Help computer will not stop trying to restart.

Question

Hi   I put in my XP disk.  ( I have a 3 year old dimension desk top )   And set the boot sequence to boot from CD on top.  Restart but I get a message that says press F1 to restart or F2 to enter setup.  If I hit F1 all I get is the same message.  If I shut power off and restart all the box does is start get to a certain point and then shuts down and auto tries to start again.  Then shuts down and cycles again.   When you set the boot sequence to CD are you supposed to have the checkmarks there next to just the CD secection or all three ?  ( disket and hard drive )  Thanks for your help.

ranks66 · Answer

PS my computer is a dimension 4550

techsupport4fre · Answer

get into the bios page and make sure that your hard drive and cdrom drives are all seen there. which model do you have ? reset defaults on the bios once. you can email me. techsupport4free@gmail.com

ranks66 · Answer

I don't want to sound dumb but How do I get into the bios page ?

X-Rogue · Answer

Rank, Don`t fall for that e-mail me for support, never give out private information. The board is the place to provide help so we all can see it. Entering your BIOS ~~ 4550 Clear the NVRAM per Dell-ChrisM here X-Rogue 'Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.' -- Albus DumbledoreFor the newbies ~ www.djdenham.com/etiquette.htm

ranks66 · Answer

Thanks X. I think I have enough info to keep me up all night now

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