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Title: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: squall_01 on June 28, 2008, 07:05:57 PM

I have a dell dimension 4100, when I went to turn it on it gave me this strange beeping.  It said ab error remove an reseat the memory so i did.  I tired other ram an still the same thing I also cleaned it an still dont work.  It shows the blue dell logo on the screen.  This is the internet sever for my network.

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: squall_01 on June 28, 2008, 07:49:54 PM

I hate this pc.  It seems like I have to flash the system setup

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 28, 2008, 07:53:50 PM

Did you try 1 RAM stick at a time?

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It said ab error remove an reseat the memory so i did.

Where, the beeping? Or was there an actual message?

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: squall_01 on June 28, 2008, 07:58:39 PM

 :'( :'( :'( :'(  Sorry,  Its that error code on the back an it came up saing It gives me a invaild boot floppy, inset boot floppy in drive a.  I have,  it gave me like a ring kind of sound aside from no ram beep.

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 28, 2008, 08:05:10 PM

Is there a floppy in the floppy drive? (if you have a floppy drive)

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: squall_01 on June 29, 2008, 06:45:22 AM

yes but it gives me an error I put the program on a floppy an got an error messages saing Remove disk or other media press any key to restart.

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 04:41:41 AM

Turns out the HD failed looks like maxtor will get a talk today

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 30, 2008, 07:25:25 AM

Quote from: squall_01 on June 29, 2008, 06:45:22 AM

yes but it gives me an error I put the program on a floppy an got an error messages saing Remove disk or other media press any key to restart.

You have to remove the Floppy in order for the computer to boot up. Just to let you know...

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 07:38:42 AM

I did repeats to first error message, tried this in a machine almost exatly like this one, got the same results.

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 30, 2008, 08:21:16 AM

Do you have the Windows CD?

Title: Re: Dell Dimension 4100 Memory an other URGENT PROB
Post by: squall_01 on June 30, 2008, 09:57:12 AM

yes, but seeing as how the drive is dead I dont think it willl solve anything.