Dell Dimension 5100 Support Question
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Question posted by ckbarry4451 on March 19th, 2014
How Do I Get Out Of Safe Mode?
Hi, I have powered down many times, and pressed F8, but key board or mouse is not active, goes into Safe mode. How do I get out of this cycle?
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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on March 20th, 2014 4:54 AM
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First F8 BEFORE Windows starts to load is how you get to Safe Mode. F8 will give you a menu with several options including Safe Mode, Safe Mode with networking and several others. Usually I hit F8 several times, not just once to get to the Safe Mode option screen.
Are there lines or video distortion when it first starts up? If it's just When/After Windows starts that suggests either a bad video driver or a hardware problem with the video card. If it's OK on startup, POST, BEFORE Windows starts, the video card is using it's basic VGA mode, and the same way in Safe Mode, it's using it's basic VGA mode. When Windows starts, it loads the Video driver and it sounds like this is when there is a problem and if this is the case it's most likely a defective Video Card.
But before you consider replacing the video card, "reseat" the card and see if that helps. Reseat - with the PC powered off, open the case, disconnect the Monitor cable from the card, and remove the Video Card then reinstall it making sure it's fully and correctly seated. Reconnect the Monitor cable and power on and try. If this doesn't work, in the Safe Mode, reinstall the drivers for the Video Card as a last chance.
Related Dell Dimension 5100 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 1
Dell™ Dimension™ 5100
Service Tag
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)
cover latch release
power connector
network adapter
Model DCSM
sound connectors (integrated) (5) VGA ...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
... use of Microsoft Corporation.
All rights reserved. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, Inspiron, Dell Precision, Dimension, OptiPlex, Latitude, PowerEdge, PowerVault, PowerApp, DellNet, and PowerConnect are registered trademarks of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either the entities claiming the marks and names...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 20 Connecting a TV 21 Changing the Display Settings 21
Setting Up a Home and Office Network 21 Connecting to a Network Adapter 21 Network Setup Wizard 22
Power Management 22 Standby Mode 23 Hibernate Mode 23 Power Options Properties 23
Hyper-Threading 25
Contents
3
Owner's Manual - Page 15
...
15 A DVD player includes the following basic buttons:
Stop
Restart the current chapter
Play
Fast forward
Pause
Fast reverse
Advance a single frame while in pause mode
Go to the next title or chapter
Continuously play the current title or chapter
Go to increase or decrease the volume.
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... ensure that it is not included with your computer.
For information on the primary monitor.
2 Enable clone mode or extended desktop mode in the display settings. • In clone mode, both monitors display the same image. • In extended desktop mode, you connect the monitor(s) or TV, turn on the computer. The Microsoft® Windows®...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
... just the monitor or the hard drive, or you are not using it.
When the computer exits from a power conservation mode, the Windows desktop is restored to the entire computer. When a Windows XP Professional computer is on the screen. NOTE: Selecting the connection method This computer connects directly to ...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...system data to automatically activate after a time-out. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab.
NOTICE: If your power settings on your hard drive with enough disk space to you. Pressing a key on the keyboard or move the mouse. Standby Mode
Standby mode conserves power by . To activate hibernate mode:
1 Click the Start...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... for quick access.
• Set the computer to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, or turn off the computer.
If you want to use your computer with minimal power conservation.
• Max Battery - The Power schemes drop-down menu in the fields below the scheme name.
To recover, press any key on your computer, choose a scheme from the...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
...power strip is turned on the back of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in standby mode.
I F T H E P O W E R L I G H T I N G S - If the link integrity light is not receiving power. • Reseat the power... I N G G R E E N - Press a key on the keyboard, move the mouse, or press the power button to the system board (see "Controls and Lights" on page 43.
...
Owner's Manual - Page 106
...ID number, Capacity, and whether the drive is active (available only for setting up a future boot process), the computer prompts you to press . Settings are On, Off, or On w/ ...disables the front USB ports.
combination mode, which provides the highest drive performance and optimal flexibility. NOTE: Operating systems with versions of this key combination causes a menu to display ...
Owner's Manual - Page 108
... in a low-power mode, and S3, a standby state where the power is re-applied.
Mark All Entries Read puts an R to the left -arrow key to automatically turn on the computer.
Everyday turns the computer on every day from Monday through Friday at the time set in Auto Power Time.
Change the startup time by pressing the right- Maintenance...
Owner's Manual - Page 120
...com Customer Care E-mail: [email protected] Technical Support Fax Technical Support (Dell™ Dimension™ and Inspiron) Technical Support (OptiPlex™, Latitude™, and Dell Precision™)...Small Business Preferred Accounts Division Large Corporate Accounts GCP Large Corporate Accounts Key Accounts Large Corporate Accounts North Large Corporate Accounts North Government and ...
Owner's Manual - Page 123
...
Guyana
General Support
Hong Kong
Website: support.ap.dell.com
International Access Code: 001 Technical Support E-mail: [email protected]
Country Code: 852
Technical Support (Dimension and Inspiron)
Technical Support (OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell Precision)
Technical Support (PowerApp™, PowerEdge™, PowerConnect™, and PowerVault™)
Customer Care
Large Corporate...
Owner's Manual - Page 125
...
International Access Code: 001 Technical Support (servers)
Country Code: 81
Technical Support outside of Japan (servers)
City Code: 44
Technical Support (Dimension and Inspiron)
Technical Support outside of Japan (Dimension and Inspiron)
Technical Support (Dell Precision, OptiPlex, and Latitude)
Technical Support outside of Japan (Dell Precision, OptiPlex, and Latitude)
Technical Support...
Owner's Manual - Page 126
... Support Customer Service (Xiamen, China) Transaction Sales (Xiamen, China) Website: support.ap.dell.com Technical Support (Dell Precision, OptiPlex, and Latitude) Technical Support (Dimension, Inspiron, and Electronics and Accessories) Technical Support (PowerApp, PowerEdge, PowerConnect, and PowerVault) Customer Service (Penang, Malaysia) Transaction Sales Corporate Sales
Area Codes, Local...
Owner's Manual - Page 129
... Name or Service Area, Website and E-Mail Address
Singapore (Singapore)
Website: support.ap.dell.com
International Access Code: 005 Country Code: 65
Technical Support (Dimension, Inspiron, and Electronics and Accessories)
Technical Support (OptiPlex, Latitude, and Dell Precision)
Technical Support (PowerApp, PowerEdge, PowerConnect, and PowerVault)
Customer Service (Penang, Malaysia...
Owner's Manual - Page 131
... E-Mail Address
Taiwan
Website: support.ap.dell.com
International Access Code: 002 E-mail: [email protected]
Country Code: 886
Technical Support (OptiPlex, Latitude, Inspiron, Dimension, and Electronics and Accessories)
Technical Support (PowerApp, PowerEdge, PowerConnect, and PowerVault)
Transaction Sales
Corporate Sales
Thailand
Website: support.ap.dell.com
International Access Code...
Owner's Manual - Page 136
... 29 removing, 82
hardware Dell Diagnostics, 46
Hardware Troubleshooter, 49 headphone
connector, 55 hibernate mode, 23-24 Hyper-Threading, 25
I
installing parts before you begin, 53 recommended tools, 53...Tag, 10, 55
latch release cover, 55
lights back of computer, 43 diagnostic, 43, 56 hard drive activity, 56
M
Media Card Reader installing, 89, 91 problems, 31 removing, 89 using, 18
memory 4-GB ...
Owner's Manual - Page 137
...connect two, 19-20 connect VGA, 19-20 display settings, 21 extended desktop mode, 21 hard to read , 41
motherboard. See system board mouse
problems, 35
N
network Network Setup Wizard, 22 problems, 35 setting ...34 modem, 29 monitor is blank, 40 monitor is hard to read, 41 mouse, 35 network, 35 power, 36 power light conditions, 36 printer, 37 program crashes, 33 program stops responding, 33 programs...
Owner's Manual - Page 138
... controls and lights, 101 drives, 100 environmental, 102 expansion bus, 100 memory, 99 physical, 102 power, 102 processor, 99 technical, 99 video, 100
standby mode, 23
support contacting Dell, 116 policy, 114
support.dell.com, 10
system board, 61
System Restore, 49-50
system setup about, 103 entering, 103 options, 105 screens, 104...
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