Dell Dimension 8400, Pentium 3, 80 GB HD.
My grandson was trying to be helpful and unfortunately plugged the vaccum in the wrong outlet, blew the power, including the computer (even though it has surge protection). On reboot, BSOD. Tried shutting it down again and BSOD again. It says to disable AV (I can't even get to a place where i can do that), disk defraggers (NONE are set to auto defrag), backup utilities (i have a WD external drive which i believe was doing auto backups), check harddisk config for updated drivers (can't do that), then run CHKDSK /F (can't do that either).

Message was STOP 0x00000024 (0x00190203, 0x82f8E0D8, 0xC0000102, 0x00000000)

i tried booting normal windows, last known configuration, safe mode w/command prompt, and just safe mode but all end up back at the BSOD.

I'm thinking he really fried something but I could use any suggestions you might have. I don't have access to any other computers at home so any help you can give me, point me in a right direction, will be helpful. You've helped me countless times, and i look forward to your answers.

Thanks in advanceHow to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
See "Command Actions", try chkdsk c: /rThanks for the feedback, I'll see what i can do.Well the good news is the Reocvery Console was installed on my computer, the bad news is, even after having it start the recovery console, it appears to start, then goes back to BSOD.

The codes i saw this TIME 0x00000024 (0x0000063 (i think, my paper faded and i can't read it completely), 0x8205D820, 0xc0000102,
and 0x00000000.

Not sure if this means anything.

To top it all off, my CD-ROM drive won't open anymore either. I've tried all the tricks but it appears to be hung up on something, so short of opening it up and taking it out and trying to put it back, i'm not sure that'll work anymore.

Boy when it goes, it really goes.

Any more ideas i'm willing to listen.

Thanks.
Most optical drives have a small pinhole on the front outer part of the drive that an unbent paper clip can be inserted into and that will open the drawer. Is it POSSIBLE a disc is jammed in the drive? truenorthyeah i tried the pinhole trick, no luck. There might be a disc in there, but i don't know for sure, it's been so long since i used it for anything, though maybe the wife used it to play a game or something. I hope you can get your computer working. You mentioned you had a surge protector but didn't mention what kind, but a lot of people buy a $19.95 device labeled a surge protector, but it's not much more good than a common plug strip. With out going into a lot boring details, a good surge protector will have a lot of details about response time, capacity, etc. The best surge protectors are usually in name brand UPS units, which cost more than a plug strip labeled surge protector, but the extra money is well worth it, and the entry level UPS units are not really that much money compared to what you have invested in your computer.

Whether you do or not get your computer working it's something you need to give serious consideration in the future. A tripped circuit breaker shouldn't blow out your computer.Just to eliminate the optical drive having a disc still in it. Disconnect the drive from the computer (cables only you don't need to remove it) and see if any change occurs. Are all the fans running? have you tried removing the CMOS battery for a few minutes and reinserting it? Have you done anything re the RAM sticks?Have you examined the motherboard for leaking or damaged capacitors? truenorthQuote from: Computer_Commando on November 25, 2011, 04:44:48 PM

try chkdsk c: /r

kimsland, 1st i suggest that you read reply #4 and then tell us how the O/P can accomplish this "You can run Check Disk from any Windows CD...

yeah i tried the pinhole trick, no luck. There might be a disc in there, but i don't know for sure, it's been so long since i used it for anything, though maybe the wife used it to play a game or something.

I'm thinking he really fried something but I could use any suggestions you might have. I don't have access to any other computers at home so any help you can give me, point me in a right direction, will be helpful. You've helped me countless times, and i look forward to your answers.