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Dell Dimension 9100 won't load up

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mike159 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday November 18, 2014 Status Member Last seen November 19, 2014 - Nov 18, 2014 at 10:23 PM
mike159 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday November 18, 2014 Status Member Last seen November 19, 2014 - Nov 19, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Hello, I bought a Dell Dimension 9100 years ago and I want to fix it up and make it into a gaming computer. However, there is a huge problem with it. It won't load up. When I turn it on, it just shows the Windows loading screen and I thought since it's been years since it's been on, it would take a while. But I left it on for about 13 hours, and still the loading screen. I can't do anything with it, I can't access safe mode, or anything at all.

So my question... Does that mean that I need a new harddrive? If not, what do you think the problem is?

And an additional question, is the case good enough to upgrade all the parts into a gaming computer?

Thanks in advance for the answers!!! :)

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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Nov 19, 2014 at 01:44 PM
The computer uses the aborted BTX system format and the case is probably not compatible with new standard motherboards. I suspect you would be better off starting with a new $50 case.

Good Luck
mike159 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday November 18, 2014 Status Member Last seen November 19, 2014
Nov 19, 2014 at 05:26 PM
My main question was about the problem with the booting. Is it a hard drive issue? Are you just saying to buy everything new and build my own computer?
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Nov 19, 2014 at 05:48 PM
You said you wanted to upgrade "all the parts". This Dell does not use industry standard parts so it would not be a good candidate for upgrading a few parts. The CPU is a single core Pentium 4 that is near useless for current games. You might have compatibility problems with the current generation of Video cards also.

If you just want to get the PC running I would start by re-installing Windows. If that fails to fix the problem then I would buy a new hard drive and re-install Windows again.
mike159 Posts 3 Registration date Tuesday November 18, 2014 Status Member Last seen November 19, 2014
Nov 19, 2014 at 10:36 PM
Thank you for your answers. I bought a new hard drive and hopefully it will work :)

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