Dell XPS - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 8

There should be a pinhole on the CD/DVD tray. Straighten out a paper clip and insert into hole.

The internet jack fits in only the one jack available. If you have a modem card that jack will be to big to fit.

You need a power supply tester provided by DELL.

You're running XP: problem SOLVED!!!

It doesn't work that way. The current driver software that you have installed will not work on another install. Your best bet is is to go Dell website and enter your service tag(serial number) of your computer and download drivers. http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04?c=&l=&s=bsd?c=us

As you look at the pins the jumper should be to the far left pins.

Operating system or BIOS?

Sounds like you've removed your drivers for your OS try rebooting from CD!!

It is more than likely a driver issue. You can navigate to the dell support site and then search for your device. Locate your mouse pad drivers download and install them and you should be good to go.

Click on this link: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/xps-410_Service%20Manual_en-us.pdf

you can't find it, if it's a BIOS password, you're totally out of luck. if it's a windows password, then there are options.

sounds like youv'e covered all the possibles i would. could be the boot files got corrupted or the monitor is bad(have you checked it with another pc?) check the motherboard for swollen capacitors(those barrell looking objects randomly scattered over board. if the tops that have little crosses on them (+) are popping up/out unlike others, then your board needs replacement or new pc. cannot fix those. happened to a friend of mine. would not boot up to show windows.

hard drive? have to do a FORMAT of drive to clear it. then try install, run any drivers disks before the windows after formatting the hard drive. all will be gone that was, so backup anything you wanted saved.

old or new? drivers may be damaged and need reinstalled. try new hardware add in control panel to reinstall dvd device wizard

either the on switch is broken, or if you get power lights on then it could be worse problems like your boot files are corrupted, graphics card damaged/failure, number of possibilities.

many times if the fan over the cpu chip on the motherboard fails to run or blow, an beeping alarm will begin and PC will not start. the cpu has to be kept cool so if fan fails the startup is stopped. have found lose wire connections from fan to motherboard terminal, or power supply may be blown, try checking those first. if nothing lose then wiggle those wires to see if the fan starts.

go into bios and change your boot up start from CD/DVD to hard drive then you wont get f1-f2 error.

Enter your BIOS on unit and turn off SMART drive detection

Windows Password Recovery Tool Ultimate 4.1 from http://www.windowspasswordsrecovery.com will help you remove admin password to login pc again!

Replacing the stock mounted usb port, that would require you some screwing, but it depends on your system. You can try look at ebay for similar model of casing or other online store. There are some external Usb port that can be mounted on 5" bay, or try any 8 in 1 external.