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Reboot.

A loud CPU fan will also equate with overheating and imminent failure. Can you reliably access your system BIOS? Can you run a memory test there? If so your CPU is functional (and your memory which is also subject to overheating and BSOD under XP. If those are good your prime suspect is your HDD. If you can afford it, now would be a good time to replace your system.

You can reboot a computer from command prompt with the following command. shutdown -r

500 watts should be enough

If your battery will not charge, you need to run a test on some components on the laptop. The battery, the charger and the laptop itself. Once you detect the faulty conponent then you replace it with a new one.To test the battery:1.Power off the laptop,2.Take out the battery,3.Insert it in another laptop,4.Check of it will charge,If the battery holds a charge there, then it means the problem is not from the battery, but if it does not hold a charge, then it means the battery is defective and need to be replaced with a new one.To test the charger:1.Unplug the charger from the present laptop,2.Connect it to another laptop to see if it will charge.If it charges the laptop, then it means the charger is alright, and if it does not charge the laptop, then it means the charger is bad and need to be replaced.To test the laptop:1.Turn off the laptop,2.Disconnect your present charger,3.Remove your present battery pack,4.Insert a well tested battery into the laptop,5.Connect a well tested charger to the laptop.If it powers on, then it and charges, then it means the laptop is working fine, but if it does not charge, then it means the connection port of the laptop is bad.Hope this information was helpful.Dell XPS 15 AC Adapter Charger

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Firstly you can reset computeradmin password in safe mode by the following steps,Step1: You should restart your computer, and keep pressing F8/F2 toenter the Safe mode.Step2: After enter the safe mode, you can see the default administratoraccount, just click it to enter the system.Step3: Open User Account in control panel, pick the account you have forgottenthe password to change the password.Step4: Restart the computer, you will log on with the newly created password orwithout password.If the above method can nothelp you, you can use Smartkey Windows Password Recovery to help you reset computer admin password, and you can see the detail direction from http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/windowspasswordrecovery.html.

Sounds like your heatsink which is inside the computer and sits on top of the CPU is bad. There will probably be a fan that sits on top of the heatsink.Look on ebay and purchase one for your system. http://www.ebay.comI found a new one below on ebay for $14.95 (the link is below)http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-OEM-Dell-Dimension-9100-XPS-420-430-Heatsink-Assembly-XP850-/350520689627?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519ca943db

you put a thermal paste in your processor? that is color gray like clay.then config your cmos... disable your heat shutdown

You can just reload the program and Windows at one point will ask if you want to repair or re-install. You may need to reload the original program 1st, then load Windows 7 for the upgrade to work. Upgrades read the computer to identify what was previously loaded to qualify the new program. So if it's a Vista to Win7, if Vista wasn't loaded first on the upgrade if you replaced the hard drive in some cases, it doesn't always take properly.Good luck!

Turn the laptop off then turn it on and immediately start hitting the F8 key repeatedly. When you see the option of SAFE MODE select it. Let the computer boot all the way up to safe mode and when successful you will see the login user accounts for Administrator and the one which you sister forgot the password. Select the Administrator account and pray that she did not password protect it and forgot it also. If you successfully get into windows with the Administrator account do the following. Click Start/Control Panel/User Accounts. When the user accounts come up select your sister's user account then look for the option to Remove the Password. Remove the password then reboot your laptop.

You are lucky, it is a small replaceable circuit board. Remove it and test it. https://www.google.com/search?q=dell+11+pro+5130+on+off+switch+replacement ..

Check out Big Fish Games. It is a subscription service but they have all types of games including adventure and hidden object. You can also tryp Pogo since they have both a fee and subscription service. Last, but not least, you can try one of your local computer stores or the electronics section of "big box" stores like Target, Walmart, Kmart, etc.

It is too old, plus XP is a virus magnet and has been unsupported by Microsoft for nearly 15 years. Mainstream support for Windows XP ended on April 14, 2009. Windows 7 and 8 have passed you by, Windows 10 is current and Windows 11 awaits. https://www.google.com/search?q=Dell+Latitude+won%27t+connect+to+internet.+Windows+XP ..

Make sure the second HDD is formatted GPT otherwise it won't work.

Amazon, or if you only want the main lead, Walmart.

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I would try another power supply and plug that in.

Try replacing the BIOS battery for access to the computer.

Windows can be accessed renaming two files. computingterror.blogspot.com/2014/03/hack-windows-7-login After that being done you should run the Support Assist OS Recovery from DELL dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000177401/restore-your-system-using-dell-supportassist-os-recovery Windows 10 can renew itself, without Windows Setup on a USB medium.