rednaz23:  good luck ;)

Gr☺uch☺: Under Network & Internet Connections, I have only 1 thing under it & it is LAN & High Speed Intel. I used to have DSL but everything associated w/ it was completely deleted before my computer crashed. I usually would have my PC modem right under it so I can go on-line but it wasn't there. I checked to see if the modem was working good & it came back that it was working fine & no problems it wasn't the same PCI that I have now. I put in a CD Rom for a new ISP but it came back that I had to connect before it can do anything. I cancelled my DSL service & last wk, I received post card type mail from the phone company which the DSL was under, they mentioned to me that they gave me an extra 30 days of service ( which I cancelled in late Nov) as mandatory. I did call my new ISP service & they fixed it so I can have a link to actually log into mt PC before it crashed

I'm just wondering if the PCI for the High Speed would be easier to to fix after the 30 days are up or should I call my new ISP for a link>

MagicDragon:  I'm not sure but if you're going from high speed to dial up isn't that a different modem configuration?  

Gr☺uch☺: Not sure but before I do a modem configuration, should I ask Dell's help or would it be safe? The phone company told me to call them & dell told me to call them back to fix it. I think I'm in the middle of phone tag

MagicDragon:  I have a dell and I always call them.  They've always been very helpful.

MagicDragon: This has been going on for the past 3 wks..at the moment I'm on webtv

MagicDragon:  Which one of these is it?

Gr☺uch☺: If I call Dell, & they'll help me w/ deleting everything & start brand new, not sure if it will take away the High Speed modem that is currently there or at least have the new modem right underneath it

MagicDragon:  are you running XP?

Gr☺uch☺: I have the versatile/ multimedia 1. Media Center is what it is & at the moment it is running XP until it is upgraded to Vista whenever & whatever that is

When I do turn it on, I have 2 almost black screens w/ some writing on it & then gives me a choice on which Windows I'm using, I click on XP Media Center I do believe then it starts up

MagicDragon:  Ok, so you're going to upgrade to Vista.  You can reset an XP to factory settings at the boot by pressing ctrl f11  (I'll have to check on that but I think that is correct).  You hold them down as you boot and then release them at the same time.  I do this on my XP all the time when I get too much stuff on it  ;)

like normal until when I start to use my new ISP's connection CD-Rom

MagicDragon:  I'm off to bed.  We'll get some more folks online tomorrow and maybe they can help too  :) 

Dell automatically would upgrade it to Vista when it comes available but at the moment it is running the XP. At what time of the rebooting would I release them?

Gr☺uch☺: Me 2! Thank You for the help

Gr☺uch☺: Is that doing the same thing as doing a Re-Install everything from the CD-Rom & a Dell tech helping me at the same time? Just curious

MagicDragon:  From The Dell Site ;)

If you have XP you don't need the reinstall disks.  You already have everything on your computer.  Just remember that you lose everything. All data is lost.  What the ctrl f11 does is to reinstall all factory programs and settings.  It's like you just took it out of the box.  ;) 

Oh ok...Hopefully when I do it, I will only have the current modem instead of the 1 that is listed. If It stil has that pesky modem, I'll give them a call for in home service

MagicDragon:  XP should be able to identify any modem you have.  Sometimes the problem has to be solved with your ISP as I've had to call Comcast a few times for configuration help.

MagicDragon: IF you are going on to dial up you will need an internal modem (you should have one already on your machine as standard ) should be no reason to delete or format anything on your machine . when you get your dial up connection xp will most likely find everything required .

I finally figured it out what both phone co. & Dell didn't tell me. I had to un-install everything from the High Speed connection modem & then re-boot. Talk about "jumping for joy" so to speak. LOL I had an internal modem but I had to connect to the interent before anything was done & I couldn't even come close at the time. Again TY so much for the help Groucho

MagicDragon:   congrats.  ;)  glad you figured it out  ;)

Ok, I'm dumb at this stuff. Maybe someone can help me. I was just given a computer and the box keeps beeping at me. One of the guys at work said maybe it was a sign of a low battery. I opened the box, located one battery and changed it.

GRRR! The beeping is driving me nuts. Any suggestions on what it might be and how to eliminate it? Short beeps, constant!

NOT a floosie: Does the computer come on? Possible a stuck key on the keyboard?

The computer comes on ok. I don't see any stuck keys.

I received it from a friend, so it isn't new. That's probably why they got rid of it and got a new one.

NOT a floosie: Overheating would be my other guess. Make sure the fan is going - not cloged up or anything like that.

BIG BAD WOLF: or, clean out everything that you have entered into it - and donate it to a needy group, a kids group, an unwed mothers group, a school in need, or something similar.

BIG BAD WOLF: The fan seems to be working fine. It starts the beeping every time it starts up. Is there more than one battery in there?

How many beeps? My hubby is a tech..when a computer first boots up it is supposed to have like one beep or something on start up and youd see stuff come up on the screen.,. a series of beeps with out seeing anything on screen gives you an indication I think if the trouble is with the memory or vid card and mother board thats the most common.. So its a sick computer by the sounds of it.

It's a series of beeps that don't stop.  I would guess the beeping why they gave it away, it's extremely annoying!  I opened it up again this morning to see if I could find another battery, but didn't.  I may have to scrap this thing.

NOT a floosie: The battery idea isnt correct.. PC's only need batteries for keeping the clock going not the PC
If its a long series of beeps then it is major issues. My hubby is telling me what to write here..
You hadnt mentioned if when you turn it on if you see anything come up on the screen or not.. if it goes in to safe mode or anything like that..

Marfitalu: Youll have to explain BIOS I think as this is new to Flooz if Im not mistaken

Marfitalu:Also, it may be because in her bios it's already set a high level of security or health for PC.  For example they have chosen the CPU temperature to be 30 degrees o up for the PC to warn them.  She definitaly has to look in the bios.  

Marfitalu: I don't have any books on it. It was a computer that was given to me by someone that upgraded theirs. I was told it was working, and it seems to be...except for the beeping. The pc is several years old and has windows 98 and a pentium 3 processer. All of the lights and buttons seem to be working, I'm not having any trouble with windows or with accessing the web.

The beeping seems to be in two tones, both for the same amount of time. They are short beeps. It must be some sort of alarm, but I can't figure out what it is...or where to turn it off or reset it.

I don't know what the BIO is, but I do know that when the first screen comes up fast when you turn it on. It looks like it is checking the systems. It does say to push DEL to get information, which I'll try next time I have a few minutes.

At the moment, I'm on webtv. It's been a very busy week here, and I really haven't had much time to mess with it.

Marfitalu:You do.  In my BIOS settings, I can choose for my PC to warn me if the CPU temprature goes upper than a certain degree.

NOT a floosie:Yeah, press DEL and then you'll go to a page which is usually red or blue in most cases.  Then examin all the parts of it to find something that says your PC is supposed to warn you if the CPU temperature goes upper than a ceratin degree.  That temperature shouldn't normally be less than 70 degrees.

I'll go try and look at it now.

It has Ambiois set up utilities....which one do I look under?

NOT a floosie:I cannot remember.  Try all of them

NOT a floosie:Look for something like PC health or something!

There isn't anything that says that. The only thing that has CPU in it says: CPU serial number.

It's constant. 2 beeps

The beeps are high, low, high, low, etc.

Fooz the memory is a long thin stick that looks like it has a magent on it, that pulls out.. careful how you take it out if you are going to do that.. dont jam it back in too hard or you can damage it

Marfitalu:If the RAM isn't placed properly the system doesn't boot.  I don't think it is that.

Ok, I'll try that. It will take me a few minutes to unhook everything and do it.

It said on the first page BIO ext Version 2.0 if that helps any.

NOT a floosie:Look, just when the PC starts up, when it says press DEL, do it and it should say something like "entering setup mode."  There, on my PC I have a choice saying "PC health status" and when I enter on it, it says CPU warning temperature.  Enter on it and it gives you some choices to choose from.  Choose something like 70 or 80 degrees, or even disable the CPU warning system.