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F1 or F2 flashing at startup on Dell Dimension 4600
I consistently get a flashing F1 and F2 on boot up.
I checked for virus and such and there was nothing. I did research for possible causes of the error.
I opened the tower and cleaned all the dust from everything especially the cpu fan. There was only 1 fan that I
could find inside.
I reinstalled Windows XP Home and after restarting after that I got the same black screen with F1 and F2.
I went into F2 for Setup and opened the event log and it now says "cpu 0 out of range"
How do I fix this?
Mary G
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July 4th, 2012 12:00
Run the Dell Diagnostics with the extended hard drive test. Sounds like a hardware failure. It's not cost effective to replace anything major on this old computer. Put the money towards a new one. Computers are cheaper now. However, a new hard drive would be inexpensive to replace.
psol872
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July 6th, 2012 07:00
I ran Dell Diagnostics twice. It did not find any errors.
It says in the system event log "cpu 0 fan out of range"
How do I correct this?
Also it will not let me get into safe mode. I have already reinstalled the OS and that didn't work.
HELP!!!!!
speedstep
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July 6th, 2012 12:00
The CPU cooling fan will need to be replaced.
psol872
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July 7th, 2012 18:00
the fan is still running normally