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I have a Dell Optiplex GX150 system with 800 Mhz processor, 256 Mb Ram and 20 GB Hdd. I'm running Windows XP Professional. For previous one month i'm experiencing a strange problem. After Dell's flash screen there appears a cursor blinking at the top left side and remains for about 5 minutes after that it eiter boots into windows or enters into bios setup depending on wheter F2 key is pressed at the flash screen or not.
The main problem is that it is not booting from CD-ROM, therefore i'm unable to install a fresh copy of windows. Also the mouse does not work in the windows nor any external modem is recognised by the system. I think that some virus has infected my bios. Plz help me.
Only it's just the modem. I don't know what typw will work with it and Windows XP. Direct me? Thanks for your time! Only it's just the modem. I don't know what typw will work with it and Windows XP. Direct me? Thanks for your time!
But my problem i that the cd drive is crashed. Can i use flash disk as a booting drive? But my problem i that the cd drive is crashed. Can i use flash disk as a booting drive?
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To reinstall Xp from the CD you need to press F2 and go into the BIOS then select the boot order configuration and make the CD the first boot device and the hard disk the second boot device.
After installing XP, if you wish you can go back into the BIOS and change the boot order to boot from the hard disk first.
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The Intel® Desktop Board D915GAG supports one Intel processor
in an LGA775 socket. See the table below for a complete list of
supported processors.
Processors not specifically listed by type and rated speed can have
requirements that are not supported by the design of the desktop board.
Use of unsupported processors can result in improper operation, damage
to the desktop board or processor, or reduced product life. Processor FamilySystem Bus FrequencyL2 Cache SizeBIOS Version
Intel® Pentium® 4
800 MHz
2 MB
0391 or greater
800 MHz
2 MB
0401 or greater
800 MHz
2 MB
0401 or greater
800 MHz
2 MB
0401 or greater
800 MHz
2 MB
0401 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0209 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0209 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0209 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0209 or greater
533 MHz
1 MB
0477 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0283 or greater
800 MHz
1 MB
0209 or greater
533 MHz
1 MB
0244 or greater
533 MHz
1 MB
0244 or greater
533 MHz
1 MB
0244 or greater
533 MHz
1 MB
0475 or greater
533 MHz
256 KB
0283 or greater
533 MHz
256 KB
0283 or greater
533 MHz
256 KB
0283 or greater
533 MHz
256 KB
0283 or greater
533 MHz
256 KB
0283 or greater
533 MHz
256 KB
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In order to play RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, you will need a PC running Windows with the following minimum requirements. Minimum and recommended computer specifications are as follows: Operating System: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP (Windows® XP recommended) Processor: Pentium® III 733 MHz or compatible (Pentium® 4 1.2 GHz or compatible recommended) Memory: 128 MB RAM; 256 MB for XP (256 MB; 384 MB for XP recommended) Hard Disk Space: 600 MB free CD-ROM Drive: 4X CD-ROM or faster (8X or faster recommended) Video: Any ATI Radeon™ or GeForce™ 2 with 32MB or higher; or other video card with 32MB and hardware T&L (ATI Radeon™ 64 MB SDR or GeForce™ 2 Pro or other video card with 64 MB or more memory and hardware T&L recommended)* Sound: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 16-bit sound card* DirectX®: DirectX® version 9 (included) or higher
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Personally i would recommend to upgrade ram then install win 7 Regards Uttam Windows 7 requirement If you want to run Windows 7 on your
PC, here's what it takes:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit)
or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space
(32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device
with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Here is Windows Xp requirements:
PC with 300 megahertz or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor system);* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features) 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space* Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor CD-ROM or DVD drive Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
by the sounds of it your processor which is the brain of your computers is damaged you can either replace the motherboard of purchase a new computer because 8hrs is a long time for a installation
Best and easiest thing to do is go to www.crucial.com and run a scan of your computer. It will tell you what you have, how much it will hold, and what kind of modules.
Windows xp can run on any PC that has a 233 mhz processor and 64mb of ram.
Here is a list of hardware requirements for windows xp taken from microsofts website :
These are the minimum requirements for basic functionality. Actual requirements vary, depending on the system configuration and the programs and features that you choose to install. If you are installing Windows XP over a network, you may need additional available hard-disk space.
The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP Home Edition are:
? Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
? At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
? At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk
? CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
? Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
? Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution
? Sound card
? Speakers or headphones
The minimum hardware requirements for Windows XP Professional include:
? Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
? At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
? At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk
? CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
? Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
? Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution
? Sound card
? Speakers or headphones
Only it's just the modem. I don't know what typw will work with it and Windows XP. Direct me? Thanks for your time!
But my problem i that the cd drive is crashed. Can i use flash disk as a booting drive?
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