the motherboard. Again note the L-shape in the connector.The SATA power cable connector has 15 contact pins.The SATA data cable connector has 7 ]3) Now press the blue tabs (Clips) towards each other. (Can also be said as -> Towards the middle of the harddrive )4) Pull up, and out on the harddrive.If I may ask, why are you removing it?Post back in a Comment.Regards,joecoolvette

Restart your computer During the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup usually the Delete or F2 key this will vary depending on your computer and operating system Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart if this fails to fix the problem During the boot process tap the f8 button three times this will boot into safe mode where the only things working will be your mouse and keyboard enabling you to attempt to repair your computer you could select the option start at last known configuration that worked this will tell what file has been corrupted or missing you might be able to work your way through problem if you are unable to find a solution restart back into safe mode you might need to select your operating system to load into safe mode click start control panel administration tools computer management in the left panel events + to expand then system you will see all errors in right panel right click select properties this will tell you what has occurred and the time it occurred you might use the system restore to restore your system to an earlier time click start all programs accessories system tools you should see your system restore option hope this helps

Restart your computer During the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup usually the Delete or F2 key this will vary depending on your computer and operating system Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart

if you are referring to a usb drive

click start control panel administrative tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X

you will need to update/reinstall drivers

right click to reinstall drivers

if you can see your usb drive but its not working

ports (com&lpt) right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem

check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems to a computer and its parts if you need more help with post a reply hope it helps

Test your PSU power supply unit or replace it if your power supply units fan is not working your PSU is faulty

One bad lead can cause a computer to continue on a cycle of restarting or to shutdown or fail to detect/ boot up a computer hard drive

Test all leads that attach to your hard drive power and data cables IDE SATA

the leads from your MOTHERBOARD TO YOUR HARD DRIVE make sure they have a secure dust free connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty even the electrical extensions or just replace them they could be faulty a computer needs its connections to continue its cycle and have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error even something as small as a faulty electrical or fan lead can cause you problems

computers need all of the data and electrical current to travel through every working device and to have an end to be able work properly

motherboard and a hard drive any leads between them will fail before your motherboard or your hard drive if its a flat ribbon 40 pin type IDE replace it this will be the first to fail

check all electrical power input and extensions make sure they are securely seated even the cd/dvd floppy drives need to have current go through make sure these drives are working

also check the Cmos battery and computer RAM modules make sure they are securely seated with no dust built up or in the sockets on some motherboards cmos batteries are soldered incheck you CPU central processing unit make sure its securely seated and has thermal paste it might be getting to hot hope this helps

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Re-seat your memory modules and check to make sure you didn't knock any power or ide, sata cables loose or forgot to plug them back in when you were done working on the ram.Also, make sure your RAM meets these requirements:Type - 400- and 533-MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAMMemory capacities per slot - 256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB non-ECCMaximum total memory - 2 GBIf it still doesn't work then test each RAM module separately with memtest86+ to find out if one is bad.

could be a path issuetry it this waystart buttonall programsfind corel videoopen from that end

see my other solution posted

Try 4 all memory at:http://www.4allmemory.comThe link below is a direct link to your model. It state's that there are 2 slots in your computer and that it will hold a maximum of 2 Gigabytes (1 Gigabyte in each slot). The Memory Type is: DDR2 PC2-3200 or DDR2 PC2-4200http://www.4allmemory.com/memory/dell-dimension-3100/

Recycle the router by unplugging it then turn it back on.

load default bios settings ,,,