Some of the symptoms observed for abnormal high fan speed. Over the past week I have been able to cause the problem at least 6 times. 1) System operational for about 2 to 3 hours at a minimum, the system can just sit with no applications running. Ambient room temperature is approximately 72F. ...

I had the same problem with my mothers 8250. It went thru the Dell screen and then got the black screen and blinking cursor. I tried to boot from a Windows ERD and still got the blinking cursor. I thought the motherboard was bad, but the 4 status lights were all green. I removed the memory and got beep...

Davet50 Try doing a CMOS reset Hi Dave, How exactly do I do a CMOS reset? Is it as simple as removing the battery and replacing it? I'm sorry to jump in here but it sounds like limikee is having the same problem that I am and I was lookin' for more advice. Here is what I posted...

Davet50 Try doing a CMOS reset Hi Dave, How exactly do I do a CMOS reset? Is it as simple as removing the battery and replacing it? I'm sorry to jump in here but it sounds like limikee is having the same problem that I am and I was lookin' for more advice. Here is what I posted...