I GET POWER BUT NO BOOT!!!?

Question

I have a Dell Dimension 4500

I GET POWER BUT NO BOOT!!!

NO BEEPS!!!

When I power it up with only: The motherboard, Power Supply, Video Card, 1 Stick of RAM, and the Processor I dont get any beeps On the back of the computer the diagnostic codes tell me "Memory modules are detected, but a memory failure has occurred." The thing that bothers me is that their is no video out signal, and i am not getting anything on screen. Is thier any way to findo out what is wrong without buying the ram. PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO RESET THE CMOS. Maby that is the problem. The computer has worked before And I dont know what the problem is. It has to be bios/COMS related because nothing is coming up on screen. please help!!!!!

Answer 1

i think u will have to format ur computer. i think u go to run then type cmd then type format (but im not sure about the last part). but warning, after u format ur computer, it will be completly erased, including windows or watever u have. u should find out where u have to take ur computer to get windows reinstalled. id also suggest saving all important files to a flask drive, floppy dosk, etc.hope this helps

Answer 2

Try taking the memory out and then put it back in!

Answer 3

Sorry but pretty much the only way to tell what the problem is in your situation is to replace different parts. If you go to a retail store you can return whatever you buy. In your situation it can only be the ram, the graphics card, or the mother board. Pray that its not the mother board. Seeing that your computer is detecting the memory I would go out and buy a cheap Ge Force graphics card and see if that solves the problem. They do go out often. I believe Circuit City, witch is where I work, sells a geforce 6200 for 59.99. I would defiantly try that first and like I said, you can return it if that's not the problem. Good luck to you.

Answer 4

Lookup the manual for your motherboard. Usually, there is a jumper that you short to clear the CMOS to factory default.

If you can't find a manual (real or online), locate the battery and remove it. Leave it out for at least 10 minutes. Put it back in. The CMOS will be cleared.

Good luck,

LKB

Answer 5

You need to get your recovery cd and then it will guide you to get your recovery. It has something to do with the space and overloading pr grams that make it slow.