The only thing that really comes to my mind in this case is some kind of firewall restriction at one, or both ends of the connection.It matters not how straight the gate,How charged with punishments the scroll,I am the master of my fate;I am the captain of my soul.***William Henley***
The only thing that really comes to my mind in this case is some kind of firewall restriction at one, or both ends of the connection.
It matters not how straight the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.
My experience with screens going on to wild colors is mostly related to hardware issues (video chip components). Pink may mean it is displaying reds but maybe blues and greens are low on completely off.But sometimes this erratic colors are produced by a corrupted file in the system. But your iPad shRead more
My experience with screens going on to wild colors is mostly related to hardware issues (video chip components). Pink may mean it is displaying reds but maybe blues and greens are low on completely off.
But sometimes this erratic colors are produced by a corrupted file in the system. But your iPad should be under warranty so Apple should replace your device or provide a solution.
If you want to try something safe on your on, you could set up your iPad to factory conditions by performing a “Restore” from iTunes. However back up and Sync all your important files first even the Restore will back up your iPad.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum...Also this from the "ifixit" website:"Mouse is on, but cursor is not movingYou’ve verified that the mouse is on (for optical mice, there is a light on the bottom), but moving your physical mouse doesn’t move the cursor on your screen.Using wrong surface (mouse paRead more
You’ve verified that the mouse is on (for optical mice, there is a light on the bottom), but moving your physical mouse doesn’t move the cursor on your screen. Using wrong surface (mouse pad)
The mouse might be unresponsive because you have it on a clear or shiny surface. The mouse needs a surface that is able to reflect the outgoing beam from the LED back up to the sensor in the mouse. Textured surfaces are better, because they allow the mouse to recognize movement easier. Choose a mouse pad that is not shiny or transparent. You can temporarily use paper or a folder of some type to place underneath the mouse. Mouse is dirty
If the bottom of the mouse is unclean, dirt can interfere with the sensor. Use a moist towel or wipe to clean off the bottom, so the light has a clear path back to the sensor. Computer settings are wrong
Your mouse settings may be disarranged in some way. To fix this, go to your control panel (Start Menu or Windows Key -> Control Panel). Next, go to “Hardware and Sound” and look under “Devices and Printers” (note that “Devices and Printers” may be directly accessible from the computer’s Start Menu). Select the “Mouse” option. The settings will then pop up on your screen. Select “Default” and then exit out. This resets your mouse settings to the normal settings. If this does not work, then try restarting your computer. Unplug, then replug your mouse back into your computer after the restart process has finished“
Replace your hard drive. Most likely it is failing. You can go the the hard drive manufacture's website and download diagnostic tools which will tell you the condition it's in.message edited by THX 1138
Replace your hard drive. Most likely it is failing. You can go the the hard drive manufacture’s website and download diagnostic tools which will tell you the condition it’s in.
Usually you need to use a usb flash drive and have the correct file. How does the asrock site say to perform this bios recovery?I can't say why it is doing this. It should not do an automatic bios request. Google is evil
Usually you need to use a usb flash drive and have the correct file. How does the asrock site say to perform this bios recovery?
I can’t say why it is doing this. It should not do an automatic bios request.
Either the charge system is bad or the way it reports is bad. I doubt the old battery could be that good. The only issue would be is if you are really trying to keep charging a 100 % battery. It could make it fail sooner or even get hot enough to do damage.Playing to the angelsLes Paul (1915-2009)
Either the charge system is bad or the way it reports is bad. I doubt the old battery could be that good. The only issue would be is if you are really trying to keep charging a 100 % battery. It could make it fail sooner or even get hot enough to do damage.
jam saying "I stand corrected..." - that doesn't happen often !So I was wrong about the 1996 part. ......If you are trying to identify a MSI mboard, things I learned regarding the one I used the wrong bios update on, etc. ...Sometimes the picture of the mboard on the support page for a model is theRead more
jam saying “I stand corrected…” – that doesn’t happen often !
So I was wrong about the 1996 part. ……
If you are trying to identify a MSI mboard, things I learned regarding the one I used the wrong bios update on, etc. …
Sometimes the picture of the mboard on the support page for a model is the WRONG ONE on the MSI site, if there are several models, or different versions / revisions of the same model, that look almost identical.
Sometimes the model markings on the mboard are the SAME for similar MSI models that require different bios updates. E.g. KT4V and MS-6712 Ver. 10A (1.0A) are the same for at least two very similar models. One has a KT400A southbridge chip; the other has a KT400 – they are under a heatsink – I used the bios update for the latter rather than the former. If there is another Rev or Ver number otherwise, or some other marking that is different, I could not and still can’t find it. I later found the specs for the one mentioned KT400, the other KT400A – otherwise, the specs looked identical. I then removed the heatsink – aha! (It has two plastic pins that retain it – difficult to remove unless the mboard is not mounted. If it isn’t mounted, use pliers or similar to manipulate the tabs on the backside slim enough so the pins can be easily pulled out.)
Sometimes what the model’s mboard looks like varies depending on what MSI region it was made in. The manual from the proper region should show the correct picture and/or mboard layout diagram.
If there is a picture in the manual for the MSI model, it’s the right one. If there is no picture in the manual , it may be hard to tell one model from another based on the mboard layout diagram.
For any mboard, if in doubt, if the mboard is in a working system, determine what it’s bios string is and search with that on the web – if it has a date, omit the date, and you’ll get more “hits” (each version for a model may have many possible dates depending on when it was made initially and whether the bios had been updated since.) ……
Retail MSI mboard models I’ve seen always have an obvious model number and version printed between the slots on the mboard in large characters. OEM only MSI models made only for brand name system builders may or may not have that.
MSI no longer has support or manuals for their older mboards, but the manuals and sometimes bios updates for most of those can be found on the web on third party sites. e.g. http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/Archi…
http:/www.motherboards.org find Mobot – search for manuals.
I have SOME old manuals and info for old MSI models. ……
For any mboard brand, usually, if the first number of a mboard version or revision of the same model is the same, e.g. 1.x, 2.x , the same bios updates can be used for the same series, but there are EXCEPTIONS. Find the bios updates for exact version or revision, if not just 1.x or similar is found, to make sure you use the right bios update. The release notes for the bios updates may state that it can be used for any of the versions or revisions in the series, they may not.
MSI often has more that one version or revision of the exact same model number, they often cannot use the same bios updates, and the mboards often do not even look similar. They often have two labels for a model – the MS-xxxx model, Ver xx, and a marketing name. E.g. for my example, KT4V and MS-6712 Ver. 10A (1.0A; there is no 10A; probably a typo. ), KT4V ? – but that wasn’t enough info. Sometimes the marketing name is NOT printed on the mboard, e.g. on OEM only models. Sometimes you have to search using the marketing name rather than the model number to find the proper info. They used to have lists with both on them you could use as a cross reference, but they didn’t have that online the last time I looked ( or if they did, it didn’t list the model and ver I was looking up). You MAY be able to find the marketing name by searching with the MS-xxxx model, Ver xx on the web.
Who made the "Particle Size Analyzer" ?. If they're still in business, you may be able to get many of the answers you need from their web site, if they have a web site, or by contacting them via email. They may even have software for the same "Particle Size Analyzer" model that runs in XP (or 2000 -Read more
Who made the “Particle Size Analyzer” ?.
If they’re still in business, you may be able to get many of the answers you need from their web site, if they have a web site, or by contacting them via email. They may even have software for the same “Particle Size Analyzer” model that runs in XP (or 2000 – most programs for 2000 run in XP fine).
E.g. If it was made by Cilas, click on the red dot nearest the location of where you are to yield the contact email address: http://particle-size-analyzer.com/c…
Then you can use Interlink-like programs to connect that computer in Win 3.1, or Dos, to another computer. It’s usually much easier to use such programs in Win 3.1.
“Do you know if I used a laplink program…”
You would need to use either the (or an, if there is more than one) obsolete Laplink version for Dos, or the (or an) obsolete Laplink version for Win 3.1, and you would have to dig around on the web to find out how to use the program and how to connect to a computer with a newer operating system. The Laplink web site does not support those versions anymore, and there seems to be no info about them when you search their knowledge base, despite the text saying there is info about older versions there.
You would probably have to use a “dos box” or “dos virtual machine” program or similar on the XP (2000 or higher) computer
I recommend you use something that is supported NOW , instead, so you at least can look for support on their site, or contact them.
E.g. Total Commander – see the last part of response 3 above. ………
“If I am connecting on a parallel port (what was the printer port) do I just “print screen’ to get it to send to the newer computer via the link?”
I don’t think that’s possible. Print Screen only works on the computer it is executed on as far as I have gathered. It only prints what is visible on the screen in any case.
You could use a screen capture program of some sort, meant to be used in Dos or Win 3.1, to make a picture file (*.jpg, or *.bmp, etc., etc.) of the results, transfer that file to the other computer and print it no problem, if you can find one – that probably can only capture what is on the screen, or blocks of what is on the screen, too. E.g. I use PrintKey, but as far as I know it works only in Win 95 and up. There MAY be old versions still available on the web – more likely for Win 3.1 than for Dos only. Can you run this program in Win 3.1 ?
Or, if you can run the program in Win 3.1, as I recall, you can copy the screen contents to the Clipboard in Win 3.1 (you just press Print Screen ?) , then go to the Clipboard and save it as a*.bmp file or possibly other types of picture files.
You could establish a network between the computers and set up a virtual printer on one or the other computer – that would be easiest to do if you had Windows for Workgroups (Win 3.11) rather than Win 3.1. Support for Win 3.11 and it’s added features was very well supported in Win 95 and up. It’s probably possible to do that with Dos and Win 3.1 too, but much more complicated.
You can use a PCI parallel port card in the Dos computer, if it has a spare PCI slot, if Dos drivers are available for it (more likely if it’s a used card) or an ISA enhanced parallel port card, or more likely an ISA multi-I/O card that has an enhanced parallel port built into it (usually you can disable everything except what you want to use) , if you need the printer connected to the Dos computer as well. (Enhanced = supports EPP, ECP, or EPP/ECP mode – most printers must use one of those modes. Most ISA cards with parallel ports do NOT support Enhanced modes – only the ones made later do. All PCI parallel port cards I know of support enhanced modes. )
You MAY be able to simply choose to Print to a file, then copy or move that file via the parallel connection, then print that file on the other computer that has a printer connected to it. If you can do that, the file must be saved in a format that the printer can interpret properly. If it’s a dot matrix printer, 2000 and above have the drivers for many common brands and models built in, but the printer is NOT Plug and Play detectable, so you must manually select the model in Printers and Faxes – Add a printer. If it’s not a dot matrix printer, the same thing applies for most parallel connected printer models, but not all brands and models common when the computer was new are supported in XP. E.g. If the printer is an old Canon BJ or BJC model, XP has the software (“drivers”) for those built in. If it is an old Epson model, XP is likely to have the support built in. If it’s an old Citizen model, it probably doesn’t.
Make sure you got the right battery. Your issue could also be related to the charging system on the D620's motherboard. Also, you may want to run the Dell Diagnostics - look for a Dell blue & white Drivers & Utilities CD (if you have it), or the Diags can be downloaded from Dell's website, aRead more
Make sure you got the right battery. Your issue could also be related to the charging system on the D620’s motherboard.
Also, you may want to run the Dell Diagnostics – look for a Dell blue & white Drivers & Utilities CD (if you have it), or the Diags can be downloaded from Dell’s website, and you can make a bootable CD. Boot to that CD, run the diagnostics, there should be a Battery Charger Test in the Diags too.
"Not BOOTABLE CD in ATAPI CD-ROM"Is that the EXACT message? If it isn't, tell us the EXACT message, and show whether it's on one line, or on more than one line. . .......When CD drive or similar is listed before hard drive or similar in the bios Setup's Boot order or similar settings, some bios versRead more
“Not BOOTABLE CD in ATAPI CD-ROM”
Is that the EXACT message?
If it isn’t, tell us the EXACT message, and show whether it’s on one line, or on more than one line. . …….
When CD drive or similar is listed before hard drive or similar in the bios Setup’s Boot order or similar settings, some bios versions will display a line whether there is a disk in the optical drive or not , e.g. “Booting from CD” If the disk is not there, or if it is but is NOT found to be bootable, something is displayed after that, so that the line e.g. then shows ” Booting from CD – not bootable ” or similar, BUT the bios will always (except in the case of some oddball Dell bios versions) then try to boot from the next thing in the Boot Order or similar list. E.g. if hard drive is next in the Boot Order or similar list, the bios will try to boot from that. If the hard drive is found to be NOT bootable, then you will see a message ” no operating system found” or similar – you DO NOT get that message when there is no optical disk in the optical drive. The bios will NOT try to boot from anything else in the Boot Order or similar list if it detects a hard drive but finds it isn’t bootable, however, if it doesn’t detect the hard drive at all, it WILL try to boot from the next thing in the Boot Order or similar list, if there is something listed after that.
If hard drive is listed after CD drive or similar, and if there is no disk, or there is a disk but it’s not bootable in the optical drive, if the bios doesn’t detect the hard drive at all, and if there’s nothing listed after hard drive in the Boot Order, the line you would normally see when there is no disk, or there is a disk but it’s not bootable in the optical drive, will still be on the screen as the last line(s) displayed.
Solved Can’t Connect Via P2P With a Specific Friend/Vice Versa
The only thing that really comes to my mind in this case is some kind of firewall restriction at one, or both ends of the connection.It matters not how straight the gate,How charged with punishments the scroll,I am the master of my fate;I am the captain of my soul.***William Henley***
It matters not how straight the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.
***William Henley***
iPad Screen Is Pink
My experience with screens going on to wild colors is mostly related to hardware issues (video chip components). Pink may mean it is displaying reds but maybe blues and greens are low on completely off.But sometimes this erratic colors are produced by a corrupted file in the system. But your iPad shRead more
But sometimes this erratic colors are produced by a corrupted file in the system. But your iPad should be under warranty so Apple should replace your device or provide a solution.
If you want to try something safe on your on, you could set up your iPad to factory conditions by performing a “Restore” from iTunes. However back up and Sync all your important files first even the Restore will back up your iPad.
Follow this link for the procedure:
http://www.computing.net/howtos/sho…
USB Ports Not Working
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum...Also this from the "ifixit" website:"Mouse is on, but cursor is not movingYou’ve verified that the mouse is on (for optical mice, there is a light on the bottom), but moving your physical mouse doesn’t move the cursor on your screen.Using wrong surface (mouse paRead more
Also this from the “ifixit” website:
“Mouse is on, but cursor is not moving
You’ve verified that the mouse is on (for optical mice, there is a light on the bottom), but moving your physical mouse doesn’t move the cursor on your screen.
Using wrong surface (mouse pad)
The mouse might be unresponsive because you have it on a clear or shiny surface. The mouse needs a surface that is able to reflect the outgoing beam from the LED back up to the sensor in the mouse. Textured surfaces are better, because they allow the mouse to recognize movement easier. Choose a mouse pad that is not shiny or transparent. You can temporarily use paper or a folder of some type to place underneath the mouse.
Mouse is dirty
If the bottom of the mouse is unclean, dirt can interfere with the sensor. Use a moist towel or wipe to clean off the bottom, so the light has a clear path back to the sensor.
Computer settings are wrong
Your mouse settings may be disarranged in some way. To fix this, go to your control panel (Start Menu or Windows Key -> Control Panel). Next, go to “Hardware and Sound” and look under “Devices and Printers” (note that “Devices and Printers” may be directly accessible from the computer’s Start Menu). Select the “Mouse” option. The settings will then pop up on your screen. Select “Default” and then exit out. This resets your mouse settings to the normal settings. If this does not work, then try restarting your computer. Unplug, then replug your mouse back into your computer after the restart process has finished“
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Solved Primary Hard Disk Error F2 To Resume
Replace your hard drive. Most likely it is failing. You can go the the hard drive manufacture's website and download diagnostic tools which will tell you the condition it's in.message edited by THX 1138
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No Bios File Found
Usually you need to use a usb flash drive and have the correct file. How does the asrock site say to perform this bios recovery?I can't say why it is doing this. It should not do an automatic bios request. Google is evil
Usually you need to use a usb flash drive and have the correct file. How does the asrock site say to perform this bios recovery?
I can’t say why it is doing this. It should not do an automatic bios request.
Google is evil
New Laptop Battery Only Charges To 88%
Either the charge system is bad or the way it reports is bad. I doubt the old battery could be that good. The only issue would be is if you are really trying to keep charging a 100 % battery. It could make it fail sooner or even get hot enough to do damage.Playing to the angelsLes Paul (1915-2009)
Playing to the angels
Les Paul (1915-2009)
Model Number
jam saying "I stand corrected..." - that doesn't happen often !So I was wrong about the 1996 part. ......If you are trying to identify a MSI mboard, things I learned regarding the one I used the wrong bios update on, etc. ...Sometimes the picture of the mboard on the support page for a model is theRead more
So I was wrong about the 1996 part.
……
If you are trying to identify a MSI mboard, things I learned regarding the one I used the wrong bios update on, etc. …
Sometimes the picture of the mboard on the support page for a model is the WRONG ONE on the MSI site, if there are several models, or different versions / revisions of the same model, that look almost identical.
Sometimes the model markings on the mboard are the SAME for similar MSI models that require different bios updates. E.g. KT4V and MS-6712 Ver. 10A (1.0A) are the same for at least two very similar models. One has a KT400A southbridge chip; the other has a KT400 – they are under a heatsink – I used the bios update for the latter rather than the former. If there is another Rev or Ver number otherwise, or some other marking that is different, I could not and still can’t find it.
I later found the specs for the one mentioned KT400, the other KT400A – otherwise, the specs looked identical. I then removed the heatsink – aha!
(It has two plastic pins that retain it – difficult to remove unless the mboard is not mounted. If it isn’t mounted, use pliers or similar to manipulate the tabs on the backside slim enough so the pins can be easily pulled out.)
Sometimes what the model’s mboard looks like varies depending on what MSI region it was made in. The manual from the proper region should show the correct picture and/or mboard layout diagram.
If there is a picture in the manual for the MSI model, it’s the right one. If there is no picture in the manual , it may be hard to tell one model from another based on the mboard layout diagram.
For any mboard, if in doubt, if the mboard is in a working system, determine what it’s bios string is and search with that on the web – if it has a date, omit the date, and you’ll get more “hits” (each version for a model may have many possible dates depending on when it was made initially and whether the bios had been updated since.)
……
Retail MSI mboard models I’ve seen always have an obvious model number and version printed between the slots on the mboard in large characters. OEM only MSI models made only for brand name system builders may or may not have that.
MSI no longer has support or manuals for their older mboards, but the manuals and sometimes bios updates for most of those can be found on the web on third party sites.
e.g.
http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/Archi…
http:/www.motherboards.org
find Mobot – search for manuals.
I have SOME old manuals and info for old MSI models.
……
For any mboard brand, usually, if the first number of a mboard version or revision of the same model is the same, e.g. 1.x, 2.x , the same bios updates can be used for the same series, but there are EXCEPTIONS. Find the bios updates for exact version or revision, if not just 1.x or similar is found, to make sure you use the right bios update.
The release notes for the bios updates may state that it can be used for any of the versions or revisions in the series, they may not.
MSI often has more that one version or revision of the exact same model number, they often cannot use the same bios updates, and the mboards often do not even look similar.
They often have two labels for a model – the MS-xxxx model, Ver xx, and a marketing name.
E.g. for my example, KT4V and MS-6712 Ver. 10A (1.0A; there is no 10A; probably a typo. ), KT4V ? – but that wasn’t enough info.
Sometimes the marketing name is NOT printed on the mboard, e.g. on OEM only models.
Sometimes you have to search using the marketing name rather than the model number to find the proper info. They used to have lists with both on them you could use as a cross reference, but they didn’t have that online the last time I looked ( or if they did, it didn’t list the model and ver I was looking up).
You MAY be able to find the marketing name by searching with the MS-xxxx model, Ver xx on the web.
How Do I Transfer Data Using a Parallel Port?
Who made the "Particle Size Analyzer" ?. If they're still in business, you may be able to get many of the answers you need from their web site, if they have a web site, or by contacting them via email. They may even have software for the same "Particle Size Analyzer" model that runs in XP (or 2000 -Read more
If they’re still in business, you may be able to get many of the answers you need from their web site, if they have a web site, or by contacting them via email. They may even have software for the same “Particle Size Analyzer” model that runs in XP (or 2000 – most programs for 2000 run in XP fine).
E.g.
If it was made by Cilas, click on the red dot nearest the location of where you are to yield the contact email address:
http://particle-size-analyzer.com/c…
Home page:
http://particle-size-analyzer.com/i…
…..
“came with a Compaq computer (DOS 5.0, Win3.1)”
Then you can use Interlink-like programs to connect that computer in Win 3.1, or Dos, to another computer. It’s usually much easier to use such programs in Win 3.1.
“Do you know if I used a laplink program…”
You would need to use either the (or an, if there is more than one) obsolete Laplink version for Dos, or the (or an) obsolete Laplink version for Win 3.1, and you would have to dig around on the web to find out how to use the program and how to connect to a computer with a newer operating system.
The Laplink web site does not support those versions anymore, and there seems to be no info about them when you search their knowledge base, despite the text saying there is info about older versions there.
You would probably have to use a “dos box” or “dos virtual machine” program or similar on the XP (2000 or higher) computer
I recommend you use something that is supported NOW , instead, so you at least can look for support on their site, or contact them.
E.g. Total Commander – see the last part of response 3 above.
………
“If I am connecting on a parallel port (what was the printer port) do I just “print screen’ to get it to send to the newer computer via the link?”
I don’t think that’s possible. Print Screen only works on the computer it is executed on as far as I have gathered. It only prints what is visible on the screen in any case.
You could use a screen capture program of some sort, meant to be used in Dos or Win 3.1, to make a picture file (*.jpg, or *.bmp, etc., etc.) of the results, transfer that file to the other computer and print it no problem, if you can find one – that probably can only capture what is on the screen, or blocks of what is on the screen, too. E.g. I use PrintKey, but as far as I know it works only in Win 95 and up.
There MAY be old versions still available on the web – more likely for Win 3.1 than for Dos only.
Can you run this program in Win 3.1 ?
Or, if you can run the program in Win 3.1, as I recall, you can copy the screen contents to the Clipboard in Win 3.1 (you just press Print Screen ?) , then go to the Clipboard and save it as a*.bmp file or possibly other types of picture files.
You could establish a network between the computers and set up a virtual printer on one or the other computer – that would be easiest to do if you had Windows for Workgroups (Win 3.11) rather than Win 3.1. Support for Win 3.11 and it’s added features was very well supported in Win 95 and up. It’s probably possible to do that with Dos and Win 3.1 too, but much more complicated.
You can use a PCI parallel port card in the Dos computer, if it has a spare PCI slot, if Dos drivers are available for it (more likely if it’s a used card) or an ISA enhanced parallel port card, or more likely an ISA multi-I/O card that has an enhanced parallel port built into it (usually you can disable everything except what you want to use) , if you need the printer connected to the Dos computer as well.
(Enhanced = supports EPP, ECP, or EPP/ECP mode – most printers must use one of those modes. Most ISA cards with parallel ports do NOT support Enhanced modes – only the ones made later do. All PCI parallel port cards I know of support enhanced modes. )
You MAY be able to simply choose to Print to a file, then copy or move that file via the parallel connection, then print that file on the other computer that has a printer connected to it. If you can do that, the file must be saved in a format that the printer can interpret properly.
If it’s a dot matrix printer, 2000 and above have the drivers for many common brands and models built in, but the printer is NOT Plug and Play detectable, so you must manually select the model in Printers and Faxes – Add a printer.
If it’s not a dot matrix printer, the same thing applies for most parallel connected printer models, but not all brands and models common when the computer was new are supported in XP.
E.g. If the printer is an old Canon BJ or BJC model, XP has the software (“drivers”) for those built in. If it is an old Epson model, XP is likely to have the support built in. If it’s an old Citizen model, it probably doesn’t.
Dell Laptop Won’t Recognize Non-Dell Battery
Make sure you got the right battery. Your issue could also be related to the charging system on the D620's motherboard. Also, you may want to run the Dell Diagnostics - look for a Dell blue & white Drivers & Utilities CD (if you have it), or the Diags can be downloaded from Dell's website, aRead more
Also, you may want to run the Dell Diagnostics – look for a Dell blue & white Drivers & Utilities CD (if you have it), or the Diags can be downloaded from Dell’s website, and you can make a bootable CD. Boot to that CD, run the diagnostics, there should be a Battery Charger Test in the Diags too.
Just another stupid saying…
Computer-Not BOOTABLE CD In ATAPI CD-ROM
"Not BOOTABLE CD in ATAPI CD-ROM"Is that the EXACT message? If it isn't, tell us the EXACT message, and show whether it's on one line, or on more than one line. . .......When CD drive or similar is listed before hard drive or similar in the bios Setup's Boot order or similar settings, some bios versRead more
“Not BOOTABLE CD in ATAPI CD-ROM”
Is that the EXACT message?
If it isn’t, tell us the EXACT message, and show whether it’s on one line, or on more than one line. .
…….
When CD drive or similar is listed before hard drive or similar in the bios Setup’s Boot order or similar settings, some bios versions will display a line whether there is a disk in the optical drive or not , e.g.
“Booting from CD”
If the disk is not there, or if it is but is NOT found to be bootable, something is displayed after that, so that the line e.g. then shows
” Booting from CD – not bootable ” or similar,
BUT the bios will always (except in the case of some oddball Dell bios versions) then try to boot from the next thing in the Boot Order or similar list.
E.g. if hard drive is next in the Boot Order or similar list, the bios will try to boot from that. If the hard drive is found to be NOT bootable, then you will see a message ” no operating system found” or similar – you DO NOT get that message when there is no optical disk in the optical drive.
The bios will NOT try to boot from anything else in the Boot Order or similar list if it detects a hard drive but finds it isn’t bootable, however, if it doesn’t detect the hard drive at all, it WILL try to boot from the next thing in the Boot Order or similar list, if there is something listed after that.
If hard drive is listed after CD drive or similar, and if there is no disk, or there is a disk but it’s not bootable in the optical drive, if the bios doesn’t detect the hard drive at all, and if there’s nothing listed after hard drive in the Boot Order, the line you would normally see when there is no disk, or there is a disk but it’s not bootable in the optical drive, will still be on the screen as the last line(s) displayed.