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DREDD xCZx
The Arrow Project
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:06:00 -
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Arianhod
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:08:00 -
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Try a different Keyboard?
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Micheal Dietrich
Caldari
Terradyne Networks
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:09:00 -
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It sounds like you installed something that the pc don't like. Make any recent changes?
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DREDD xCZx
The Arrow Project
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:10:00 -
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Sorry for the wall of text but u cant break text up on ps3. And i dont have another keyboard =/
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DREDD xCZx
The Arrow Project
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:11:00 -
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no changes at all. all i do is play eve vent and watch youtube on this pc.
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Arianhod
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:12:00 -
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 Originally by: DREDD xCZx
Sorry for the wall of text but u cant break text up on ps3. And i dont have another keyboard =/
If you don't have one then you can borrow one? Any recent programs installed that you can roll back to using system restore?
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Micheal Dietrich
Caldari
Terradyne Networks
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:13:00 -
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Well somethings changed. The only time I saw a constant reboot like that was when I placed a 3rd stick of ram in my machine and it refused it.
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DREDD xCZx
The Arrow Project
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:15:00 -
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Ill have to wait a couple of days to borrow one. I just hope it is not broke for good
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DREDD xCZx
The Arrow Project
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:16:00 -
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Arianhod
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:16:00 -
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There's always the emergency standby, reinstall the system. If you are using Vista then it will take everything from the last install and drop it into a separate folder on the C drive, so this saves your stuff. And really you should be backing your stuff anyway, but try reinstalling your system if nothings working out.
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Szent AdamKiraly
Art of War
Exalted.
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Posted - 2008.12.28 21:56:00 -
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Go into whatever the BIOS is for your system,
Hit the repair boot icon; or something similar.
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Dantes Revenge
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.12.28 23:11:00 -
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First off, check all fans are working when it's fired up, that includes the PSU Fan. This will often happen if the CPU or graphics card get too hot. Also check that there is no dust clogging the fins on any of the heatsinks as that will stop the airflow and cause overheating.
It also happens if a driver or some such get corrupted or a bit of hardware is failing.
Look for any strange graphical anomalies like blocks or even text appearing on screen for no reason. This can happen if either the graphics drivers are corrupt or the card itself.
Boot to safe mode and see if there's a log somewhere that tells you what's wrong. Administration tools has a log section for errors and warmings, take a look there to see if it's logged something. If it still does the same trick in safe mode, it may very well be a hardware problem.
If you have a spare graphics card, try it to see if it cures the problem. Also have a go at removing non-essential hardware like secondary disk drives, CD/DVD Rom etc. If it starts working properly stripped down to bare essentials, start connecting things back up one by one and test before doing the next. If it stops working after plugging something back in, strip it all down again and only plug in that item (call it A) to see if it still fails. If not, try reconnecting the other bits one by one until it does it again. If it fails, leave the last item in place and take out all the rest except A to check for a possible conflict between the two. If that doesn't make it fail, it may be the PSU dying.
Try re-installing Windows and see if that helps. If not, it may be time for your PC to see a doctor.
Long process but without diagnostic equipment, it's about the only way.
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P'uck
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Posted - 2008.12.28 23:15:00 -
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If you get a complete hang followed by a reboot, just by being on the desktop for half a minute, chances are the PSU is dying. (Lots of useful tips from the poster above, too, imho, but the first thing I'd do is clean the psu and if that doesnt work, try another one)
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Sniper Wolf18
Gallente
Apocalypse Ponies
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Posted - 2008.12.28 23:39:00 -
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Short term solution = get a PS2 connecting keyboard and reformat if nesescary
Long term solution = Browse **** safely and use only reputable sites, not limewire!
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P'uck
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Posted - 2008.12.28 23:47:00 -
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It's highly unlikely the keyboard is the culprit  sure, it's easy and cheap to rule out by swapping it for another one, but the probability is really low.
Altough I heard, but never experienced it (might have to test it intentionally someday) that short circuits in PS/2 input devices' cables might lead to errors that look like PSU failure.
Never heard that about USB equipment.
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Grarr Dexx
Amarr
Paxton Industries
Paxton Federation
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Posted - 2008.12.28 23:48:00 -
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Insert boot disk, format all hard drives, and have fun again.
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P'uck
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Posted - 2008.12.28 23:54:00 -
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unless there is really some hardware dying...
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DJ Smoke
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Posted - 2008.12.28 23:55:00 -
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Edited by: DJ Smoke on 28/12/2008 23:58:30
How about, take a stick some sticks of ram out (if there are more then 2)
Disconnect it from the network or cable modem, take out the pci card (if there is one)
then take your graphics card out.
close the case back up and boot into BIOS, select on board graphics for graphics card replacement, and then boot up.
it maybe slow, but then see how long that last booted up.
IF it last longer, then you can safely say its your PSU.
If your keyboard does nothing, (check that your keyboard is plugged into the keyboard PS/2 slot, and not mouse.
(on some machines having your keyboard and mouse PS2 connections mixed will give bad results)
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TU144 TEPPOPNCT'CMEPTHNK
Caldari
State War Academy
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Posted - 2008.12.29 00:51:00 -
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oh ffs!
Its a DELL !!!
Nuff said...
try rebooting in safe mode, just ot let it sort itself out.
if that fails, the last resort is to run the restore function
(cos u lose all your data and programs)
get it into safe mode, then run tests to see whats working
cos its a dell it has a nvidea peice of junk video card on it, so you might need a new m/b / video card!
good luck
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Taradis
Amarr
The Imperial Assassins
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Posted - 2008.12.29 10:06:00 -
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Office space it.
To Office Space it follow these simple instructions:
1. Watch Office space the movie
2. Unplug tower and put in your vehicles trunk. If you have a bike strap the ***** to the back.
3. drive/pedal out to the nearest open field.
4. Remove from trunk /unstrap from bike and proceed to throw it on the ground and start beating the crap out of the damn thing while listening to Dr. Dre
Problem Solved and never again buy a dell
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Shameless Avenger
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Posted - 2008.12.29 11:10:00 -
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IS a dell... they have a recovery partition... u have the recovery CD? start by booting up with that. |
KingsGambit
Caldari Knights
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Posted - 2008.12.29 11:50:00 -
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There's something trying to load with Windows (or something that needs to load and isn't) that is causing it to blue screen, but because it automatically restarts, you can't see what that is. First of all, boot up and get into windows in safe mode. Click: Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery [Settings]. Untick "Automatically Restart" halfway down. Now reboot and try to start windows normally and it will BSOD, take note of the error. It should report the problem.
Does windows start and then go unresponsive/crash/reboot, or does it not even boot up first? If it's happening during the boot up, it's a low level driver or BIOS issue, or at the outside a potential problem with your AV software (unlikely). Have you changed anything in your BIOS or made any hardware/driver changes when the problem began? I'm guessing that would prob be a bit obvious and you wouldn't be posting, in which case, note if the blue screen offers up anything helpful. Post back the error or google it for more info.
Most common reasons for a BSOD at the point I assume you're having problems are GFX card drivers, SATA driver problem (XP only), RAID controller driver problem, swap file problem, insufficient power from PSU (unlikely in your case) or BIOS problem (try restoring default after noting down your settings (and changing boot order). Other possible but less likely reasons include other driver issue, RAM or CPU issue, Antivirus software issue or Windows service issue (unlikely). Try and get the error from your BSOD but worst case, try to do a system restore from Safe Mode. If that fails, boot up in safe mode w/ networking if poss to back up your data (or use the knoppix linux PE CD/Bart's PE) and use your Dell recovery CD. Note that you will lose all your data if you recover so try and get backups first.
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Lady Branwen
Amarr
Ministry of War
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Posted - 2008.12.29 13:32:00 -
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Does it boot to safe mode?
Try putting the music cd back in and rebooting (if you originally closed it down with that in, it might be looking for something on it)
Try unplugging and replugging the keyboard in.
Does the keyboard work in the BIOS ?
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Hegotu Alecto
Minmatar
Destructive Influence
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.12.29 13:41:00 -
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Edited by: Hegotu Alecto on 29/12/2008 13:44:12
what i would do is go buy a cheap ps/2 keyboard and try that first, if theres a short circuit on the usb hub it will reboot,
also if the GPU is playing up they have a tendancy to do that aswel, remove your GPU if the keyboard thing dont work and try to get into your BIOS to set as onboard GFX, if that works while using your onboard gfx, download latest drivers and install, if not,contact dell and hope you have warranty on it. or buy a cheap GPU
otherwise its off to the PC repair man
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DREDD xCZx
The Arrow Project
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.12.29 14:00:00 -
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i understand what all u guys are saying, but i cant get the pc to run in ANY mode. after the 30 seconds to make my choice are up, the whole thing restarts and repeats.
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Amberfyre
Caldari
State War Academy
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Posted - 2008.12.29 16:40:00 -
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LINUX and install the EVE client.
You could prolly get a Live cd off a mag.
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KingsGambit
Caldari Knights
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Posted - 2008.12.29 17:11:00 -
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Originally by: DREDD xCZx
i understand what all u guys are saying, but i cant get the pc to run in ANY mode. after the 30 seconds to make my choice are up, the whole thing restarts and repeats.
If you choose Safe Mode on the boot options list and it still restarts, then it's a tough one to fix. Did Dell supply a Windows CD or only a recovery disc? If it's the former, insert the supplied windows CD, set CD-ROM to first in your BIOS boot order and boot from the disc. Go through the first handful of options as though you are installing Windows anew, and it will detect your existing install and give you the option to repair (NOT the same as repair via console). Do that and it will reinstall the OS whilst preserving all your apps, data and settings.
If that doesn't work, or Dell didn't supply you a Windows CD, you will have to recover/reinstall. Download Knoppix or create a Bart PE disc to get access to your HDD and backup all your docs/save games/files to a USB HDD/pen drive first, as you will lose it all otherwise. Then use the Dell recovery CD to restore your machine to factory default, restore your data and reinstall Eve and other apps/games.
Out of curiosity, what was the music CD? I recall there being a few albums out there (mostly Sony/BMG IIRC) that install rootkits onto your PC by way of stealthy copy protection. They were recalled after a public outrage but it might be worth googling to see if that could be the case.
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Eomar
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2008.12.29 17:17:00 -
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Originally by: KingsGambit
There's something trying to load with Windows (or something that needs to load and isn't) that is causing it to blue screen, but because it automatically restarts, you can't see what that is. First of all, boot up and get into windows in safe mode. Click: Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery [Settings]. Untick "Automatically Restart" halfway down. Now reboot and try to start windows normally and it will BSOD, take note of the error. It should report the problem.
Does windows start and then go unresponsive/crash/reboot, or does it not even boot up first? If it's happening during the boot up, it's a low level driver or BIOS issue, or at the outside a potential problem with your AV software (unlikely). Have you changed anything in your BIOS or made any hardware/driver changes when the problem began? I'm guessing that would prob be a bit obvious and you wouldn't be posting, in which case, note if the blue screen offers up anything helpful. Post back the error or google it for more info.
Most common reasons for a BSOD at the point I assume you're having problems are GFX card drivers, SATA driver problem (XP only), RAID controller driver problem, swap file problem, insufficient power from PSU (unlikely in your case) or BIOS problem (try restoring default after noting down your settings (and changing boot order). Other possible but less likely reasons include other driver issue, RAM or CPU issue, Antivirus software issue or Windows service issue (unlikely). Try and get the error from your BSOD but worst case, try to do a system restore from Safe Mode. If that fails, boot up in safe mode w/ networking if poss to back up your data (or use the knoppix linux PE CD/Bart's PE) and use your Dell recovery CD. Note that you will lose all your data if you recover so try and get backups first.
This. Get a ps2 keyboard from somewhere and do all that.
good chance youll find your problem.
Its possible the keyboard is dragging the whole system down on boot. unlikely but possible.
If the keyboard is working with the bios its more likely a driver issue.
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.12.29 17:18:00 -
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Originally by: DREDD xCZx
I have a dell dimension 8200 with xp sp2.
Found your problem.
Seriously though:
Is the keyboard wired or wireless? If wireless the reciever might not be active during that time and you may need to borrow a wired keyboard to choose what function you want the computer to perform.
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Lady Branwen
Amarr
Ministry of War
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Posted - 2008.12.29 17:23:00 -
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Edited by: Lady Branwen on 29/12/2008 17:23:36
I have a sneaky suspicion that his keyboard isn't working, hence not being able to choose safe mode and it restarting after 30 secs.
Press Del or F10 or what ever it says to press to enter setup at the very first screen (repeatedly) if it doesn't go into the bios then try a different keyboard (as suggested) if no good read the motherboards manual for instructions to "clear-cmos" if that doesn't solve it sorry your motherboards ****ed.
If you can put a ps/2 keyb on and it works use that and your problems solved.
If it won't go in the BIOS, then it's not a Windows error, it's a hardware error.
Edit* if it's wireless check the batteries 
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