Top 20 Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop Questions & Answers

IBM Netvista A30 8315-61U what does IBM have to do with DELL? huh? that is now Lenova , IBM sold PCs div, to Lenova long ago. so ill move you to lenovo my guess the post should read old Pentium 4 PC from Lenovo per above I can not install and OS NO OS stated, windows sure... but... NO version OS stated XP, vista,w7,8,8,1.w10 no media you are using to install it. the cure is easy , re-Install windows fresh all data and your apps will be gone, we backup first. if that fails the HDD is bad, run HDD test.s run crystaldiskinfo on it if smart param, C6 is wrong, the drive is toasted.

Hi sir/madam Have u tried with Reinstalling powerdvd,windvd or nero only if it is winxp operating system.

Try this first - open up the BIOS part of the system. To do this, shut the computer off; wait at least 10 seconds; turn the computer back on and then press F2 when the Dell logo appears. Press continually until the message Entering Setup appears. In the Boot Order section, remove the CD/DVD drive from the boot order by clicking on Disable from the drop-down menu. If this doesn't fix it, please resubmit your question

If you mean Bios password try this: Resetting the BIOS PSSWRD, Open the computer case and look inside on the motherboard. Dell has diagrams of this. Locate the Little Jumper. It should have small print if you can read on the mother board indicating PSSWRD CLR. Boot the computer to Setup. Carefully remove jumper, becareful of static, and then once removed hit enter. Shutdown the computer, and restart and enter Setup again F2. The password should be CLR. Turn OFF and PUT Jumper back into place and Turn Back ON. You should be able to access Setup. If you then boot to setup-check your hard drives and floppy that are seen. You may solve those issues in setup. If you mean the windows password: boot to F8 safe mode and log on to the ADMINISTRATOR not your log in that has admin rights. Disable all passwords and restart.

Is it power on (BIOS password or Windows Password? Clearing Forgotten BIOS Passwords (from Owners Manual Page 109) CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover. 1 Shut down the computer through the Start menu (see page 27). NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack. 2 Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets. 3 Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system board. 4 Remove the computer cover (see page 74). 5 Locate the 3-pin password jumper (see page 77) on the system board, and then attach the jumper to both pins. When you receive your computer, the jumper is attached to only one pin. 6 Replace the computer cover (see page 99). NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer. 7 Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on. 8 If you are prompted to press <F1> to continue, press <F1>. 9 After the Microsoft Windows desktop appears on your computer, shut down the computer through the Start menu (see page 27). NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack. 10 Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets. 11 Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system board. 12 Remove the computer cover (see page 74). 13 Remove the password jumper. Attach the jumper to only one pin so that you do not lose it.

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You probably need to install a newer version of DirectX software from Microsoft. You appear to have DirectX version 8 installed at the moment, which is an old version.Download this web installer file, then run the file (double-click) and DirectX will download & install automatically. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 Download and Install DirectX9 End User Runtime Install DirectX DX9

have you checked out if they work in safe mode? if they work in safe mood means they are working which keyboard mouse are you using usb? ps2? or wireless?

Change the VGA cable from the monitor, first but sounds like it's the video card that's failed. I would check the monitor with another computer to make sure it's not that.

you may have a stuck key on the keyboard. I hope thats all it is as could be HDD died or motherboard

Remove the hard drive and destroy it.

Depending on how secure you need the data erased: The easiest way is to create a new account with a different name (with administrator privileges). Logout of your account, login to new account, delete your account and all data associate it. Your data MIGHT be recoverable with recovery software but WON'T be readily available to anyone without recovery software. If you need ABSOLUTE data erasure - remove the drive and melt it with a blow torch. Don't want/need to destroy the drive? You can remove the drive, connect it to another computer (either internally or externally by using a USB adapter), and overwrite the drive with all zero's. Beliefs are that the more times you overwrite the drive, the less recoverable your data is. But more recent studies show that a single wipe is all that is required for modern drives.

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Does the system request you press one of these buttons? Does it give a message?

WINDOWS REINSTALL WILL HELP

I dont start in safe mode i start normal boot up if there is an option. It could be anywhere from corrupted data to a bug but this has happened to me on my virtual machine and i have to reinstall it to fix. Hope you get an answer to it. If you cant then install the software to a new hard drive and make a D:/ directory, when you do this copy all of you old hard drive onto the D:/ drive and it should have your old files on D:/ while booting on C:/. Dont only rely on me i could be wrong. :)

You can download the drivers for Windows XP on the following link: http://en.softonic.com/s/intel-845-sound-driver/windows-xp Please inform me if you need the drivers for another operating system like Windows 7, etc

Not really much you can do without the serial number. If it is a legal copy, you could contact their support department. Failing that you could opt for one of the free alternatives such as OpenOffice or Libre Office

Not really much you can do without the serial number. If it is a legal copy, you could contact their support department. Failing that you could opt for one of the free alternatives such as OpenOffice or Libre Office