Dell Won't Start

rshepard23 · 07-17-2008, 05:32 AM

My Dell won't start up - it keeps going on to a dell screen that says f2 setup f12 boot menu

if i hit f2 nothing happens

if i hit f12 it goes to this
use the up- and down-arrow keys to move thepointer to the desired boot device. <enter> to attempt the boot or esc to cancel.

any ideas please, thanks

~~Systems_Analyst~~ · 07-17-2008, 08:22 AM

More information is needed. What was the last thing done before the computer malfunctioned? This problem could be a number of things. One thing you can do is to test the hard-drive and see if the hard-drive went south.

I recommend going to the manufacturer's website of the hard drive and download the dianogstics utility. Then put the program on a CD and boot the computer to it. Afterwards, test the HD for any errors and see if the HD crashed on you.

Houndog777 · 07-17-2008, 08:39 AM

Hi,
what happens when you choose to boot from the Hard Drive, (or C:windows)?
Reply with the model name and number of the Dell pc you have.

07-17-2008, 05:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
rshepard23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Dell Won't Start My Dell won't start up - it keeps going on to a dell screen that says f2 setup f12 boot menu if i hit f2 nothing happens if i hit f12 it goes to this use the up- and down-arrow keys to move thepointer to the desired boot device. <enter> to attempt the boot or esc to cancel. any ideas please, thanks

07-17-2008, 08:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~Systems_Analyst~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 40 OS: Windows XP Professional	Re: Dell Won't Start More information is needed. What was the last thing done before the computer malfunctioned? This problem could be a number of things. One thing you can do is to test the hard-drive and see if the hard-drive went south. I recommend going to the manufacturer's website of the hard drive and download the dianogstics utility. Then put the program on a CD and boot the computer to it. Afterwards, test the HD for any errors and see if the HD crashed on you.

07-17-2008, 08:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: Dell Won't Start Hi, what happens when you choose to boot from the Hard Drive, (or C:windows)? Reply with the model name and number of the Dell pc you have.