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August 6th, 2002 21:00
Cannot enter Setup from boot disk - BIOS problem?
Since the last electrical storm, my XPS T600r won't boot. ( It was plugged into surge protector, though)
It starts to boot, goes through checking CD-ROM drive, Floppy drive, then when I try to enter Setup, it flashes the message
"Ultra BIOS
?@D0 **********LBA********DMA*** (It's too fast to read all, they are bunch of #s)
?@D1 not detected
?@D2 not detected
?@D3 not detected"
Then hangs at "Entering Setup..."
I tried to boot from boot floppy, the same response. No responce after that.
Does this mean my BIOS got fried? Do I have to change my entire motherboard?
Is it worth the cost of the parts? If there is a better solution, please let me know.
Thanks!
It starts to boot, goes through checking CD-ROM drive, Floppy drive, then when I try to enter Setup, it flashes the message
"Ultra BIOS
?@D0 **********LBA********DMA*** (It's too fast to read all, they are bunch of #s)
?@D1 not detected
?@D2 not detected
?@D3 not detected"
Then hangs at "Entering Setup..."
I tried to boot from boot floppy, the same response. No responce after that.
Does this mean my BIOS got fried? Do I have to change my entire motherboard?
Is it worth the cost of the parts? If there is a better solution, please let me know.
Thanks!
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nyguy
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August 6th, 2002 22:00
all the time.
I lost a tv set and phones because of storms. Has to be unplugged
INTERNET2000
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August 6th, 2002 23:00
DELL DIMENSION 8200
johnwo
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August 7th, 2002 01:00
The_Namek
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August 8th, 2002 01:00
I must concur with INTERNET2000's recommendation. At the very least you're going to have to replace the motherboard in that system and odds are good that most if not all of your expansion cards will have to be replaced as well. Given the error your system is displaying at startup it's entirely possible that every component except the power supply has been destroyed.
Johnwo's suggestion to call Dell technical support and not mention the electrical storm in an effort to get them to replace parts for you might fly if you happen to speak to someone who is completely green. If you get someone who is even reasonably sharp and/or experienced, however, then the first thing they're going to inquire about is a thunderstorm right before this problem started to occur. This is coming from someone who builds and services computers for a living and who has seen similar or identical errors more times than I can remember. I can't recall a single instance when something like this wasn't caused by lightning strike damage.