Great. Then you'll be marking this thread as SOLVED!

I'm assuming that power actually goes off and this is not an error code blinking on the power LED. On that assumption, logically it should be one of three potential causes:

1. The power section...

If you get no boot data on the screen from the ROM BIOS and if you're sure there is no continued disk activity to indicate that it is booting through, then it seems to me that it can't execute the...

Great. Do please mark this thread as SOLVED.

So, is it back to normal or do you have a problem still?

"A few beeps" is the message telling you the problem. The Dell service manual tells you what the beep sequence means. It also tells you what the LEDs mean. You can also find this stuff on:
...

You're welcome. I'd go with 2 x 1GB because if one card goes down (shouldn't) you still have a respectable 1GB.

Please mark this thread as SOLVED.

So you can mark this thread as SOLVED!

If it happens with the FireFox browser as well, then it's likely to be a JavaScript error which could be the fault of the other end; you execute their Javascript.

The easiest way of not letting it...

Could you please describe the sequence of what you do and when it happens?

i.e What were you trying to get IE to do.

Also your PC specification.

As I say, I don't see how the wrong memory could fry anything in your motherboard. The CMOS idea is a reasonable long shot whic h will enable the boot process to rediscover your hardware.

The...

Too kind.

Anyway, that damn sig website is all in Danish - so of limited use to our forum members!

Maybe rajuguru really meant it. In which case, thanks. LOL.

3 Beeps means a memory test has failed. You could go into BIOS setup (with the old memory properly installed) and see whether is an ECC memory option.

I don't see how the wrong sort of memory can...

That's fine.

On the architecture point - in my view, the architecture scope includes the software that can run. There's a good article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core that...

You are very rude.

The difference in architecture is well described at Intel.com.

Obviously Core-2 Duo is the better architecture.

Please start your own thread and provide full details of what is happening.

I realise that English is not your first language but what you have asked unfortunately doesn't make sense.

What...

Please mark this thread as SOLVED. By the way, what make/model is your UPS? It's a matter of interest to know which UPS brands have imperfect sinusoidal output.

No it won't damage anything if my diagnosis is correct - i.e. on battery driven UPS only. It means that the sinusoidal interference or drift is causing an electrical resonance that comes out in a...

The buzzing normally changes if you change brightness/contrast. It should reduce buzz if brightness is turned up.

I'll make an informed guess here.

I think it's coincidence - you're running...

It looks like Mcafee or something might have detected and removed a trojan, the evidence being:

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)

The trojan may have done...

Hi Mahela

As you know I've been dealing with your situation on the other thread.

Rik's got it right, of course. I have two viewsonic monitors connected to my HD laptop. Neither monitor...

Well, I tried it this morning.

I put both cables into a Viewsonic 2265 - that's VGA & HDMI. This is what happened:

1/
On boot, the signal definitely came through VGA because I could see the...

The key information that's missing is your router.

And did you mean Qwest DSL? Is this a cable based service? If so, does the Vostro work with internet if you plug directly into the Modem...

You don't tell us enough. How are you trying to connect to the internet? These problems are usually router issue or configuration of your network card. So tell us a lot more please.

That would have updated drivers. So we're all pleased that you're fixed up. Do please mark this thread as SOLVEd.

You can either wait for me to try it some time this week (when I eventually re-boot)- no harm will result but I can report behaviour and which cable becomes the active one after booting.

Or you...

Have you got the correct Character Encoding set?

Arabic (ISO-8859-6)
Arabic (Windows-1256)

I'm by no means an expert on this - but no one else has found a way of helping you either.

And is...

Is there any clue for you in this article:

http://www.interproinc.com/articles.asp?id=0301

Search on the string "Bi-directional languages" where there is a potential explanation. What you do...

You're welcome. Do please mark this thread as SOLVED.

Yes - the monitor is adjusting refresh rate from VGA to whatever setting the now available Registry tells the driver.

Nothing wrong; nothing to repair. My main monitor (LCD) does this.

You're welcome. Then mark the thread as SOLVED.

Cheers

That's srange. When you load excel (blank sheet), you can disable the use of macros. Then when you load your problem spreadsheet, the code should not be running.

Isn't that so?
...

What's this about look-ups?

Anyway, the usual reason, if not what kaninelupus is investigating with you, is the sound driver. It may also be another program trying to use sound at the same time...

Try it. I can see what you want to achieve.

I could try it but (sorry) can't be bothered. No harm will result. My guess is that the VGA port will be acquired first and will be retained.

Let...

There is a straightforward reason. When you boot, default VGA video drivers based on the BIOS of your graphics card are used. That is because there is nothing else from Windows loaded at boot up. ...

If not the virus theory (because I've just registered what you said in your first post about the clean install & slipstream) the (much as I hate to say it) jccaldz may have given you the right...

Disable Macros security setting when you load Excel? That should enable you to get to the code & correct it.

I'd buy the virus theory - or the wrong driver in the splipstream disk. Anti-malwarebytes would flush this out. When you're sure there's no virus issue, a reload of drivers would remove suspicion...

A lot more information than this is required to help ypu.

I've successfully installed these updates. I doubt that your MBR could be corrupted by a Windows update. I suspect that something else has happened, like a mains glitch furing shit down or...