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From: Todd Turner via HWKB.com on 4 Dec 2006 16:51 Jay B wrote: >did you reconnect all the power connectors? some of the older dell's >had an auxilliary power connector. > >the error sounds like a memory error, did you try just one memory module? > >> I have a Dell System Optiplex GX100 and what I did was that i took it apart >> and have been trying to put it back together i have got it to the point where >[quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >> and also my e-mail which is sexyboy457(a)yahoo.com yes i did i only have one in now and i've tried both of them doing one but nothing seems to work this is i'm pretty sure that this is a 2001 computer i found that out on dell -- Message posted via HWKB.com http://www.hwkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/pc-dell/200612/1
From: S.Lewis on 4 Dec 2006 17:29 "Todd Turner via HWKB.com" <u29913(a)uwe> wrote in message news:6a46477cd10ec(a)uwe... <snip> > i took the entire computer apart so there was nothing in it but the box > then > i've been trying to put it together and i've gotten it to the part where > it > will startup but it says that booting the system has failed at checkpoint > [Poke] and then is says Error 8602 - Auxiliary Device Failure > do you know exactly where the problem is? Actually I do. The problem lies directly behind your keyboard. So, you "know the computer is a 2001" cause you "found that out on Dell". Did you think maybe to use the instructions for dis-assembling and re-assembling the PC *beforehand*? http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx100/en/index.htm Look at it this way: given the age of the machine, you probably got it inexpensively. Lesson learned. With the instructions, that system could be completely broken down and back together properly in less than an hour.
From: Anonymous on 4 Dec 2006 18:38 On 4 Dec 2006 11:40:35 -0800, "paulmd(a)efn.org" <paulmd(a)efn.org> wrote: > >Todd Turner wrote: >> I have a Dell System Optiplex GX100 and what I did was that i took it apart >> and have been trying to put it back together i have got it to the point where >> it will turn on but it displays a message that says::: >> >> >> >> Alert! Previous attempts at booking this system have failed at checkpoint >> [EMem]. For help in resolving this problem, please note this checkpoint >> and contact Dell Technical Support. >> >I agree with Chris. But I bet you zapped the or or both sticks of RAM >with static electricity. Try them one at a time. I admit I'm guessing but that was my first thought about the memory chips. But I'm guessing at this point. I don't think it's the OS but again, I'm guessing. Maybe take the ram chips out and re-seat them one at a time to make sure they are in properly.
From: Anonymous on 4 Dec 2006 18:53 On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:22:16 GMT, "Todd Turner via HWKB.com" <u29913(a)uwe> wrote: >Error 8602 After further investigation, check your mouse connection.
From: Christopher Muto on 4 Dec 2006 23:02
you still haven't told us why you took it apart so that remains a mystery and could very well give us insight on why it isn't working now... but the first error message you mentioned is not a software (windows) error, it is hardware. likewise with this second error. i suggest that you start from scratch and remove everything. and i mean everything including processor, memory, all drives (hard, floppy and optical), any pci cards. just leave the video card/monitor, keyboard and mouse connected. then make sure you have both the approximately 1.5"x .5" rectangular power connector and the .5" square power connector installed. power on. you should get a beep code for the processor missing... or you have a motherboard problem. next add the cpu and listed for beep codes. next add the memory and listen for beep codes. next add a cd rom drive and insert a bootable cd, then add the hard disk, test booting again. then expansion cards. and so on... be sure to unplug the power (from the back of the system is the easiest way) and then hold the power button until the flea light on the motherboard goes out before removing or adding any component. i suggest you do this otherwise any answer you get is just a guess. you have to troubleshoot it, particularly since you are not willing to give a whole lot of detail. good luck. "Todd Turner via HWKB.com" <u29913(a)uwe> wrote in message news:6a4688dc44d43(a)uwe... > Jay B wrote: >>did you reconnect all the power connectors? some of the older dell's >>had an auxilliary power connector. >> >>the error sounds like a memory error, did you try just one memory module? >> >>> I have a Dell System Optiplex GX100 and what I did was that i took it >>> apart >>> and have been trying to put it back together i have got it to the point >>> where >>[quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >>> >>> and also my e-mail which is sexyboy457(a)yahoo.com > yes i did i only have one in now and i've tried both of them doing one but > nothing seems to work > this is i'm pretty sure that this is a 2001 computer i found that out on > dell > > -- > Message posted via HWKB.com > http://www.hwkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/pc-dell/200612/1 > |