Re: Ready to go nuts

S.Lewis wrote:
"Vince" <holvbphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:hpAHe.9031$_R1.1442@xxxxxxxxxxx

Christopher Muto wrote:


on the back of the system are 4 leds labeled 'abcd'. these indicate an error code if there is a problem with the system. if they are not all green then report back what colors they are and perhaps we can help you with the meaning of the code. also, support.dell.com has full documentation and drivers for your system.

"S.Lewis" <stew1960@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:MDwHe.1170$0p.626@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


"Vince" <holvbphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:BguHe.19532$Kx6.15444@xxxxxxxxxxx


Kevin Childers wrote:


Bad file, where? Could it be a bad file coming from the install CD or
possibly a CD ROM hardware issue?

  Try a different install CD if possible or a different CD ROM if the
issue remains.

Judging from your reported efforts and results, I'd suspect some sort
of hardware issue.

KC

"Hank Arnold" <rasilon@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Give us some specifics as to what the problem is and what the symptoms you
are experiencing are....

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Regards,
Hank Arnold

"Vince" <holvbphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My first time here, I'm Vince from Coney Island Brooklyn NY.

Two of the kids on the block found and asked me to fix an old XPS H266

it has no op system, I've tried every which way, using the WIN98 disk,
98USB, MADBOOT, in the case of 98USB it starts to copy the files and 

then



tells me about a bad file and stops installing.

In total I've tried this on five different HDs. Mind you I've done this
many times before with no problems, BUT this is my first time on a DELL.

Any help please they're poor kids and they would love to have their own
system


Its saids one of the *.CAB files, NOW I'm using either the upgrade
or full system CDs, "98UBD" only lets me use the upgrade CD, on the FULL
system CD it saids the "setup file" is missing, both CDs can't be bad.
Besides I used the FULL System CD on an old GATEWAY last week with no problems. Lastly I used more than one DC drive as a control factor. 


Possible file corruption due to (take your pick):

-bad CD drive or cable
-bad HDD or cable
-bad RAM
-bad CPU
-or bad system board.

(Given what you've said about using the same CD successfully on a Gateway....)

Stew




Friend this is an older 266 MHZ system there are no such leds.
I will check out Dell's web page thanks much as I think they no longer
support such an old unit





Actually, the do:  http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dcor/

The XPS R systems were the last with NO diag leds on back, and the XPS T's the first......


Stew 


I'll check it out thanks.

.

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