Any Dell System Reinstallation Disk will work for any Dell. Just ensure the COA for the model you're installing is the same. You'll just need to download any additional drivers for items that require one. As a matter of fact, these Dell SRD's will work for any brand of computer, not just...
Thanks Pinkslippa for the clarification of the N1996. The actual part number on the motherboard is 865G/GVM3-V.
I went to MSI's website but no help there. Also couldn't turn up memory specifications for this board using google.
I'll have to get back witht he processor and socket info...
I'm repairing a computer for a customer. It's what I call a clone PC (actually it's labeled CISNET). One of the memory chips has failed. The original memory has a label "PC400". The customer added a PC3200 chip a couple of years ago, but the PC3200 chip has failed.
The motherboard is a "MSI...
What is the status of the power button on the front of the computer?
What I tend to do in a situation like this is to remove all the external items (except the monitor), adapter cards, unplug the Optical and Hard Drives.
And/or remove all memory modules but one and test each module.
Right-click on My Computer (XP) or Computer (Vista), select Manage, Disk Management, see if the USB drive shows up, if so, check the status. If may be offline or may require initialization and more.
The three USB drives, have you tried them on another computer?
If HP has a diagnostic program like Dell's do, run it and test the sound. If it passes the hardware test, then it's usually an issue with the OS or try uninstalling and resinstalling the sound driver. Check the cable connections inside the computer to ensure they are seated properly.
Biggest problem with laptops, the DC Power Jack has a broken solder connection on the motherboard, hence the AC Power Adapter doesn't work, usually a little jiggling of the plug may create a temporary power connection.
Typically on the motherboard, there is a DC power circuit.
Rather than pushing the scan selection on the printer, do the scan from the HP software on the attached computer or use the Camera/Scanner Wizard located in All Programs, Accessories.
I purchased a couple of used Dell computers with the HD password and had no problem contacting Dell tech support for assistance in removing the password. The main thing is to ensure the Dell Service Tag in the BIOS is the same as the service tag on the computer label.
I typically remove the infected hard drive and attach it to another computer using an IDE/Sata to USB Adapter and use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, AVG Anti-Virus and Microsoft Windows Defender Anti-Spyware to eradicate those pesky varmits. A bit of extra work, sure, but nearly 100% successful...
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