Dell Dimension 1100.
O.S. Windows XP Home edition.
Problem:
When I switch on the computer it whirs for about five seconds, then there is a click and it freezes. Nothing shows on the screen – no logo etc. Completely dead
The green light on front of computer tower remains fixed on.
I have tried following:
Disconnected memory card and reseated it, disconnected sound card and reseated (no more cards).
Disconnected all cables to Motherboard and devices and reseated them.
Disconnect mouse, keyboard, monitor.
BUT IT NEVER GETS BEYOND THE FIRST FIVE SECONDS OF BOOTING UP.
Inserted a new motherboard and processor. But the problem remains the same with new as with old.
A few days before the problem came I saw the following warning message:
"Power Surge on Hub Port. A USB device has exceeded power limits of its hub port”.
I have pursued this and downloaded a patch from Dell to remedy this problem: but I cannot install the patch as I cannot get my computer going.
Any ideas on how to solve this? Second could the problem be related to this ‘power surge on hub port’.
O.S. Windows XP Home edition.
Problem:
When I switch on the computer it whirs for about five seconds, then there is a click and it freezes. Nothing shows on the screen – no logo etc. Completely dead
The green light on front of computer tower remains fixed on.
I have tried following:
Disconnected memory card and reseated it, disconnected sound card and reseated (no more cards).
Disconnected all cables to Motherboard and devices and reseated them.
Disconnect mouse, keyboard, monitor.
BUT IT NEVER GETS BEYOND THE FIRST FIVE SECONDS OF BOOTING UP.
Inserted a new motherboard and processor. But the problem remains the same with new as with old.
A few days before the problem came I saw the following warning message:
"Power Surge on Hub Port. A USB device has exceeded power limits of its hub port”.
I have pursued this and downloaded a patch from Dell to remedy this problem: but I cannot install the patch as I cannot get my computer going.
Any ideas on how to solve this? Second could the problem be related to this ‘power surge on hub port’.