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Old 08-17-2011, 08:55 PM   #11
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Default Re: Blue Screen Trouble/Tech Support?

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Originally Posted by T.G View Post
Sounds like it's not booting from the OS cd.

Try accessing the bios to change the boot order.

When you first turn the computer on do you see anything like "XX for BIOS" or "XX for Setup" - typically at the bottom of the screen?
XX could be just about anything, but the following are the common ones (off the top of my head):F2, F8, F10, F12, DEL. Typically, this info can be found on the system or motherboard manufacturer's website.

When you get into the BIOS, change the boot order so that the optical drive (CD, DVD) is first. Some BIOSes are quirky and you need to actually disable booting from the hard disk to get them to boot from the CD/DVD.
It doesn't even have time to startup the screen, so I can't see anything other than the blinking lights on the CPU.

Sorry if I'm being a pain in the @$$ here.




BTW,the computer is a Dell XPS of some sort. Other than that, I don't really know much more.
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