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IBM APTIVA E SERIES 572 BOOTING PROBLEMS

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by kristindewey 1 view

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Hello to anyone--HELP!! My IBM Aptiva computer that was running Windows 98 was recently updated with Windows XP Home edition. I also converted the FAT32 files to the NTFL (?) like it suggested in the Windows XP handbook. At first it ran ok, but the second day, it won't go past the IBM APTIVA screen that has IBM and APTIVA in blue letters. It is an AMD Athlon 500mHz processor with 17 GB hard drive and 512Kb L2 pipeline Burst Cache (if that helps). Has my computer bit the dust??? I really hope not. I can't afford one for a couple of months.

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by hal 9000

Or hearing a series of Beeps?

If you are could you post them here or look up your Users manual and see what the Beeps Error Code is telling you.

The most likely thing is that because of the age of this unit the BIOS Battery is flat and needs replacing so unplug the system remove the Coin Sized battery and replace it with what should be a CR2032 Lithium Battery. Next time you Boot you'll need to enter BIOS and at the very least set the Date & Time and also set the HDD selection to Auto if it's not already set there and then save the changes and exit. The unit should them work.

If you can turn off the IBM Splash Screen so you can see what is really happening under it as you'll find that far more useful that the IBM Splash Screen which hides everything that is important.

Col

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