need lots of help

damazz17 · 05-14-2008, 03:48 PM

i have a dell inspiron 1000 and it will not boot past the splash screen. when i try to hit f2 or f12 it says entering setup or boot menu but will not go further. i was told to try and let the computer force boot to cd but the comp will freeze on the splash screen. i also was told to flush the bios. if anyone cn tell me how to flush the bios or any other ideas please help

JlCollins005 · 05-14-2008, 03:58 PM

go to dell download the bios update off another pc put it on a floppy and reflash the bios

damazz17 · 05-14-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JlCollins005

go to dell download the bios update off another pc put it on a floppy and reflash the bios

it is a laptop i do not have a floppy drive can i use a flash drive and how do you reflash the bios

Burn_all · 05-14-2008, 08:02 PM

get a USB drive and use that. that waht i did, u gotta set it to boot off ur usb, i eblive 1st u gotta get it to detect it then restart the computer then try update, but 1st u gotta formatt the usb and put the file on it... i found a really good instutrction page i'lls ee if i cant find it

JlCollins005 · 05-15-2008, 12:00 AM

u could use the flashdrive and u could also use a cd

royalmarine · 05-15-2008, 12:05 AM

is the laptop out of warranty?

damazz17 · 05-16-2008, 10:54 PM

yes it is out of warranty

myPCrocks · 05-17-2008, 04:15 AM

How can he flash BIOS if he cant get into it?

05-14-2008, 03:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
damazz17 New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	need lots of help i have a dell inspiron 1000 and it will not boot past the splash screen. when i try to hit f2 or f12 it says entering setup or boot menu but will not go further. i was told to try and let the computer force boot to cd but the comp will freeze on the splash screen. i also was told to flush the bios. if anyone cn tell me how to flush the bios or any other ideas please help

05-14-2008, 03:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
JlCollins005 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 21 Posts: 925	go to dell download the bios update off another pc put it on a floppy and reflash the bios __________________ My Latop Hp zv6000 AMD Athlon 3200+ 2GB Ram 60GB Hdd Cdrw/DVD rom Ati 128 Vid 15.4" Glossy Widescreen

05-14-2008, 08:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	get a USB drive and use that. that waht i did, u gotta set it to boot off ur usb, i eblive 1st u gotta get it to detect it then restart the computer then try update, but 1st u gotta formatt the usb and put the file on it... i found a really good instutrction page i'lls ee if i cant find it __________________ The Rigg: Q6600 2.4GHz , GeForce 8800GTS 512MB CORSAIR 4GB , 500 GB HD x2 ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP ,OCZ GameXStream 700W NZXT Apollo Black case The Laptop: ASUS M51 Series M51Sn-X2 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T8300(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA ,4GB Memory DDR2 667 250GB HDD 5400rpm ,GeForce 9500M GS

05-15-2008, 12:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
JlCollins005 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 21 Posts: 925	u could use the flashdrive and u could also use a cd __________________ My Latop Hp zv6000 AMD Athlon 3200+ 2GB Ram 60GB Hdd Cdrw/DVD rom Ati 128 Vid 15.4" Glossy Widescreen

05-15-2008, 12:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	is the laptop out of warranty? __________________ want to download your favourite movies and tv shows and so much more? come join our forum and get them all for free! http://www.rapidfind.org/upload/regi...errerid=100905

05-16-2008, 10:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
damazz17 New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	yes it is out of warranty

05-17-2008, 04:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
myPCrocks Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Midwest Age: 39 Posts: 255	How can he flash BIOS if he cant get into it? __________________ Too Many To List.

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