• Problem starting computer! What could it mean?
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Joke title aside, I have a problem: I have recently became the owner of a quite used Dell Presario 2010NX computer. I wanted to reformat the computer, but the problem is I cannot even start it up. [B]Problem:[/B]Upon starting computer, the computer starts up, except the fan sounds almost like it is overworking itself and there is a beep every 5 seconds or so. Nothing shows up on the monitor. [B]What I know via looking up the problem:[/B]The beep, I believe, means there is something wrong with the BIOS. Besides that, I do not know much, I don't even know which kind of BIOS system is running the computer. I have tried looking for help but to no avail. If anyone could help me in any way, that would be greatly appreciated. I'll take anything, even a helpful link. Thanks in advance.
look inside the computer for a little 2 prong jumper sitting on 2 pins with a third one exposed. It should say something like BIOS next to it. Remove the pin and start up the computer. If nothing happens, put the jumper on the other 2 pins and see what happens.
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