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press F8 when system start run in safe mode after some time reboot system now you can work

Read the same topic "dell ac adapter can not be determined" on Dell.com and getsatisfaction.com. May it will help.
"The AC power adapter type cannot be determined. Your system will operate slower and the battery will not charge. Please connect a Dell 90W AC adapter or higher for best system operation"
AC power adapter can not be determind

Dell Inspiron 6400 AC Adapter

seems there is HDD failure,Run the HDD test.

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Press and hold the "Ctrl" and "F11" keys simultaneously when the Dell splash screen appears. The "Dell PC Restore by Symantec" window will appear. Click "Restore."
Just make sure you have saved all your data before doing that.

You have to include your SATA driver into XP. Otherwise it wont detect your Hard drive. You may need a utility called nlite to do this.
I found this article very helpful to install XP on my inspiron
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Windows-XP-On-SATA-Without-a-Floppy-F6-47807.shtml

There will be a function switch to select the view mode ( Lap top monitor only/ LCD only / Lap top monitor and LCD Monitor) Select either the last two.


I hope this will solve your issue.

Good Luck.

If my solution proves useful please accept it.

Regards
Arjun

you laptop is going through a keyboard failure.

you need to start in safe mode and do a system restore.
either that or put your restore disc in the drive and recover your system

under the laptop xp home sticker.
have u backed up personal files ? pics docs music ?

turn pc on .repeatedly tap F12 then put xp cd in it. then choose cdrom. then it will boot to a blue screen. loading stuff on bottom 2 minutes.then 2 options repair console or install windows. choose second. then F8 i agree to licensing terms and then drive is listed.. at that point u can delete and create partition then it will ask to format i do quick. then rest is easy.