My Dell Lat c610 will boot up fine but on boot up the bottom 1/4 of teh screen is white. after boot up I get the desktop but the bottom 1/4 of the screen will go white then back tehn have streaking colors then white adn it will keep doing this.anysolutions or is it the motherboard

go www.dell.com give your service tag, model and download your instr. manula and service manual , parts and fix it.

God bless you

The biggest issue docking is airflow. With the system docked, airflow is restricted.

Might look at ways of improving airflow.

Dell chassis cannot accept a Non-Dell Motherboard with out modification. Generally simpler to use a Dell branded motherboard. You can get one here: http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=dimension+5150+motherboard+&_cqr=true&_nkwusc=dimension+5150+motherbaord&_rdc=1

try booting of cd..if that dont work you probably need to replace the hard drive

You will have to reinstall the OS, if you have the disks. Only hacking will help. There is no sane solution to passwords. Either supply the correct one or hack into it and the manage or re-install the OS.

After a fresh install you need to go through and reinstall all the drivers for each internal/external component. Then when you have installed the video driver you can right click your desktop to access your Display properties to change the settings. The link below is all the drivers you need. Hope this helped.

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WNT5&osl=EN&catid=-1&impid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=LAT_PNT_P3C_C610&hidos=WW1&hidlang=en&TabIndex=

I believe I can help you. Is this a Windows password after it boots up, or is this a bios power on password before it boots? The bios password on a Dell is generally on a white screen when it's first powered. Get back to me, and I'll get you thought this.

most of the newer motherboards have an option to boot from usb, I have 2 1 laptop a Dell XPS 2010 will boot automaticly to USB if it is plugged in and has the option in the bios for boot seqence, and a desktop a dell XPS 720 it will alsi do the same, see if you can find a live copy of XP or the OS of your choise and you can boot from DVDR I have a copy of XP Lite Portable that boots from USB and runs fine

have you checked your power settings?

During the move was your laptop dropped or bumped ? If so you might of unseated the video adapter from your laptop. Have you tried another monitor? I wouldnt rule the monitor as the problem. Try another monitor. If you have more questions or problems feel free to get back to me and I will do my best to talk you through a solution.