Dell - Computer stalls on startup

My computer is stalling at start up, only makes it to the Dell screen
and half ways across the load bar and just stops. No beeps or anything
go off and ive tried unplugging everything, and trying to get to the
bios doesn't work either. any ideas?

thanks

If the computer never makes it past the Dell splash screen, it has hung waiting
for some device to respond. The only real possibilities are a drive (SATA,
PATA, hard drive, CD/DVD drive) and floppy drive. The other possibility is that
the C2032 motherboard battery has lost its ability to keep correct CMOS
settings. Assuming that you have a desktop computer, not a notebook, open up
the chassis, unplug the wall power, and carefully remove the CMOS battery. It
is held by a clip. Plug in the wall power and see what happens. If you can
get to the prompt that asks you to hit F2 to enter the CMOS setup, unplug the
power, replace the battery ($2 to $3 in most stores) and have at it again.

.... Ben Myers

On 30 May 2007 09:15:31 -0700, RandyG <astroak@gmail.com> wrote:

>My computer is stalling at start up, only makes it to the Dell screen
>and half ways across the load bar and just stops. No beeps or anything
>go off and ive tried unplugging everything, and trying to get to the
>bios doesn't work either. any ideas?
>
>thanks

"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net> wrote in message
news:9r8r53tdt1ft8te7tkse7hmbpq5bp8etd3@4ax.com...
> If the computer never makes it past the Dell splash screen, it has hung
> waiting
> for some device to respond. The only real possibilities are a drive
> (SATA,
> PATA, hard drive, CD/DVD drive) and floppy drive. The other possibility
> is that
> the C2032 motherboard battery has lost its ability to keep correct CMOS
> settings. Assuming that you have a desktop computer, not a notebook,
> open up
> the chassis, unplug the wall power, and carefully remove the CMOS battery.
> It
> is held by a clip. Plug in the wall power and see what happens. If you
> can
> get to the prompt that asks you to hit F2 to enter the CMOS setup, unplug
> the
> power, replace the battery ($2 to $3 in most stores) and have at it again.
>
> ... Ben Myers
>


Yep. Or there's a small chance it might be an external USB device also.

Have you unplugged all USB devices? My friend's computer did exactly as
yours if his USB camera charger was connected.