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@Ztruker & @zbook
I'm sending the Rufus Screen Capture as an Attachment. This is the only way I was able to do it. (At bottom of Post)
The underlined sentence below is from zbook:
Power on the computer > as soon as you see the Microsoft icon > power off, etc.
The situation here is that I don't get the Microsoft icon; all I get is the Dell Logo Splash Screen; I then get a dash in the upper left-hand corner.
I tried this method with the Dell Logo page, but it didn't work.
I replaced the CMOS Battery with a brand-new one (CR2032 3v), then I got the message:
Performing automatic IDE Configuration....
But that's as far as it got -- I waited for 15 minutes. Nothing happened after this point.
3 Ways to Reset Your BIOS - wikiHow
Following instructions on the above website, I reset the Jumper Switch on the Motherboard after removing the CMOS Battery. I tried booting after this operation, but nothing happened.
Now, when I press the F-12 Key on start-up, sometimes I get nothing, sometimes I get the Boot Device Menu, sometimes I get the following page:
And this is where it freezes up.Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10.2.6.6
Copyright 1985-1988 Phoenix Technologies, Ltd.
Copyright 1990-2007 Dell Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Dell System OptiPlex 745 Series
BIOS version 2.6.6
http://www.Dell.com
Performing automatic IDE Configuration....
I often do not get anything when I press the F-12 key or the F-2 key.
Last edited by Writer; 06 Jan 2018 at 17:52.