Power Supply??

[laatsch55]

OK, I'm game, what now?

 

[Gepetto]

OK, I'm game, what now?

Try ejecting and reseating them Lee...

 

[laatsch55]

All of them?

 

[Gepetto]

All of them?

Unless you know which one is acting up?

 

[laatsch55]

You a funny guy.....will do....

 

[Gepetto]

You a funny guy.....will do....

If you really do have 4 DIMMs installed, they all should report in.

 

[laatsch55]

There are 4 in there Joe. The computer came with 2-512's, I bought 4- 1 giggers to put in.....

 

[laatsch55]

Got it back Joe. Had to reboot again...

 

[orange]

PC4200 is 533 MHz, like Emily my Dimension E310,whuch only takes two, and I only have one so I've got 2x 512MB PC5300/667 at the moment as it only has two slots (which I posted in my thread at about 3 am. I believe mine might max at 4 GB but that's an expensive proposition unless somebody on CL has it used cheap/wants to trade.

I'm thinking you spent a tank of diesel for that RAM.

 

[jbeckva]

Got it back Joe. Had to reboot again...

Fuzzballs in the dimm sockets, I'll wager... 10 years old based on the BIOS date, would be as expected..

 

[laatsch55]

Well, there was a few haiballs and whatnot in there.......10 years old and still goin strong....

 

[Gepetto]

Well, there was a few haiballs and whatnot in there.......10 years old and still goin strong....

Have you checked to see if a new BIOS version exists for your machine Lee?

 

[laatsch55]

No Joe I haven't......that would be out there even though Microsoft quit supporting XP??

 

[orange]

BIOS is not supplied by Microsoft. Go to the computer or board manufacturer's website and find the model or board for details. BIOS flashing is not always easy and can be problematic if it fails. Some are easier than others. In your case the HP website will probably have the files you need, or they may also have automatic programs like Dell that can read what is installed or you enter a code on the computer case *not the Windows key to determine this.

 

[laatsch55]

The computer will not come out of sleep mode. I have to trip the power strip to shut it off. After turning on I get the following screen....

 

[roccus]

Lee try this...
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/safemodexp.htm

 

[laatsch55]

I got to the screen that said "start windows normally", did that and away it went.

I would like to figure out why it won't start normally from just turning it on. It used to..

 

[roccus]

I got to the screen that said "start windows normally", did that and away it went.

I would like to figure out why it won't start normally from just turning it on. It used to..

Did you try to reboot it after you got it to start?? If not try doing safe boot again and you should get an option to start at last known good configuration pick a date that you know it was starting as it should then try a reboot

 

[Fishoz]

You lost your bias........WTF do I know!!

 

[jbeckva]

Hey Lee!

Since you did see back in the BIOS screen a DIMM missing, I'd run a memory diag... go here for instructions.. bad memory can mess you up..

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/test-your-ram-with-windows-memory-diagnostic-tool/