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do you have graphics in bios ?There is no display at post through Windows loading.
if you boot winpe is there anything onscreen ?
do you have graphics in bios ?There is no display at post through Windows loading.
if you boot winpe is there anything onscreen ?
No, I can't see anything in the BIOS. Kind of funny, yesterday I tried to run a system restore by following the same steps as used in my other Win 7 system. Of course, when it gets to selecting the restore to run, I can't see it. I just used all the same key strokes. The hard drive went crazy for about a half hour but it never rebooted.
Where do you suggest I get Winpe for Win 7? I guess I would have to burn it to a disc or perhaps a USB. I prefer the former. Would I burn it as a ISO or just a data disc?
how is the display attached ? if you are using the built in screen, you should be getting graphics in bios.No, I can't see anything in the BIOS.
try resetting bios to defaults. you will have to check your manual how to do that.
I'm aware of that but there is no display in the BIOS. The manual says I can reset the defaults using alt-f. A shortcut to the bios is to hit f2 repeatedly during boot. I did that until I got a beep on the key. Using the alt-f simply provides another beep. I think I need to get to the setup in the BIOS first.
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I think I'm going to buy a used GPU. The only drawback is that Dell told me that they had to modify the card to install it. I actually don't know what that means. I know that the driver can't be updated past the one they used in the system. Probably why the BSOD problem never went away.
Thanks. I was thinking of that but now I have to find where it is.
On the other hand, on the top of the keyboard of the computer, there are three LED's which show if there's a hardware problem on the system via various symbols and colors. The ones that are there correspond with a problematic graphics card but only one of them is lit up. The one that lights up comes on immediately upon boot and only goes off for a few seconds when Windows is loading and then comes back on.
have you checked youtube to see if anybody has had similar issue with that machine ?
is it the same when using the battery and the power adapter ?
A user in the Dell forum had the same problem and attributed it to the AC adapter sending a false overheating signal to the graphics card. He was able to make it go away by booting with only the battery supplying power. He then downloaded something called the NVPM-Manager and made some changes to the system settings. The boot on battery power doesn't work for me. As an aside, I need a new battery but I'm not going to spend $70 for a system that doesn't work. I still need to find out where the CMOS battery is, per your suggestion. I'm negotiating with someone on a used graphic card.
I appreciate your input.
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Well, I found the CMOS battery and went through the bios reset procedure. I think it did something because the first time I tried to boot, all the LEDs for the graphics card error came up. Can't reproduce that. Problem is, now it won't boot. Hard drive light comes on for about 5 seconds and then goes off. I think that happened when I tried to enter the BIOS a couple of days ago. Still trying to find a new graphics card at a decent price.