Test it with another monitor...

Run your system with one memory stick attached and do a clean xp install. Delete the partition during xp install.

Have you tried to bypass your power switch button or turn it on by momentarily shorting the power switch pin terminal on the motherboard?

Try also to clear the cmos.

Update and download your video card driver here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.html


Driver Installation Hints:

"Download Accelerator" utilities should be disabled when...

Have you already tried to download your video driver from this link:
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Try loading the video driver again. Since your motherboard chipset is Intel 915GV Express, it's fine to download its latest driver update and run to your system.

Hi, shouvik.d and stevem

Sorry for disturbing you both. I thought this thread was already abandoned. I am only just trying to share opinions to others to solve the problem.
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Okay, try to navigate your bios and look for "Onboard Lan Boot Rom" and disable it.

Follow up suggestions:

Have you tried to set your boot priorities in bios? Set your network boot agent in the last priority. This will resolve your PXE error problem.

A 350 watts power supply provided by dell to your model is enough to power up your PNY GeForce 8600 card. Unless you are planning to install additional load (hard disks, cdroms, cards, etc.) to your...

It's a driver issue. I think you have not installed the driver for your video card successfully. Run your video card driver and install it again.