I have a eMachine that will not complete POST test, freezes when it identify the hdd, CD and DVD drives, neither will it allow me to enter the BIOS setup, can you help?
SOURCE: Emachines T3882 desktop w/one cd-dvd combo drive[no floppy]
Download the drive test for the hard drive. Put the drive in your other computer and run the test. If it test good on simple test do the long test. IF IT COMES OUT FINE, Run the Zero program and then try to install the O.S. Check your BIOS settings and make sure everything is set right. You are on the right track. You just did not know how to test the drive. If it is a Toshiba you will not find a hard drive test. You might be able to use the Maxtor or Seagate drive test. Use the windows version if you can. If you can't do any of the test, right click on the drive and check for errors.
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SOURCE: emachine boots to bios with a new hard drive installed
well your jumper is probably set to boot right to bios. you have to go into your comp and move the jumper to its origional location.
SOURCE: Don't know how to reformat my emachine T5010 desktop PC
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SOURCE: BIOS failure ??? DEll Systems OptiPlex GX270 Series
this may or may not help, try taking out the cmos battery out (looks like a watch battery) and leave for a few minutes then replace, this will reset the bios.
SOURCE: Blue Screen c000021a
boot system into safe mode. locate the icon for my computer. right click and go to properties. locate the computer name tab and select it. find the radio button for "change" and click it. rename the computer to something considerably shorter then what you have. the system cannot boot and complete the logon process if the computer name is longer than 200 "bytes"
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