My Dell 540s has problems:
1. It started with network connection issues. I had to keep resetting the network adapter to maintain a network connection.
2. Computer would reboot on its own, unexpectedly, always when it was sleeping. The screen would say "boot device not available" then list drives after. It would always restart fine after that.
3. I got annoyed by all of this and hoped a system restore would help. I did this, now the computer freezes after Vista has booted. Usually after a little clicking around, opening windows etc. Network problems still exist. Computer is now basically unusable.
Questions:
1. Was the increasingly often network adapter problem and the occasional reboot a hardware or software failure?
2. What could I have done to fix this before trying to do a factory restore?
3. Is it wise to restore to a 4 year old factory image?
4. Now what should I do?!
1. It started with network connection issues. I had to keep resetting the network adapter to maintain a network connection.
2. Computer would reboot on its own, unexpectedly, always when it was sleeping. The screen would say "boot device not available" then list drives after. It would always restart fine after that.
3. I got annoyed by all of this and hoped a system restore would help. I did this, now the computer freezes after Vista has booted. Usually after a little clicking around, opening windows etc. Network problems still exist. Computer is now basically unusable.
Questions:
1. Was the increasingly often network adapter problem and the occasional reboot a hardware or software failure?
2. What could I have done to fix this before trying to do a factory restore?
3. Is it wise to restore to a 4 year old factory image?
4. Now what should I do?!
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