I have a Dell XPS Dimension One that I was asked to fix after someone else did a half-baked job of installing Windows 7 onto it. It appears to be a "clean" install since many of the necessary drivers were missing. I got it behaving fairly well but ran into trouble after a BIOS upgrade.
I upgraded the BIOS from 2.0.4 to 2.0.6 and after following the final instructions for shut-down and unplugging the power, etc., when I started it I received the following BIOS errors:
CPU fan Failure
System fan failure
Press F1 to Resume
The system DOES boot OK if I press F1, though I think the fans don't spin down as they should once the system is up and running.
I also noticed the service tag is completely wrong now - [DELETED PER TOS] if that has any significance.
I tried downloading 2.0.4 and going back to it but I'm still getting the fan failure / F1 messages now.
How can I fix the BIOS problems??
Also, is there a Windows 7 -compatible driver for the QST Management Engine Interface? The 3.0.1.1104 A01 version that shows up for the service tag on this unit, refuses to install on Windows 7.
Thanks for any guidance!!!
-Brad