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January 1st, 2022 18:00

Vostro 230, froze at setup screen

i have dell vostro desktop that i keep in the bedroom to watch videos, movies, and light email stuff. i had a brand new fitbit plugged into a usb port to charge it. today when i unplugged the fitbit, my logitech speakers began buzzing loudly. i turned them off, then on, same thing. i went for the mouse to turn the sound down, mouse wouldnt work. tried the keyboard, same thing. powered the dell off and back on, it went to the dell logo, press f2 or f12 screen, still no keyboard i got a ps2 keyboard and plugged it in, nothing. please dont tell me my motherboard fried or something..

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January 2nd, 2022 09:00

give this is an old model try replace cmos battery with a brand new CR2032 and clear cmos settings by reset jumper on motherboard.

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January 2nd, 2022 18:00

HI  THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY   I WILL TRY THIS LATER TONIGHT OR TOMORROW.  I PRAY THIS WORKS...    DD

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February 12th, 2022 16:00

I would most likely not try replacing the cmos battery until all else fail

Most likely not fried. Try this:

01_Shut down power

02_Disconnect power plug from the computer

03_Unconnect everything: keyboard, mouse, any USB connected items such as
printers, scanners, speakers or other externally connected item
(so that nothing is connected to the computer at all!

04_After about 5 minutes, reconnect power, keyboard and mouse.

05_Power on computer

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February 12th, 2022 22:00

UNFORTUNATELY ITS STILL HUNG  DVD OPENS AND CLOSES  NO OTHER SIGN OF LIFE BEYOND SETUP SCREEN

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