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Meanwhile, I'll try ordering via the website you linked to and see if that department at Dell wants to demonstrate its commitment to customer service, or refuses to fix a Dell error as the other one is doing so far. Hi DJG SYS error.

Browse Community. Windows General. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by Jay65 Unsolved. DJG 3 Silver. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies What Dell system are you having this problem on? Thanks Bell Boy.

Thanks for your response. Yes, hard drive appears fine - passed all diagnostics I ran. Select your model and Operating system. Avoid inputting the Service Tag as its not working correctly for many systems and omitts critical drivers. Do not select Download Manager it is generally problematic. Instead select single-file download and press next. If you get the following error message:. Change the last false to true. This time select Single-File download and it should now work.

Once done press back several times to return here:. I find in several cases drivers disappear. I recommend saving each driver in an appropriately labelled folder and adding a numeric prefix to the folder See Step 5c for more details about the recommended driver install order. This will ensure that you install the drivers in the recommended order. Dell Drivers and Downloads Page is currently under maintenance so post here if you experience some issues downloading the drivers.

If you have obtained all the drivers from Step 5a then proceed to Step 5c. The Drivers may also be found on the Dell ftp website. The Dell FTP website has direct links and tends to be less buggy than the drivers and downloads page but the downside is that it isn't updated as frequently which is no worry for Windows XP as Drivers are unlikely to be updated any more.

Look here if you are having issues with the Drivers and Downloads page also note that sometimes the Dell FTP website has drivers for additional operating Systems.

Select your type and then model number. We will take the Inspiron laptop and install Windows XP for example. On the Dell ftp website the user should generally ignore Legacy Drivers but its sometimes worth checking especially if the user is looking to install an unsupported Operating System.

The user should download only the correct drivers for their system. Finally one thing to note is that certain categories, in particular Network Wireless Card and Video Graphics Card were customisable and have several variants, you must select the correct ones for your system. Downloading from the ftp website is faster but designed for advanced users.

However due to the sorry state of the drivers and downloads page I recommend all users to use the ftp website. Pay attention to driver install order Step 5c. All the drivers should be downloaded and saved to a USB stick. The way this guide is intended Steps are preparation for installing Windows so the user has everything they need when installing Windows. This is why Step 5 downloading drivers and Step 10 installing drivers are independent. If however the user has already attempted to install Windows likely they won't be able to access the internet to get the drivers and will need to use a working system to download them.

There are a couple of unofficial driver sets listed for selected laptops and desktops provided by me. These are likely to work but theres no g uarantee. When downloading drivers for a clean install I recommend using the same folder structure as me to prevent confusion and to ensure that you install all the drivers in the correct order.

S ee here for more information about Dell Desktop Software. Not all systems will have this. Note there are the drivers and the applications.

The applications should increase system performance. If a full installer isn't present then it is likely the preinstallation drivers see Step 6. Video Driver - Under Video. Generally there are several variants for Video Driver e. Ignore any for TV tuners at this moment. There may be a few variants of graphics cards for a laptop and you must select the correct ones. I n desktops if there is no dedicated graphics card in the card slot, then they have the onboard generally Intel driver.

Generally there are several variants of graphics card per desktop model and you need to pick the correct one. Conexant Drivers - Under Communications. Network Ethernet Driver - Under Network. Sometimes Intel, Atheros but the later two can be the wireless card. Wireless Card - Under Network.

Not present for all Desktops but most that come with Windows Vista or later will have a wireless card included. There are generally several variants of Wireless Cards and you will need to pick the correct one. For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same. Touchpad usually mentions Synaptics or Alps - Input.

Generally for laptops only. There may be additional drivers if you purchased a non-standard keyboard for a desktop e. Audio - Under Audio. Ensure you install any drivers before Audio Applications. Again pick the correct one for your system, there is generally not that many variants in the Audio. This is a dedicated soundcard. There will be a driver available but you may be able to get a later driver from the Creative Website.

There is sometimes also Creative Applications available for the onboard Audio. Many systems don't have these and are only added via customisation. Bluetooth If applicable - Under Network. For some newer systems the wireless and bluetooth card are one and the same and the driver will be installed alongside the wireless driver.

This is for the power settings and Fn keys. Usually this is for laptops only. Webcam Driver found - Under Input. Most desktops won't have a webcam driver or will use a dedicated Logitech or Creative webcam which can be downloaded from the perspective vendors. Note for desktop systems with a webcam integrated into the monitor, the webcam driver may be found bundled with the monitor driver. Installation of the monitor driver will install the webcam. Mobile Broadband Drivers - under Communications.

Most users don't have these but the drivers are there for users that do. These are the main drivers and I have tried to give a basic guide to cover all systems. There will of course be some other variants from model to model and customisations within the same model such as mobile broadband cards, TV tuners and other drivers depending on your systems configuration.

There may also be security drivers for Latitude and Optiplex series. The check for any missing drivers is via the Device Manager Step 12 and you should post on the Microsoft OS forum if you run into problems there. These can be updated if you wish but I would recommend leaving these well alone. Sometimes if these updates go wrong, things seriously break.

If you have no problems with any of these devices then leave them be. You may look through Applications to see if you find anything else useful. Note for Windows XP it is generally better to slipstream the SATA drivers using nlite see here opposed to using a floppy Disk as floppy disks are obsolete.

Step 7a is for advanced users, most regular users should skip it. Not all systems have card readers. Remove any USB devices in particular external hard drives! DBAN will then load. The easiest way to use DBAN is by typing autonuke and then pressing enter. You should get these two screens. DBAN will then begin to securely format your hard drive. Note DBAN can take a very long time to securely format a large capacity hard drive.

When completed you should get a screen like this. Hopefully it will say DBAN succeeded although sometimes it mentions an error. Most of the times that it has mentioned an error to me it has actually fully formatted the drive and ran for the same length of time as it should i. Note using DBAN may sometimes cause some issues with product activation using upgrade product keys as the original version of Windows is not there.

To get around this reinstall the old operating system, activate it and then proceed with the clean install of Windows XP. This step is only for systems shipped with Media Direct. These systems will have a MediaDirect button in close proximty to the power button as shown below. If your system doesn't have this button skip this step. The partitions for Media Direct must be set up before the installation of Microsoft Windows otherwise pressing the Media Direct Button while the system is powered down can corrupt your Operating System.

It should look like the following:. Power down your computer. Select option 1 recommended or option 2. Note: The application must be installed after the system drivers while on the Windows Desktop Step 14a.

This will begin the Windows setup. The first screen of the setup will prompt you to press F6 if you are needing to install a SATA driver from a floppy diskette. This screen flashes in a couple of seconds, if you miss it you will have to press F3 2 screens down and start again. The next screen is important. Here you may create a partition, or delete any existing partitions.

The way you do this is optional. I am just going to select the largest partition and select Enter. It will then begin to format. Once it is formatted Windows will begin to copy files to the partition. The setup will copy all the files and then reboot the computer. The computer will restart and the setup will continue. You will be asked to input your Regional and Language options American is usually default.

Select customise and change to your own preferences I have selected U. Click OK and then select details to ensure the keyboard is also set to as your desired. Select OK and finally change the top from US to your personal preference or the American Keyboard layout will still selected. You can now select Factory Image Restore and follow the instructions for the final step in the reset process. System Restore may also be useful if Windows XP cannot boot. If you see the message Please select the operating system to start or hear the single beep, then press [F8] to open the Windows Advanced Options dialog box.

You can get started by clicking Get Started. Keeping my files or removing everything are two options you can choose. With the latter, your options will be reset to default, and uninstalled apps will be removed but your data will remain.

Press Esc to cancel. Table of contents 1. How do you reboot a Windows XP computer? Go to the lower-left corner of the screen and click Start.