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OS Information:
PropertyValue
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Service Pack 3.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
PropertyValue
Current Clock Speed 1594
Description x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 2
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz


Memory (RAM):
PropertyValue
Bank Label
Capacity 134217728

Bank Label
Capacity 536870912

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~640 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 639MB

Disk Drives:
PropertyValue
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Maxtor 96147H6
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 60019868160 (~56 GB)
Number of Partitions 2


Installed Printers:
PropertyValue

Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product Dimension 4300
Serial Number
Version


BIOS:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
Name Default System BIOS
Release Date 20010910000000.000000+000
Version DELL - 6


Monitor:
PropertyValue
Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 1024
Screen Width 1280


Keyboard:
PropertyValue
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse


Sound Card:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Intel
Description Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller
Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2445&SUBSYS_01101028&REV_12\3&172 E68DD&0&FD


Video Card:
PropertyValue
Adapter Compatibility ATI Technologies Inc.
Adapter RAM 16777216
Description RAGE 128 PRO Ultra GL AGP (Microsoft Corporation)
Installed Display Drivers ati2dvaa.dll
Driver Version 5.1.2600.0
Driver Date 8/3/2004 10:29:28 PM
Video Mode Description 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
PropertyValue


Modem:
PropertyValue
Model Dell Data Fax Modem
Name Dell Data Fax Modem


Network Adapters:
PropertyValue
Description CNet PRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description RAS Async Adapter
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Description Direct Parallel
Description WAN Miniport (IP)
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport

External Ports:
PropertyValue
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator

Expansion Slots:
PropertyValue
Slot Designation PCI1
Slot Designation PCI2
Slot Designation PCI3
Slot Designation PCI4
Slot Designation AGP1
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New problem?

When exactly do you get this message and what is the verbatim message?

What is the exact Dell model? Dimension 4300?

Was it perfectly fine last time you used it?

Are you familiar with the Dell Recovery options?


http://support.dell.com/support/topi...g=&toggle=&dl=



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I ran a Belarc scan on my macine and got this ......................Maxtor 96147H6 [Hard drive] (60.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n V60JW6WC, rev ZAH814Y0, SMART Failure

this is a machine that had a bad hard drive that would not load at all replaced with a hard drive that I had laying around

Try MaxBlast:

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD

Originally Posted by mecapt

this is a machine that had a bad hard drive that would not load at all replaced with a hard drive that I had laying around

How did you get the Dell XP back on it?

have xp disk nothing else is loaded

I am going to check jumper settings

MaxBlast will test the Maxtor hard drive.

You cannot load a Microsoft version of XP on a Dell computer.

The original drive had a Recovery Partition as seen in the Dell link I posted.

If this drive is no longer accessible you will need to get a Recovery CD from Dell.