Major Problems, Computer Options

[THE Mechanic]

Hello Folks,I have I think a vary big problem with my Gaming computer.Luckly my best friend Jerry had bought a computer and we linked them together here at my home with a router side by side so when he stops by on the weekend we can play CODUO together..Anyway..At least I can get to my account to mob here at home.

Here it goes.Ok. I have a DELL p4 3.40 gig 1 gig ram x800xt card.

I have Macafy aswell as avg up dated vires protection.adaware too..Auto defrag monthly and windows update.I clean the cookie etc etc..often.To be sure everything runs smoothly.Never ever had a problemm till now...

I was on last night late playing everything ran great ..Shut down...Went to turn on comp tonight and all i get is a black screen and at the top it says this.... R423xt p/n 113-A 31903-102-Rev09-16p BR#7907 AR DDR3 bios p4.rc [9.0.1 Thats it .Shut down and tried to re boot with no change it just goes strieght back to the black screen with the same # across the top of the screen...Any ideas would be greatly app..i have not called DELL cause i dont realy feel like waiting nine years and a day just to talk to INDIA with no results but if need be i shall just wanted you all a posable shot at it.Maybe you can help..



Thanks man im praying this can be fixed.



Mechanic

[Cross of Iron]

I had a black screen once,but no error message..it turned out to be a faulty graphics card.So I changed it ,and all worked fine...if not better.

[T/A6Pak]

Just hold on until Druid or Steel tell you how to fix it. Unless you want to take forever like I did and called IBM. We've been wondering where you've been hiding. Hope your computer feels better soon:(

T/A6Pak

[THE Mechanic]

Not to get off subject but, You all might as well know My moms been very ill and my time is very limited now.Im solo with the exception of my Girl.I dont know what i would do with out her support.Did'nt want to drop this bomb,but i feel comfortable letting you all Know.My friends at MOB.Please Pray..

[Cross of Iron]

Sorry to hear that Mech.....hope she gets better soon.....all the best m8

[HammaTime]

Wishing you the best of luck with that Mech! As you know, I'm in a similar situation. Tough to deal with no matter the circumstances.

[steel]

Hope your Mom gets better Mechanic.

As for where to start with your computer, you might want to read through this thread http://www.mobclan.com/forums/upload/index...showtopic=12792

The bottom line is that you need to figure out someway of getting it to boot up, either in safe mode or with a boot disk or something. Then we can go from there.

[)--S@B0T-->]

Hello Folks,I have I think a vary big problem with my Gaming computer.Luckly my best friend Jerry had bought a computer and we linked them together here at my home with a router side by side so when he stops by on the weekend we can play CODUO together..Anyway..At least I can get to my account to mob here at home.

Here it goes.Ok. I have a DELL p4 3.40 gig 1 gig ram x800xt card.

I have Macafy aswell as avg up dated vires protection.adaware too..Auto defrag monthly and windows update.I clean the cookie etc etc..often.To be sure everything runs smoothly.Never ever had a problemm till now...

I was on last night late playing everything ran great ..Shut down...Went to turn on comp tonight and all i get is a black screen and at the top it says this.... R423xt p/n 113-A 31903-102-Rev09-16p BR#7907 AR DDR3 bios p4.rc [9.0.1 Thats it .Shut down and tried to re boot with no change it just goes strieght back to the black screen with the same # across the top of the screen...Any ideas would be greatly app..i have not called DELL cause i dont realy feel like waiting nine years and a day just to talk to INDIA with no results but if need be i shall just wanted you all a posable shot at it.Maybe you can help..



Thanks man im praying this can be fixed.



Mechanic

Hi Mech,



First of all, I just want you to know how sorry I am to hear about your mother. I hope she is on the road to recovery as I compose this message. I will pray for you both.



As far as your machine is concerned; can you even access your bios? (hit "delete" or "F1" or whatever your particular command is to access your bios at startup, so that your bios screen comes up?) If you can, then you can check your bios settings to see if something went askew in there. Since no one actually knows what all the bios settings are or should be, here's a link that might help if you have access to another computer.

http://www.rojakpot.com/show.aspx?fileID=18



scroll down and click on the "free access to bios optimization guide" link and it will give you most every setting imaginable and an explanation of what it does.



If you cannot access your bios, most likely that is your problem right there. You will need to contact your manufacturer, and tell them your sad story. Most likely it will require a replacement bios chip.



If you can access your bios, and your settings are in order, I would look at your video card. ATI recently released a technical doc about their X1000 series cards and Dell computers in which the computer would not boot up due to problems with the card. I experienced this first hand with an ATI x1300pro card on a machine I built. Even though my machine was not a Dell, the card still malfunctioned and I could not get it to boot up. Luckily, I had another video card to test with, and found the problem. If you have access to another video card, you too could do this simple test by uninstalling your card and installing a different one to see if you can at least get it to boot up.



Beyond this, if your machine is still under warranty, you will most likely have to call Indian tech support. If you need an interpreter, I have become quite fluent in the form of enlish they use, and would be happy to help. LOL.



Also, why are you running two antivirus programs? This is generally considered overkill and the two programs can conflict and cause problems. Pick one and uninstall the other.



Hope this helps, and I definitely hope your mom gets well very soon!



Good luck. Keep me posted. )--Sabot-->



This post has been edited by )--S@B0T-->: 11/06/06 9:46am

[T/A6Pak]

Mechanic,

We will keep your mom in our prayers! If you need anything let us know. Family first!!!

We still miss yea buddy...looking forward to our future battles.

T/A6Pak

[-priority(+)target-]

Mech, I wish you and your family the best in a difficult time! Hang on to the smiles and good times!

Re: your comp... call India, really! No one knows the comps like the mfg. Its what they do. Yeah, you need to be patient but you will eventually get the help you need. And if it is warranty related they have history of the problems. Give them the chance to earn your business.

This post has been edited by no_help: 11/06/06 10:29am

[Genocide Junkie]

Reason #1 I won't buy from Dell. I don't shop at Circuit City for the same reason. If you can't hire people who use English as their native language to service me then you won't get the opportunity to service me again. I don't want to buy a slurpee I want whatever my problem is fixed. Don't ask one of them to transfer you to someone else either... Habib takes offense to that and gets pissed!!!

Junkie

[THE Mechanic]

Hey guy/gals Thanks so much for you well wishes and prayers.I really really want to thank you all.The good people of MOB and thats an understatement to say the least..



Now Back to this ding bat computer issue.Called DELL said ya i push the start button like this and suddenly the computer boots to windows ...NO Black screen...After three days of lets see if it works now..and no luck..now it decides to work???? Im like you gotta be kidding me .Anyway i pulled the plug to the vidio card and reseated the card it self ,also lots of dust blew it out with a a can of air just to make sure..

So far situation resolved..Thanks for the in put and all of your help..



Mechanic

P.S. Hope to stp by stocks tonight and say hello.See you all soon..

[TLDIce]

I have a DELL

Theres your problem

[TLDIce]

Found a solution for ya. go out buy a 10lb sludge hammer and bash your pc over and over cuz dell support wont help you. my mother in law has a dell and they wont help her with her problem. form what she told me sounds like a bad motherboard. and i'll fix that in a couple of weeks when I visit her.