Forum Post: Dell Inspiron 570 Issues
For the last few days I've been having issues in normal mode. It takes longer to boot and when it does clicking on start or various icons won't respond for 30 or more seconds and opening or...
View ArticleForum Post: Optiplex 9010 and 9020 poor performance during imaging
We have been imaging for many many years, and have used the Dell Optiplex line the whole time. We are currently replacingting approximately 500 Optiplex 960 and 980 workstations to Optiplex 9010s and...
View ArticleForum Post: Dell Precision 490 Power Supply Usage
I would love some opinions on if I am pushing this power supply to hard. It blows very hot air out of the back. Here is what I am running. Dell Precision 490 2 - Intel Xeon Dual Core 5080 3.73 GHZ...
View ArticleForum Post: Dell Precision 490 HDD upgrade question - size/compatibility
Hello, I have a Dell Precision 490 workstation and would like to upgrade one or both hard drives ( a second time, replaced 250GB drives with 1.5TB ones ). This is the HDD type I would like to upgrade...
View ArticleForum Post: XP to Windows 7
I am trying to find out how to go back to Windows 7 and everything I find is conversions to Windows 7 with out having 7 already.. Is there a way to just switch the OS?
View ArticleForum Post: (redirected) Loosing Part in Alienware X51 R2
I just recently received my Alienware X51 today. As I take out the computer, there's something loose inside it. So I opened it up, I found these two pieces totally disconnected from the hardware. I...
View ArticleForum Post: Use Windows 7 on an Optiplex 980 with a Windows XP downgrade
I purchased an Optiplex 980 for use in my small office. Then software vendor had not upgraded his software to run on Windows 7 so i had to get the Windows XP downgrade.
View ArticleForum Post: USB and hard drive recognition issues with Dimensions 9200
This computer has worked fine for years. It has an Intel SSD and 4GB of RAM, Windows XP and is otherwise stock. It's a 9200 also known as XPS 410 (XPS410) IIRC. Another user had trouble with the...
View ArticleForum Post: start up issue
For several weeks start up is getting more and more delayed: pressing the 'start' button no longer starts the PC. Instead, the start button light begins to flash (orange); after some time (few minutes)...
View ArticleForum Post: XPS 8700 Windows 8 clean install on new SSD
So I got a Samsung EVO 250GB SSD and will do a clean install of Windows 8 on it. I have 2 1TB HDD's, one has the Windows 8 OS "C" drive the other is Back up/File History "D" drive.
View ArticleForum Post: Windows 7 Pro instalation
I have a brand new Dell XPS 8700 with Windows 7 pro installed. I have not plugged it in yet because I was hoping to find a way to beat having to use a password. At the first Boot it will ask me to...
View ArticleForum Post: Dell Dimension 5150 BIOS update issues
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit on my Dell Dimension 5150. I currently have BIOS version A02 and I see that there is an available update to version A07. when I download the file I get an error...
View ArticleForum Post: studio hybrid CD/DVD
my POS wont read no cds or dvds .all the test i run says its working fine . its a studio hybrid 140g with win7 except the online test dell has i cant run it cause it says i need to insert a cd/dvd but...
View ArticleForum Post: problem solved
So, the usb device was not recognized by the HP computer and it should have just plugged and played. We tried it on a Dell Laptop and it worked fine. Dell sent me to HP and HP escalated the note within...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell Dimension 2350
Ah thanks about the power supply, I finally got it fitted in :D and just wondering, on where you put the heatsink, on each side are there two sort of square catches for the silver latches? cause on...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Studio XPS 435mt - memory issues
Well... I took all the memory out, and then reseated it again (switching the DIMMs' around); I now see all 12GB in BIOS and also System Info...!? I What I don't understand, is how come CPU-z could see...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Optiplex 980 NIC Failure after BIOS update
Their tech sheet lists it as an 82578DM Gbe NIC, and you can see the actual chip on the MOBO. Using a magnifying glass, I can read 82578DM right on the chip...but it was a good thought. I just don't...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Optiplex 980 NIC Failure after BIOS update
I should add that I'd be happy with just having the onboard NIC disabled and run a PCI card. I just don't want the calls my user will give me if he sees "NIC Failure" every time it boots.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dimension 2400 soundmax integrated audio - no sound
I was installing new memory strips which I completed successfully and when I re-booted the PC I had no sound. Any Ideas?
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