XP keep on reboot non stop my pentium IV desktop.at the begining stage when i ON the pc, the screen show that my ratio value have been change and not save,soi need to press F1 to continue,then only my wallpaper display on the screen without window,so to make window display, i Press ctrl+alt+Del . task manager box popup. from there i only can get back normal window,everytimes need to go task manager to get window. coz of the problem my friend replace cmos battery (new one), then he ON the PC, after past the log on logo screen,it back tothe same black screen,there my friend press delete, so it goto bios setup, so he choose Default setting and save,then reboot. the window start to reboot and stop at black screen, he try to selecting 'last known good configuration' but can't select, after 30sec the pc start to reboot and back to same place then start reboot again and again non stop. i switch off the power then ON again then install win xp cd, after few second, screen show hit any key to boot from cd, after hit the key ,it back to reboot window again then agin non stop. Please help me to overcome this.

Hello
I did some research into your motherboard for that dell and found that it uses the Intel 865G motherboard. Which uses Intel Pentium IV Socket 478 proccessors.
Any Socket 478 Pentium IV processor will work in that board. the best processor I could find for that was the Pentium IV 3.4Ghz but it was $231..
However, I did find the Pentium IV 3.2Ghz for only $15.99. that seems to be the best deal to me. That would be a fair speed increase, an extra 0.6Ghz or 600Mhz.
Here is the link: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=P43200478&cm_mmc=GoogleProducts-_-CPUs/Processors-_-Socket478(Pentium4)-_-P43200478&utm_source=GoogleProducts&utm_medium=ShoppingSites&utm_campaign=P43200478

Also if you need to get a new heat sync you can search for "Pentium IV Heatsync" or "Socket 478 Heatsync" in google or a sight like newegg.com
Enjoy!

press del and get into bios click optimizes settings then save and exit if still the screen doesn't go further remove the power from the hdd and the ide cable or sata cable and remove all the add on cards and restart the system when you restart you find no boot device connect the ide to the primary ide connector and restart your computer if the page doesn't show no boot device change your ide cable

start your computer in safe mode, from that uninstall graphics driver, than restart tha system.

had this prob...control panel;system;device manager;drives;cd/dvd disable;reboot xp;go back to device manager;enable drives;reboot...hope this helps

you need to set the first boot device to cd-rom and then enter a good non-scratchy xp disk and boot again.....you will get a option to press any key to boot from cd then press any key..

From your description, you were able to boot the machine properly in Safe Mode. While in Safe Mode, change the video resolution to the lowest possible (color depth does not matter at this point). You should also check that you are configured for single monitor operation if your video card supports multiple monitors. Reboot the machine normally. If all goes well, you can readjust your video settings for a higher resolution again.

Maybe you have enough video memory, but the way your video card processes all the graphics is less than enough to what SIMS 3 requires.

Please take a look at the sims 3 requirements and read the review about your laptop below.

EA has released the minimum system requirements for The Sims 3, which is out on February 20.

The specs, which emerged on site Gaming Today,show both desktop and laptop minimum requirements, though it should bestressed that the game probably won't run like butter on these rigs.

See the specs below:

PC / Desktop
XP (Service Pack 2)
Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+
1 GB Memory
Graphics
GeForce FX 5900 / Radeon 9500
Graphics Ram
128 MB

Vista (Service Pack 1)
Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400+
1.5 GB Memory
GeForce FX 5900 / Radeon 9500
128 MB Graphics RAM


Laptop
XP (Service Pack 2)
Processor Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400+
1.5 GB Memory
GeForce Go 6200 / Radeon mobile 9600
128 MB Graphics RAM

Vista (Service Pack 1)
Pentium IV 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2400+
2.0 GB Memory
GeForce Go 6200 / Radeon mobile 9600
128 MB Graphics RAM


This is Situation Publishing Ltd. review:

With the advent of Intel's Core 2 Duo processors we're at lastbeginning to see the kind of power and portability that was beingclaimed, somewhat optimistically, back in the early days of notebookcomputing. Not one to miss out, Dell has rolled out its Core 2 Duobased Inspiron 6400...The 6400, like so much of the Dell range, comes in a variety ofuser-defined guises so bear this in mind when it comes to theperformance numbers and features I'll be making reference to. Indeed,in the time we've had the notebook, a Dell special offer has upped thememory to 2GB from the two 512MB modules of DDR 2 SDRAM featured in ourversion.

Our particular model also came equipped with Intel's impressive newmobile Core 2 Duo processor, the T7200, which ticks along at 2.0GHz offa 667MHz frontside bus. 4MB of shared L2 cache helps speed things alongtoo. Like the entire mobile range of Core 2 Duo processors it operatesat between 1.0375V and 1.3V and runs comparatively cool for its speed.
Furthermore, our test unit arrived with an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400graphics chip and not the X1300 currently offered on Dell's website asstandard for all but the most basic version of the 6400. The X1400upgrade will set you back around £47 and is probably worth the extramoney seeing as the X1300 combined with the 15.4in WSXGA+ screen willnot be compatible with Windows Vista. In addition all models - again,except the basic one - now come equipped with an 8x dual-layer DVD°R/RWdrive. The hard disk is a Samsung 120GB SATA unit which should fend offobsolescence over the life of the notebook

VerdictWith a base price - for the T7200 Core 2 Duo - of £789 inc. VAT andshipping, the Inspiron 6400 is an excellent and affordable route intothe Core 2 Duo world. It has all the credentials to be a dependablemultimedia companion with its great screen, comprehensive connectivityand decent processing power. But be aware it's neither exciting to lookat nor to game on!


Best of luck

if u have vista then power on ur pc and keep tapping on f11, and if xp then f10. it should take u to recovery manager. just follow the instructions...

boot from floppy disc?