Dimension 4700 Boot Failure at Checkpoint Ithr
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From: Kevin on 6 Jun 2006 23:32 "S.Lewis" <stew1960(a)mail.com> wrote in message news:Eurhg.79500$iB2.25765(a)bignews4.bellsouth.net... > > "Kevin" <webman6(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:44861783$0$26836$88260bb3(a)free.teranews.com... >> >> "S.Lewis" <stew1960(a)mail.com> wrote in message >> news:W1ohg.2389$y%3.345(a)bignews1.bellsouth.net... >>> >>> "Kevin" <webman6(a)hot4mail.com> wrote in message >>> news:hL-dnSI7FfuOARjZnZ2dnUVZ_sOdnZ2d(a)uci.net... >>>>I have a Dell Dimension 4700, running Windows XP Home Edition SP2. It >>>>has just decided not to boot, giving the " . . . previous attempts to >>>>boot have failed at checkpoint Ithr . . ." error message. It won't get >>>>to the BIOS as the POST fails resulting in the black screen with the >>>>above error message. >>>> >>>> Looking in the Dell Support Forums, I see a few posts mentioning >>>> everything from USB mice and keyboards to RAM chip unseating as the >>>> cause. Apparently, "Ithr" has something to do with temperature >>>> monitoring of the Intel processor. Why an unseated RAM chip or a USB >>>> keyboard or mouse would cause this is unclear. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any ideas on this? How am I going to get the system >>>> to boot to the point I can run diagnostics or do a repair install of >>>> Windows? >>>> >>> >>> >>> Kevin - >>> >>> Here's a non-Dell site thread concerning the message. I note a reference >>> was made to using a 1703FB (and its internal USB hub) connected to an >>> Optiplex GX280. >>> >>> Anyway, you may wish to scan the thread: >>> >>> http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45171&pid=365931&mode=threaded&show=&st=&#entry365931 >> >> >> Thanks for the information. I have seen the thread on the Geeks To Go >> forum, it was linked in a Google search. Of course, now my Dimension >> 4700 booted perfectly this evening. I've seen the information regarding >> checking all the USB connections and so on and I have done that. I >> haven't popped out the system battery, but I might do that anyway, just >> to see if it prevents this from happening again. What do I need to pay >> attention to in the BIOS? If you have any advice or a link I would be >> most appreciative. >> >> >> -- >> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> > > > Well, if it's booting okay now, I'd only go into BIOS and see if there's > anything in the system event log. (There may not be, but...) > > In my experience, these somewhat cryptic "checkpoint" errors are almost > always hardware related at a very base level. > > Yours is the first I've seen with this specific error. > > > Stew Thanks! I'll check it out and see if I find anything. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |