Dell OptiPlex - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals
How can I tell if my Dell 740 Desktop with cover release lever is locked.
Sounds like you are describing a binding issue with the latch.
From this video link, showing no physical lock in the latch handle hole, a good working case latch opens the cover easily.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oKDzYhTfAXk#bottom-sheet
Tolerances changing on metal parts like slides can cause binding.
Sometimes a stuck case can be opened using gentle pressure, noting where you push, or tap on case around the mechanism as you put pressure on latch, trying to remember where you press in an organized way, so you don't repeat what doesn't work,
It's organized luck,
look in video how latch is constructed , turn case
To accommodate where gravity might help, small chance.
Dell OptiPlex 3020 Desktop computer startup problem?
What is the exact error that you are getting? Do you get any blue screens? Have you installed any software recently or made any changes? I can only suggest checking the power cables and trying to use a different cable or spare if you have any for now.
DELL 745 series, showing, invalid configuration information- please run setup program. Drive 0: Disk Drive, Drive 1: CD-ROM Device.
DELL 745 series (dell OptiPlex desktop ) that? 14 years old today.That is BIOS going nuts for 1 or 2 reasonsfirst if 14 years old facts of life.the RTC coin cell is bad. replace it firsthere is the list of PCs over 7 years old.yours is 2x that, ok?1: new RTC NVRAM CMOS COIN CELL TIME.replace this now or BIOS goes NUTS, Wonky/wacky.2: then we test the HDD most this old are bad. ask how to test the HDD, http://www.pcdied.com/brick-dead.html3: if HDD tests ok try the magic HP F11 key. aka: the HP Recovery partition factory reset to day 1, trick (covered in the free manual at hp.comthe best hdd test of all is.
Hi, do you have a complete instructions to install fresh windows.(something....??????)
That GX280 is today
14 years old and came new with XP right>
still stuck at
XP? if yes, doom is all there is.
XP is (as you learned) a huge
virus magnet.(worse every day)
some were built with windows 2000, win2k, hopeless extreme...
windows xp recovery or restore fails because sure the recover software is corrupted and infected too, so erasing HDD is the only path as your discovered. (page 30 in your manual at dell will fail)
but not the dell disk install same page.
BTW , ive never seen an XP PC not infected, ever..... so..... bingo.
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ever google.?
older post but and others will find this useful.
There are many pitfalls to OS installs I will bullet them.
- The HDD is bad, (but if only infected it will be erased first)
- Your PC has OEM COA license from Dell for MS windows.
- Using most Microsoft install media will fail using your COA.
- W7 will fail, W10 used to work this way but not now.
- You failed to buy your DELL windows media kit long ago so is lost or gone or, never bought.
- that means you have 2 choices, buy new windows 7 or 10 or run linux, I am sure you will not wont to run free linux. Ubuntu v17
- SO buy windows 10-32b, (say) from MS.com and install it.
- During the install , pick custom or advance setup and delete all partitions. click CUSTOM now. see links below.
- then do as it says here.
- https://www.groovypost.com/howto/clean-install-Windows-10/
- then do the full install, as documented at microsoft dot com.
- end story but not all pit falls,
- Pit fall 1 is HDD is bad, fails Crystaldiskinfo , app.
- or fails Linux demo boot, run disktests and fails.
- on dead pc, I run this.
- http://www.pcdied.com/linux.html#smart
- if the C6 (198.) is not ZERO, the HDD IS NO GOOD AT ALL.
- All drives (most) end up like this, runs but has no spare sectors left and can no longer self heal itself, and is a bad HDD.
- Better is to upgrade to SSD, for sure , you will never go back to HDD ever again I promise.!!!
Can't boot from cd
go back and put the first boot as the internal hard drive
when that is done , insert the cd in a cd unit and auto run the cd
what ever you have will download onto the pc hard drive
Have a dell gx280, shut
It's a pretty common issue with the 270 & 280. More times than not it is blown capacitors at the root of the problem. Replacing the caps is simple if you know how to solder very well & makes for an easy fix. Also, make sure you're pushing enough power through your supply.
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