Did this computer come with a recovery disc(s) or is F11 your only option for recovery?
If you didn't get a disc then you probably have a recovery partition on your hard drive. If this is the case there is a good chance your hard drive is failing or has failed. This would also wreck your recovery partition. Your best bet would be to replace the hard drive and order a recovery disc set from Dell. They cost anywhere from $15-40 and you can order them on their site or call them.
SOURCE: dell computer system restore control F11
Dells do not have the 'control' F11 function to recover the OS, you need to boot it from a 'recovery CD', if you do not have one, go to dell.com and you can ask for a copy, they will ask you for the service tag of your computer (have it handly).
SOURCE: My Dell Dimension C521 running Windows XP with
Kindly download the sound driver here :
www.nodevice.com/driver/company/Dell/SOUND.html
www.notebook.driversdown.com/notebook-drivers/r_1_1.shtml
Regards
SOURCE: when I press F8 key and it's not giving a option to restore my computer
No bootable device means the system cannot boot from where ever you are
trying to boot. If you have something in the CD Drive other than a
Repair Disc or Operating System Disc remove it. To run the check disk utility you will need a repair disc or
a operating system disc. Put the disc in the cd drive and boot from
it. You want to get to the Dos Command Prompt (Black screen with white
letters) and type the following command: chkdsk /r
Try booting from
your hard drive. Turn off the computer then turn it back on and watch
the screen for which key it says to hit to Change the Boot Sequence or
Boot Order. Hit that key when you see the message or you will have to
start over. Select the Hard Drive as your boot device. If you get a
message about an unbootable device then you will need to run the Check
Disk Utility. If it boots, then you will need to make a permanent
change to the Boot Sequence or Boot Order.
To make a permanent
change turn the computer off, then turn it back on and watch the screen
for which key it says to hit to get into the Bios or System Setup. When
you see the message, hit the key otherwise you will have to reboot and
start over. When the Bios or System Setup window opens tab over and
Change the Boot Order or Boot Sequence and save your changes.
Check disk will run well over an hour or two and you will notice the
percentages going from high to low, this is normal. Let it run to
completion. Then reboot machine.
If check disk fails to solve your problem you might have to reinstall windows.
Try doing a Repair Install that way you don't loose your data, documents,
music, pictures, videos or programs.
In windows xp you get to the dos command prompt by selecting R for repair when
the options appear.
In Vista and Windows 7 you want to get to the recovery
console and look down at the bottom of the window for the Dos Command.
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