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I have a start up problem. It is Dell's article # 316056. On startup,
There is a bar that fills in white. Sometimes it fills in only half way and
it just freezes, thus no startup. I have to shut it down again, and start
over. Usually, it will go ahead and complete startup the second time
around. And it doesn't always act up. But it is a pain. I restored my
system to factory restore. It didn't help, and I didn't think it would.
But that article #316056 suggested that be done. It was like this when I
got it from Dell. So restoring it, was for nothing. Does anyone know
about this problem? If so, please help! ahwah
--
git er done

The best advice is to call Dell and arrange to return the system in exchange
for one that works. If a computer has a problem as serious as this, right
out of the box, I would not trust it to be very dependable.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"ahwah" <> wrote in message
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>I have a start up problem. It is Dell's article # 316056. On startup,
> There is a bar that fills in white. Sometimes it fills in only half way
> and
> it just freezes, thus no startup. I have to shut it down again, and
> start
> over. Usually, it will go ahead and complete startup the second time
> around. And it doesn't always act up. But it is a pain. I restored
> my
> system to factory restore. It didn't help, and I didn't think it would.
> But that article #316056 suggested that be done. It was like this when I
> got it from Dell. So restoring it, was for nothing. Does anyone know
> about this problem? If so, please help! ahwah
> --
> git er done

Hi,

If it did this right from the start, then you probably have a hardware
issue. Exercise your warranty, as the system or a component likely needs
replacing.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"ahwah" <> wrote in message
news:6E764603-91A5-4CF8-A906-...
>I have a start up problem. It is Dell's article # 316056. On startup,
> There is a bar that fills in white. Sometimes it fills in only half way
> and
> it just freezes, thus no startup. I have to shut it down again, and
> start
> over. Usually, it will go ahead and complete startup the second time
> around. And it doesn't always act up. But it is a pain. I restored
> my
> system to factory restore. It didn't help, and I didn't think it would.
> But that article #316056 suggested that be done. It was like this when I
> got it from Dell. So restoring it, was for nothing. Does anyone know
> about this problem? If so, please help! ahwah
> --
> git er done

Sounds like a hardware issue. Send it back.
"ahwah" <> wrote in message
news:6E764603-91A5-4CF8-A906-...
>I have a start up problem. It is Dell's article # 316056. On startup,
> There is a bar that fills in white. Sometimes it fills in only half way
> and
> it just freezes, thus no startup. I have to shut it down again, and
> start
> over. Usually, it will go ahead and complete startup the second time
> around. And it doesn't always act up. But it is a pain. I restored
> my
> system to factory restore. It didn't help, and I didn't think it would.
> But that article #316056 suggested that be done. It was like this when I
> got it from Dell. So restoring it, was for nothing. Does anyone know
> about this problem? If so, please help! ahwah
> --
> git er done