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by c1959j

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Has anyone encountered Dell GX240 problems running W2K where the pc will constantly reboot after it gets to splash screen, or will hang after getting to the splash screen and never get to the desktop? We thought this was a fluke until 4 pc's, same model, same configuration, started experiencing this problem within days of shipment from Dell? Thank you for any assistance.

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by lordinfidel

Download the latest bios version from dell.

For most of my dells that did not ship with 2K, this was the first culprit.

Second, but least likey, is your ram.

You may have to reinstall the OS after the bios update. I know that you should not have to, but I have had mixed results when after a fresh install on the old bios and I updated the bios and still got the error. Only after a fresh install did the bsod go away.

Under normal circumstances you should be able to flash the bios without any error. And I suspect that once 2K is stable on that machine, you will be able to flash the bios without a reinstall.

by c1959j

We also have had mixed results. The RAM was also the culprit.

Ours did come shipped with 2K, we have also reimaged and just updated the BIOS. We have not seen this type of thing happening on any other model. I will keep you posted as to the results.
Thanks.

by lordinfidel

If so, I have had tons of problems with their DDR ram.

If you bought them directly from dell and they are doing this out of the box, then I would call them up.

If it didn't and it was after you installed something, press F8 and get into safe mode. Remove the program and or piece of hardware and try rebooting.

by susalt

I've had issues with the RAM on several GX200's, which I've upgraded from 4.0 to 2k. Reseating the RAM helped on 2 occasions, replacement on the 3rd. After reseating or replacing the RAM, all worked well.

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