SOURCE: my dell dimension 8400 bios a03 fails to bootup
You need to reset your bios settings. Open your case and remove the cmos battery for 10 minutes. Caution: unplug all ac plugs before you open your case. put the battery back in and turn it on you should see an error message saying: you need to set system time and date. If you see this then you have successfully reset your bios settings and the defaults should load up. follow the instructions to change your time and date settings and save. reboot and hopefully you can boot up. I hope this works.
SOURCE: [Ithr]checkpoint failure dell 8400 dimension
What can cause this error?
Well, this is the problem since quite a variety of problems can trigger the error.
1: the bios can be malfunctioning (a bios reset or flash can give a solution)
2: the cpu can be malfunctioning (this requires a new cpu)
3: the cpu socket can be failing (this requires a new mb)
4: the problem can be with bad usb sockets
5: even a bad uplink to a usb hub can cause this error to appear.
Did you change your monitor lately? I would chase down the USB things first...that and the monitor seem to trip the trigger...
Hope this get you started- I think you were right on target with the flash of the BIOS-try it again using the BIOS flash downloaded from the dell site...and to run the chipset again...it just might
Good luck my friend, hope this helps, please leave rating, thank you kindly
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the problem description is
Ithr
Smm mode is initializing the thermal probes.
problably the system is running at high temperature because of improper fan speed, so try to clear the nvram if its not working flash the bios if still the issue persists, replace the heatsink assembly and the motherbord.
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you may also remove the power cable from the computer hold the power button down for twenty seconds this will clear the nvram and default the bios,good luck
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