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Dell XPS 700/720 Stuck and Very Weird ....
Hi, Need some help with a weird problem ...
XPS 700 upgraded to a 720 (by dell)
Nvidia GTX 8800 768
3 Gb Ram
Q6600
I'm stuck on the Dell boot screen with the progress bar 1/4 across. This has happened a couple of times, but has always cleared eventually
so far i've :
changed the ram / cpu / hd / graphics card - no joy
unplugged the usb's
removed the battery and waited 30minutes (and tried other battery) - get the message below !
dell system dell xps720
bios version A00
www.dell.com
Attempting Bios update; please wait
Update Failed!
could not find the flash image in memory
The Bios was updated ages ago to A06 and is now showing A00
Cant go far enough in to actually be able to press f2 or f12
Weird things cropped up recently (maybe due to being A00 Bios unspotted)
- Says unsupported Cpu
- Rear USB's apparently non functionaly / reported faulty
anyone any ideas ... ?
(well out of warranty ... bah !)
Davet50
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September 30th, 2008 23:00
madbirmy
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October 1st, 2008 01:00
try hooking up mouse and keyboard to the front usb ports and try booting up and see what happens?
Zoopakev
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October 1st, 2008 09:00
Zoopakev
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October 1st, 2008 09:00
Davet50
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October 1st, 2008 11:00
Zoopakev
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October 2nd, 2008 16:00
had an idea to replace the cpu with an older core 2 (its original cpu) incase that would work on the original a00 .. but no luck .....
anyone ever had a non dell board in a 700 case before ?
madbirmy
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October 2nd, 2008 19:00
Zoopakev
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October 2nd, 2008 21:00
I thought the mobo was a nvidia atx 680i SLI ???
this is the one dell did a swap from the original xps 700 ...
Davet50
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October 2nd, 2008 22:00