Forum Post: RE: Will this card fit in my XPS 8700?
Sadly it seems that the upgrade may not happen as soon as I thought since my XPS 8700 wont boot up in less than 15 minutes and can't seem to connect to the internet anymore.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Replacing the drive in an Optiplex 3010 SFF?
I have a 9010 SFF (presumably the same chassis as the 3010), and it has a standard 3.5-inch drive cage. I have a Silverstone adapter installed in mine mounting a Kingston SSD.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Will this card fit in my XPS 8700?
Dell support is the best. If you are having problems, do not hesitate to contact them. When I installed a Dell SSD as my boot drive, they sent me disks to completely reinstall Windows, sent me a disk...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: display issue Dell Studio XPS 7100
I am going to get answers tomorrow on how this MB is supposed to work. I cleared the BIOS and replaced the battery, but still no DVI video out. I did learn that beeps are error codes, and I'm not...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: DELL INSPIRON 545 - VIDEO CARD UPGRADE - HELP!
As for your Dell being five years old, it still has plenty of life left in it and it's not obsolete. Install an SSD for a boot drive, and it will handily outperform a budget offering with only a...
View ArticleForum Post: power light off - hard drive light on
We've got a dell dimension 4600. I recently installed 2 new 1G memory sticks in the 1 & 2 slots and the old 1G stick in the 3 slot. The computer seemed to have memory problems in the past (beep...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB controller not working.
I ran the sfc /scannow but still no luck. In the event viewer the windows file protection does not show. Device Manager The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) Access is Denied. To...
View ArticleForum Post: Dell 546 graphics/PSU Upgrade
I've been thinking about upgrading my Dell 546 (300w PSU, 4 GB RAM) with a better graphics card, preferential one with which I would be able to play games like Skyrim on High settings. My current...
View ArticleForum Post: Cmos battery dead on xps gen 1 desktop.
For about the last year have received the low battery message on boot up. Occasionally had to reset system time when she did boot up. Now she won't boot up but just sits on the boot up screen With the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Cmos battery dead on xps gen 1 desktop.
Check the motherboard and remove the coin battery to see what you'll need. By far most desktop and server computers use a CR2032 battery.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Inspiron 570 PSU Upgrade
"the most important thing here with power supplies is" SIZE REALLY MATTERS make sure dimensions are okay before u buy an upgrade. Tks. PS: Dont need to rate, like etc hope this help.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: power light off - hard drive light on
An update: the last time the computer froze I had the task manager running and noticed that the cpu was at 100%. The power light and hard drive lights were green and all 4 of the diagnostic lights were...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Where can I find serial number or other codes of my DELL...
Aless, The serial number is not tied to any Dell order number, customer number, or warranty. If the video card were purchased by itself, it would have come with a Dell invoice which has the Dell Order...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Install gigabit nic on Dimension E520?
Hi FloridaGirl62, Excellent! Thanks for your suggestion.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Where can I find serial number or other codes of my DELL...
I bought the DELL video card by itself in a shop (not DELL), I mounted it in a non brand PC (assembled by myself), I have not any DELL invoice (I only have shop invoice without DELL codes).
View ArticleForum Post: Optiplex 760 won't start from front panel button
we have several identical Optiplex 760's. A few days ago, one started acting up in that it won't start up by just pressing the front panel start button. When the front panel button is depressed, the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Where can I find serial number or other codes of my DELL...
Then any warranty would come from the shop, not Dell.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Optiplex 760 won't start from front panel button
Yes your on the right track, have you run tests to support this? If it turns on normally when PSU is replaced then it's the PSU. If it still acts up then it would then be the front panel PWB. Dell...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell 546 graphics/PSU Upgrade
You will not fry the motherboard by upgrading the power supply to 500 watts or more. The opposite is true that if you don't have enough power you can fry the board. The board only uses what's needed so...
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