20 Most Recent Dell OptiPlex GX150 PC Desktop Questions & Answers

it means your harddrive is loose or it had got damaged

if it says refurbished or recertified ... it's used

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as sonn as you turn on your unit continuously press F12 before the windows logo shows. this will take you to bios where you can change boot options. Make your cd/dvd/ the first pop in disk save settings and exit unit will reboot then tell you to press a key to boot from disk you only have about 3 seconds before pc boots normally

Open device manager and check if the network driver if it's installed or not then if not you need to install it's driver

Ensure that the cables are properly connected to the system board from the hard drive, CD drive, and DVD drive. click here just scroll down til you see it http://cms.springbranchisd.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=CpNj5Xk679I%3D&tabid=4319&mid=9311

When you turn on the power, start pressing the F2 key. This should bring up the BIOS screen that will allow you to see what the settings are for the computer hardware. Make sure that you check the date and time because this is an indication that the battery in the computer is dead. If the date and time are correct, then look for the screen that shows the hard disk drives. If none is shown, then it be an indication that the hard drive has failed. IF the drive is shown, then you can look for the screen that shows the boot device order. Usually the CD drive is listed first and then the hard drive. If you did not change the boot order or any of the settings in here before this happened AND the battery is not dead, THE HARD DRIVE has most likely failed.

Please check your PC for any errors or virus in the system as the server might reject if there are systems logging in with malwares.
use a good anti virus and scan, Also to confirm try and log in from a friend's PC. If this works then the PC is having errors in the OS.

you need recovery disk that came with the computer

After installing the new boards restart your computer and it should recognise the new boards and install the drivers for them. They'll have to come from the internet most likely.

Yes.

i suggest you take it to a computer specialist

Restoring a computer to its original factory settings should be the last ditch effort in attempting to save a system that has been corrupted by viruses or defective programs. In the best case scenario, one would use the system restore CD that ships with new computers but often this CD is lost or the computer was purchased used. In this case, a factory settings restoration can still be performed by using the computer's "Advanced Boot" menu. Restart the computer. Press the "F8" key after the computer reboots but before the "Windows" logo appears on the screen. You should now see the "Advanced Boot" menu. Scroll down through the menu options using the down arrow key. Stop when "Repair Your Computer" is highlighted and hit the "Enter" key. Select the language you wish to use and press the "Enter" key. Type in the computer's administrator ID and password. Press the "Enter" key. Scroll through the options using the down arrow key. Choose "Restore (name of computer manufacturer) Settings." Press the "Enter" key. Choose "Yes" when asked if you want to reformat the hard drive. Press the "Enter" key to begin the reformatting process. The process takes a few minutes, so be patient. Do not turn off the computer or attempt to stop the process after it has begun, or this may result in major damage to the hard drive. Choose "Finish" and press the "Enter" key to restart the computer. The computer will restart with the original factory settings.

by the system restore point which situated in programs-accessories-system toolsgo for the oldest restoration point for your pc by this your all data will be safe only get renamed

i removed the connector at "J5J3 pswrd."this is the blue thing between the battery and the card slot.i tried everything else such as new M/B battery. remove/change ram. take out extra card, etc.I just fixed my dell dimension 3100 by doing this.

if you want to know what this is the error code is related toclick start control panel administrative tools computer management then select event viewer this may vary depending on what operating system you have extend the events there you will see errors in red you will no what exactly what the error was and at what time it occured you might be able work your way through the problem you will have to open up your network connections click start control panel network connections this may vary depending on your operating system look for local area connection if you see a red x or a yellow exclamation or question mark ! ? you will need to update or install the driver or it could be firewalled If you are trying to connect through a modem/router you it should have come with a disk then you might have to connect the usb lead to your modem to get a connection then click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager scroll to network adapters should see a yellow question / exclamation mark ? ! or a red X right click install drivers the driver might be on the disc supplied by your ISP internet service provider or the motherboard disc

click start type cmd press enter you will be in DOS mode

type in ipconfig press enter

you will see all o fyour internet connection details type in your default gateway adress into your internet search should read something like 10.0.0.138

Make sure you Ethernet/internet is enabled in bios restart your computer during the boot up process you will see on your screen a certain key to

press to enter set up (BIOS) press and hold that key to enter bios using arrow keys navigate to integrated peripherals look for SiS On Chip Pci Device press enter scroll to SiS 10/100m press enter make sure its enabledimake sure its enabledPci device arrows key scroll to nstalled. hope this helps

If you get a 'Limited connectivity" on you wireless connection on your laptop, it means that the wireless card on your laptop probably did not get an IP address from the wireless router. To fix this problem, right click on the wireless icon on the Task bar and then click Repair. This will force the wireless router to issue a IP address to the wireless card on the laptop.

Hmmm--when you went into the BIOS setup, your first boot device should be CD. The next your hard drive. The other boot devices should be set to disabled. Now if you have a third boot device as a network device, then your computer is not seeing the CD or the Hard drive--you have a problem. If all the drives are hooked up properly (sounds like you have that covered) then your motherboard is probably the problem.
I would try to disconnect all your stuff except the CD. Try it on the first IDE channel (set it either as cable select or master). If that fails, try it on the other channel. Do you have a second CD to swap out?
Still no boot? Bad motherboard.

You have neglected to state the problem so im note sure what the problem is a guess is in orderto create the menu tab on your homepage right click in the top toolbar you should see a number of toolbar options select the menu tab which will add File Edit View Favorites Tools and Help click on the tools at the bottom of the drop down list will be internet options or click start control panel internet options you will see a home page box To Create Page Tabs type each adress on its own line (type in google.com) or your preferred home page and browser below that will be change search defaults click on settings you will see all search providers you have if dont need any of them you can disable or remove them hope it helps

Yes if the data connections are compatible. SATA data interface and SATA power connector, it's a thin black connector.It is not reccommend to switch drives across operating systems unless you are abolutely sure that you know how to access the drive without damaging/erasing the information that is currently on the drive.The current Windows hard drive will not boot in a different pc system. I would suggest getting the orginal pc working again, it may be a simple case of loose connection/contacts. Unless you had a friend that would be willing to help, by attaching your hard drive to his pc as a slave and then copying your data to DVD's.See my published guide entitled: My Computer is not turning on!!! Is it dead!!! No POST!!!Take care!damnor01