I recently got a dell poweredge 2300 from a friend for free. I tried to boot it up but it won't go to the login screen, it just keeps looping the start up utility stuff. any ideas on how to fix it?
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I recently got a dell poweredge 2300 from a friend for free. I tried to boot it up but it won't go to the login screen, it just keeps looping the start up utility stuff. any ideas on how to fix it?
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Reformat it with a new OS. Windows 2000 is a nice one, and it's cheap now.
its already got xp on it. also i have no money with which to buy a new os
Was XP installed on that machine, or on the HDD from another machine, then put in the Dell?
I had the boot loop happen when I tried to transfer my HDD from my old computer straight into my new computer.
i am actually not sure. the history of this computer is pretty much unknown to me or the person i received it from
Use your copy of XP to boot and then use the recover option. If that does not work, you may have to re-install.
k thanks for the advice. i think i will try just reinstalling xp and see if that works.