Unsolved
This post is more than 5 years old
34 Posts
0
1620
Optiplex GX520 won't boot
Hi, lots of problems. The OS is a Win 7 upgraded to Win 10. The problems began when trying to use the search menu it would become unstable. So, I backed up the system on a thumbdrive but it won't boot to it. I was getting to the choose a language menu but it was hung up. Now when I try to reboot I get to the windows starting notice and then it jumps to 'attempting to repair' and then it just goes back and forth between the two screens. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks, John
fireberd
9 Legend
9 Legend
•
33.3K Posts
0
December 6th, 2017 06:00
You can try a "refresh" operation. However, this will remove most applications but will keep your files. The applications will have to be reinstalled. Its almost like a clean install except it keeps files where a clean install wipes everything.
Here is the procedure from tenforums.com
www.tenforums.com/.../4090-refresh-windows-10-a.html
speedstep
9 Legend
9 Legend
•
47K Posts
1
December 6th, 2017 08:00
GX520 only has 2 ram slots and it did not come with windows 7 or 10.
Booting F12 the OS from USB is not an option. I have NEVER seen automatic repair work.
Just an endless loop of failures forever. GX520 is a crippled version of GX620. The GX620 has 4 ram slots and PCI-E video slot that the 520 lacks.