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AlaskAloha

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I experienced a power falure in the midst of an optimization. Now the system will not boot from HD, System Repair Disk, or OS Installation Disk. Where do I go from here? :cry:

Dell Studio XPS 9000, i7, Windows 7 Home Premium, 12GB RAM
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, EnglishIntel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2....12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMsnVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9000
OS
Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, English
CPU
Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Motherboard
processor
Memory
12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Sound Card
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP 2509m
Hard Drives
1TB 7200 RPM SATA HD
320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache HD
Keyboard
Dell Studio Multimedia
Do even get a Bios boot screen ? Or did the computer get zapped by a major power surge ?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
I get the boot screen and can progress to the windows startup screen where it hangs... That is with the OS reinstallation DVD. The system repair disk does not get beyond downloading software; the step immediately prior to the startup screen.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, EnglishIntel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2....12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMsnVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9000
OS
Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, English
CPU
Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Motherboard
processor
Memory
12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Sound Card
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP 2509m
Hard Drives
1TB 7200 RPM SATA HD
320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache HD
Keyboard
Dell Studio Multimedia
Check your ram.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/715-memory-diagnostics-tool.html?ltr=M
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
Check your HD.
1) Boot DVD, & Press Shift+F10 (for command prompt)
2) Boot DVD, & http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/682-command-prompt-startup.html (for command prompt)
Open an command prompt.
In the command prompt, type chkdsk C: /x/r/v and press Enter.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html


Check with a hard drive diagnostic tools.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

ME/XP/Vista/Win7
OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
AlaskAloha said:
I experienced a power falure in the midst of an optimization. Now the system will not boot from HD, System Repair Disk, or OS Installation Disk. Where do I go from here? :cry:

Dell Studio XPS 9000, i7, Windows 7 Home Premium, 12GB RAM
Click to expand...




Hello AlaskAloha, welcome to Seven Forums!



What might this have been?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W 7 64-bit UltimateIntel Q9550 Yorkfield8GB Dominator 8500C5DATI : XFX 5870
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
Testing is ongoing...
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, EnglishIntel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2....12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMsnVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9000
OS
Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, English
CPU
Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Motherboard
processor
Memory
12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Sound Card
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP 2509m
Hard Drives
1TB 7200 RPM SATA HD
320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache HD
Keyboard
Dell Studio Multimedia

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
All, Thanks for the assistance. Testing is still ongoing with the following results so far:

ERROR CODE 4400:11A
Msg: SCSI_0-000_DISK_GENERIC-_COMPACT_FLASH - Target not ready

SCSI 1-000 DISK WD 10 EAVS EXTERNAL
Locks test up at 3%

I don't have the expertise to assess the impact of these results at this time.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, EnglishIntel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2....12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMsnVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9000
OS
Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, English
CPU
Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Motherboard
processor
Memory
12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Sound Card
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP 2509m
Hard Drives
1TB 7200 RPM SATA HD
320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache HD
Keyboard
Dell Studio Multimedia
Another Error Detected after isolating the box.

Error Code 0F00:133C.
Msg: DISK - No suitable disk media is present
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, EnglishIntel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2....12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMsnVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9000
OS
Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, English
CPU
Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Motherboard
processor
Memory
12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Sound Card
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP 2509m
Hard Drives
1TB 7200 RPM SATA HD
320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache HD
Keyboard
Dell Studio Multimedia
After Talking to Dell about the error codes and isolating the box, I was able to get the computer to boot from the repair disk. All is up and functioning. I greatly appreciate the advice and assistance from members. Thank you for your support!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, EnglishIntel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2....12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMsnVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9000
OS
Windiws 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, English
CPU
Intel Core i7-920 processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2.66 GHz)
Motherboard
processor
Memory
12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM st 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024 MB
Sound Card
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP 2509m
Hard Drives
1TB 7200 RPM SATA HD
320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache HD
Keyboard
Dell Studio Multimedia
AlaskAloha said:
After Talking to Dell about the error codes and isolating the box, I was able to get the computer to boot from the repair disk. All is up and functioning. I greatly appreciate the advice and assistance from members. Thank you for your support!
Click to expand...


Glad you solved the problem :D
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
Glad to hear you got it running, thanks for the update.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W 7 64-bit UltimateIntel Q9550 Yorkfield8GB Dominator 8500C5DATI : XFX 5870
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
Can you give a brief description of what they had you do to fix it? It might save some other poor soul from being on the phone with Dell for hours if they have the same problem. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Window...Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Cor...Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon ...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self
OS
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU
Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard
Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory
Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card
Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays
Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution
Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Hard Drives
Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
PSU
Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case
Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling
Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Keyboard
Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse
Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
Internet Speed
20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
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