Guest Jethro Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. If it does, can someone post? Thanks Jethro
Guest Alias Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: DELL XP? Jethro wrote: > Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is > trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL > motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he > needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. > > If it does, can someone post? > > Thanks > > Jethro Did he format the hard disk first? Alias
Guest R. McCarty Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: DELL XP? As you describe the situation, you shouldn't need a Dell Windows CD. Dell OEM disks will automatically "Activate" based on the BIOS used. However, a motherboard is a motherboard and there isn't any reason why a Retail copy of XP Home would not load/run on a Dell MB. I'd look for other reasons ( missing drivers ) or some other cause for the PC to not completely boot up. "Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message news:9gs49391v8cak6k331tl9tv9qjo3d69m4g@4ax.com... > Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is > trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL > motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he > needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. > > If it does, can someone post? > > Thanks > > Jethro
Guest Augustus Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: DELL XP? "Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message news:9gs49391v8cak6k331tl9tv9qjo3d69m4g@4ax.com... > Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is > trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL > motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he > needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. There's no specific Dell version of XP, but the OEM Dell XP discs will not install on anything other than a Dell box. It checks the BIOS for an ID Code. His issue is something else...I've installed standard retail versions of XP Home and Pro on many Dell boxes without issue. You often have to go to the Dell support and d/l site with the service tag number to get specific hardware drivers for each box, since Dell has a LOT of different hardware mixes.
Guest Jerry Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: DELL XP? "Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message news:9gs49391v8cak6k331tl9tv9qjo3d69m4g@4ax.com... > Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is > trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL > motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he > needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. > > If it does, can someone post? > > Thanks > > Jethro There is no DELL version of XP and DELL doesn't make motherboards.
Guest Jethro Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Re: DELL XP? Re: Re: DELL XP? On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:39:04 +0200, Alias <aka@maskedandanonymous.info> wrote: >Jethro wrote: >> Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is >> trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL >> motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he >> needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. >> >> If it does, can someone post? >> >> Thanks >> >> Jethro > >Did he format the hard disk first? Dunno - I'll try to find out. He is not local here. What would happen if he didn't? Maybe he just installed XP HOME onto what was already on the drive. Thanks > >Alias
Guest Jethro Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Re: DELL XP? Re: Re: DELL XP? On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:44:44 GMT, "Augustus" <no_one@nowhere.net> wrote: > >"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message >news:9gs49391v8cak6k331tl9tv9qjo3d69m4g@4ax.com... >> Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is >> trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL >> motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he >> needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. > >There's no specific Dell version of XP, but the OEM Dell XP discs will not >install on anything other than a Dell box. It checks the BIOS for an ID >Code. His issue is something else...I've installed standard retail versions >of XP Home and Pro on many Dell boxes without issue. You often have to go to >the Dell support and d/l site with the service tag number to get specific >hardware drivers for each box, since Dell has a LOT of different hardware >mixes. > Thanks - I have e-mailed him all your replies. Jethro.
Guest Jethro Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Re: DELL XP? Re: Re: DELL XP? On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:42:20 -0400, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: >As you describe the situation, you shouldn't need a Dell Windows CD. >Dell OEM disks will automatically "Activate" based on the BIOS used. >However, a motherboard is a motherboard and there isn't any reason >why a Retail copy of XP Home would not load/run on a Dell MB. I'd >look for other reasons ( missing drivers ) or some other cause for the PC >to not completely boot up. My friend asks - How do you eliminate the DELL logo that comes up during boot, and the requirement to press F1 all the time to get through the boot? Jethro > >"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message >news:9gs49391v8cak6k331tl9tv9qjo3d69m4g@4ax.com... >> Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is >> trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL >> motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he >> needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. >> >> If it does, can someone post? >> >> Thanks >> >> Jethro >
Guest R. McCarty Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Re: DELL XP? Re: Re: DELL XP? The logo is embedded in the BIOS. Usually, but not always there is a BIOS setup option that you select to show POST ( Power on Self Test ) data instead of the OEM logo. Stopping at boot and prompting F1 indicates a BIOS setting is not configured properly. The BIOS normally shows a message on why F1 to continue is needed. "Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message news:m3f5931nd7pug08ok2ln9mkt1biug58v50@4ax.com... > On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:42:20 -0400, "R. McCarty" > <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: > >>As you describe the situation, you shouldn't need a Dell Windows CD. >>Dell OEM disks will automatically "Activate" based on the BIOS used. >>However, a motherboard is a motherboard and there isn't any reason >>why a Retail copy of XP Home would not load/run on a Dell MB. I'd >>look for other reasons ( missing drivers ) or some other cause for the PC >>to not completely boot up. > > My friend asks - How do you eliminate the DELL logo that comes up > during boot, and the requirement to press F1 all the time to get > through the boot? > > Jethro > > >> >>"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message >>news:9gs49391v8cak6k331tl9tv9qjo3d69m4g@4ax.com... >>> Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is >>> trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL >>> motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he >>> needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. >>> >>> If it does, can someone post? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Jethro >>
Guest Jethro Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Re: Re: DELL XP? Re: Re: Re: DELL XP? On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 19:31:39 -0400, "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: >The logo is embedded in the BIOS. Usually, but not always there is >a BIOS setup option that you select to show POST ( Power on Self >Test ) data instead of the OEM logo. >Stopping at boot and prompting F1 indicates a BIOS setting is not >configured properly. The BIOS normally shows a message on why >F1 to continue is needed. Thanks Jethro > >"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message >news:m3f5931nd7pug08ok2ln9mkt1biug58v50@4ax.com... >> On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:42:20 -0400, "R. McCarty" >> <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote: >> >>>As you describe the situation, you shouldn't need a Dell Windows CD. >>>Dell OEM disks will automatically "Activate" based on the BIOS used. >>>However, a motherboard is a motherboard and there isn't any reason >>>why a Retail copy of XP Home would not load/run on a Dell MB. I'd >>>look for other reasons ( missing drivers ) or some other cause for the PC >>>to not completely boot up. >> >> My friend asks - How do you eliminate the DELL logo that comes up >> during boot, and the requirement to press F1 all the time to get >> through the boot? >> >> Jethro >> >> >>> >>>"Jethro" <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote in message >>>news:9gs49391v8cak6k331tl9tv9qjo3d69m4g@4ax.com... >>>> Is there a special version of XP for DELL? I have a friend who is >>>> trying a standard XP HOME on a machine he built with a DELL >>>> motherboard - it won't boot past the WINDOWS logo. I'm thinking he >>>> needs the DELL version of XP, if it indeed exists. >>>> >>>> If it does, can someone post? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Jethro >>> >
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: DELL XP? Jethro wrote: > > > My friend asks - How do you eliminate the DELL logo that comes up > during boot, Read the manual that came with the computer, or consult Dell's Support web site. It will tell him how to enter and modify the computer's BIOS to turn off this splash screen. > .... and the requirement to press F1 all the time to get > through the boot? > Fix the BIOS error (possibly an incorrect setting) that's being reported and is causing the need to press <F1> to continue. Again, tell your friend to read the manual that came with the computer, or consult Dell's Support web site. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest Nightowl Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: DELL XP? Jerry <Hello@spam.com> wrote on Mon, 9 Jul 2007: >There is no DELL version of XP and DELL doesn't make motherboards. True, but there doesn't seem to be any way to discover the manufacturer and I suspect they were/are modified or specially built for Dell. For instance, Belarc Advisor reports the motherboard on my old machine as: Board: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4300 -- Nightowl
Guest Alias Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: DELL XP? Nightowl wrote: > Jerry <Hello@spam.com> wrote on Mon, 9 Jul 2007: > >> There is no DELL version of XP and DELL doesn't make motherboards. > > True, but there doesn't seem to be any way to discover the manufacturer > and I suspect they were/are modified or specially built for Dell. For > instance, Belarc Advisor reports the motherboard on my old machine as: > > Board: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4300 > What does http://www.crucial.com report it as? Alias
Guest Nightowl Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: DELL XP? Jerry <Hello@spam.com> wrote on Mon, 9 Jul 2007: >>> There is no DELL version of XP and DELL doesn't make motherboards. [Nightowl wrote:] >> True, but there doesn't seem to be any way to discover the >>manufacturer and I suspect they were/are modified or specially built >>for Dell. For instance, Belarc Advisor reports the motherboard on my >>old machine as: >> Board: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4300 >> [Alias wrote:] >What does http://www.crucial.com report it as? Doesn't mention it at all :-) I used the downloadable version first as I run Firefox and the online tool requires IE. It gave details of the CPU and memory but nothing about the motherboard. Thinking I might have downloaded the "memory scanner" rather than the "system scanner", I fired up IE and ran the online scan, with the same result. (Incidentally, Crucial recommends I upgrade memory to 1GB, which is fine, except Dell's manual clearly says although it can physically take that much, only 512mB will be recognised :-( ) -- Nightowl
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