Dell Dimension 5150 Support Question
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Question posted by terryknowles on December 20th, 2012
Cannot Boot Up My Dell Dimension 5150 Most Of The Time
I cannot boot up my pcc it says it cannot find any bootable drives. Then it will after many attempts boot up what causes this. I replaced the cmos battery and all was well for about a month. Then it went back to not reocognized the floppy drive, and saying press F.1 and when I did this the hard drive would boot up, now I find it says there are no botable drives
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Answer #1: Posted by krishmusic on December 20th, 2012 11:46 PM
krishmusic
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Hi,
It happens, if the bios settings for drives was not set properly.
Please set the Os Hd as a primary bootable device. Kindly refer the below link.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim5150/en/sm/syssetup.htm
Thanks!
Krish.
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510
Owner's Manual
Service Tag
cover latch release
CD or DVD eject button CD or DVD activity light FlexBay for optional floppy drive or Media Card Reader
microphone connector headphone connector diagnostic lights hard-drive activity light power button/ power activity light
USB 2.0 connectors (2)
power connector
sound connectors (integrated) (5) VGA video...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
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Owner's Manual - Page 7
...7 Battery 100 Replacing the Battery 100
Replacing the Computer Cover 101
5 Appendix
Specifications 103 System Setup 107
Overview 107 Entering System Setup 108 System Setup Options 109 Boot Sequence 113 Clearing Forgotten Passwords 115 Clearing CMOS Settings 116 Cleaning Your Computer 116 Computer, Keyboard, and Monitor 116 Mouse 117 Floppy Drive 117 CDs and DVDs 117 Dell Technical...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
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Owner's Manual - Page 31
... date information after turning on the computer, or if an incorrect time or date displays during start-up, replace the battery (see "Replacing the Battery" on page 120). R E P L A C E T H E B A T T E R Y -
If you have to the manufacturer's instructions. Solving Problems
31 CAUTION: Before you begin any of a new battery exploding if it is properly connected. • If an error...
Owner's Manual - Page 50
... resolve the error condition, contact Dell (see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop.
This test typically takes 10... to run . Run Express Test first to select a test based on your computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 59) and try again.
3 When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition and press . 4 When the Dell...
Owner's Manual - Page 55
... click Next. During the boot process, a blue bar with PC Restore, click Reboot in time, let the computer finish ...starting, and then restart the computer again.
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Owner's Manual - Page 100
...) and select the appropriate Drive option. 10 Verify that the object is incorrectly installed. Discard used batteries according to the network device and then plug it out of its socket with the same or equivalent type recommended by breaking circuit traces on the computer, replace the battery. Otherwise, you attempt to touch the system board...
Owner's Manual - Page 124
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Service Manual - Page 1
... trademarks and trade names may be used in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Service Manual
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Service Manual - Page 2
... read the safety information in your Dell™ Product Information Guide. Back to help ensure your computer.
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Before You Begin
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Service Manual - Page 4
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Service Manual - Page 13
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Specifications
Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Service Manual
Processor Processor type
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Service Manual - Page 17
...Follow the procedures in the Product Information Guide. NOTICE: Ensure that you begin any of desktop space. Lay your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover.
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Service Manual - Page 18
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Removing and Installing Parts
Dell™ Dimension™ 5150/E510 Service Manual
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Service Manual - Page 59
... moving it to Contents Page Ensure that all cables are left inside the computer. 3. Connect your computer and devices to Contents Page
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Service Manual - Page 60
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Troubleshooting
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Service Manual - Page 61
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Service Manual - Page 62
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Service Manual - Page 65
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