How do I reboot my computer to my original factory settings

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Did your PC come with recovery discs or on hidden partition?

User manual avail?

What model?

Need to boot into BIOS and reset BIOS defaults, this should work (hopefully)

Do you know how to get to the BIOS?

When you first trun on PC, look for options, such as, Hit F12, Delete or something that gives you the option to get into the bios

When turning on, get into BIOS and look for option to Reset Defaults and apply and save settings and then let it restart, hopefully this will get past this error

Post your model if you can't figure out how to get to BIOS but check above as mentioned

First I want to say, Thanks for all of your help! I am going to try to boot into Bios default setting as soon as I finish writing this, I think I tried this before, this is my mom's computer, I have a G4 and I really for the life of me can't figure out why she has so many problem. Anyway she has a DELL 4700, Intel Pentium Processor 520, Windows XP... any further help would be appreciated! :)

I tried to do what you told me, if I click on F2, it will take me to the setup utility-no help there, F12 is boot options, when I get into that screen, I have no options for Bios?? I have options like boot to utility partition and other junk like that. :confused :confused:

Here is a link for your model Dell 4700


Dell Technical Support Home Page / Dell Troubleshooting Search (http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/product_support/product_support_central?~ck=ln&c=us&l=en&lnki=0&s=gen&SystemID=DIM_P4_4700)

Follow link below on how to go back to factory settings for Dell 4700

Restoring Your Computer´s Software to the Factory Settings

Dell - Technical Support (http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?c=us&l=en&s=gen&docid=3E48AE3870775D64E040A68F5B2877D4&journalid=59837E01949B0E14E040AE0AB5E170D1&Query=&SystemID=&ServiceTag=&contenttype=&os=&component=&lang=&doclang=&toggle=&dl=)

Hi thanks seahwk83 I was look for info what rebooting my PC to I got dell to thanks for the dell site