Re: Dell Latitude CPx -- frozen BIOS (not a password issue)
- From: "BigJim" <woody10277@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:47:23 -0400
it is probably one of two things a bad drive or the controller on the motherboard is bad or going bad.
I am leaning toward the bad drive since it will recognize you old drive. Have you tried to do a repair install?
"Ted" <{_Spam_Me_Not_}tc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:jg6qu399ktqklejd2id3q06h1takfkec5h@xxxxxxxxxx
Hi all
I found the following message from a year ago, as I now have the same problem.
My hand-me-down CPx H laptop worked okay with a WD 120GB drive for about six months, then with a sequence of beeping errors, the BIOS (A15) won't now recognize the hard disk. If I put in my old hard disk, it will recognize it, but not my WD 120GB nor my warrantee WD 120GB replacement.
What was then and is now, the solution?
Where can I find the A16 BIOS update file?
tia
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From: "flipper325" <flipper...@xxxxxxx>
Date: 18 Mar 2007 23:18:46 -0700
Local: Sun, Mar 18 2007 11:18 pm
Subject: Dell Latitude CPx -- frozen BIOS (not a password issue)
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Hi,
I have an old Dell Latitude CPx, running Win2000 and BIOS version A16
-- the latest version. While recently trying to adjust some BIOS
settings, I must have screwed something up. Now I can't get past the
first BIOS page, and the laptop freezes -- the clock doesn't advance,
I can't go to the next page, and can't exit. In addition, the Service
Tag and Asset Tag are now blank, and the hard drive isn't
"recognized." I must reboot, and if I don't try to access the BIOS,
the laptop boots up just fine.
I tried reflashing the BIOS, with both the current version (A16) and
the previous version (A15) -- no change. The flashing was attempted
from both the floppy and from an executable. In fact, A15 didn't
"take," although the DOS window said the update was successful. I also
tried disconnecting and reconnecting the reserve CMOS battery -- no
change.
Any suggestions on what else I should try?
TIA,
Alex
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