Hello, Got the Nasty S.M.A.R.T. HDD virus!!!!
Dell Inspiron 1520, Windows XP, SP3, OS begins to load and at Windows LOgo, get blue screen, all selectable options in F12, "Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, Last Known Configuration, Start Windows Normally" go back to blue screen. Reset boot options to CD/DVDF, inserted original Dell Windows XP dsik, but system does not recognize either internal CD/DVD, or external CD/DVD (via USB).
Dell's have hardware diagnostic software in the BIOS. Isn't that an option on F12? I suggest you run the full diagnostic to see if you have a hardware problem.
