Hi, I came here in search of help with my Dell Demension E510. (Windows XP) When I turn it on it makes a kind of grinding sound, and wont boot. There are the numbers '3' and '4' illuminated on the front of the tower. (I'm not sure if they were there before.) I can't remember if it beeps or not.
This problem occured after a BIOS upgrade. Can someone pleeease help?
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Jump to Post3 4 generally denotes a failure of the memory subsystem. Try opening the cover and reseat the memory modules, cleaning them if there's any dirt. If this doesn't help, get back and we'll get this sorted out.
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Jump to PostThat's exactly what I meant. Since you say you added more memory to it, I'd say either that or one of the older ones have become dislodged. Try resetting all the memory cards and see if this fixes the issue
Jump to Posttake out all the recently added memory and try it with just the origianl stuff. I own a 5150 and it refuses to boot unless i use hign quality memory of the exact speed it requires
Jump to Postis it still under dell warranty?
your screwed othereise if it turns ot to be something major as only dell PSUs and motherboards fit into dell cases.
Jump to Post…I have a tendency to obsess about my computer settings, and this problem occured after doing some upgrades and whatnot. So I figured I must've done something wrong. I'll try and reseat the memory and I'll see what happens. Could someone suggest the next step, if this one doesn't work?
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