Forum Post: RE: New XPS 8700 WIN 8 won't start up when button pushed
There's a new version of BIOS for XPS 8700 (A08) that has USB enhancements. Don't know if it will help any of the issues in this thread, and there's always a small chance a BIOS update will brick the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: 240 VOLTS
You're welcome. Please mark this post as solved by clicking Yes under my previous post.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Del optiplex 760 running slow
How did you reinstall, did you clean install? httpdellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/ In the task manager what is the CPU and memory usage and what tasks are running in the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Unable to see the contents of a 500 Gig Sata Hard Drive...
"(my first computer was delivered in January 1978 If this is so it wasn't a Dell. Stick out tongue "INSPIRON 7847" never heard of that model. Perhaps you mean 3847 Inspiron 3647 Small Desktop Inspiron...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: 2 beeps and No Signal to Monitor
That solved the beeping, thanks! Now all we need to fix is the no signal to monitor problem. We managed to find one of the RAM cards had the beeping so we plan on replacing it soon. If we buy something...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: New XPS 8700 WIN 8 won't start up when button pushed
Devices with memory installed, eg, printers, scanners, etc. may look like mass storage devices to BIOS so it attempts to boot from them -which it can't. So you have to wait until these devices "time...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Optiplex 3020 Network Connectivity Issues
Thanx. I am now in touch with DELL Support in regards to this issue.
View ArticleForum Post: How do I Increase the font size on Dell Inspiron 3135
I just bought a Dell Inspiron 3135 Laptop and need to increase the size of the font and tiles. I have not opened the computer yet as I need this answer or I will need to exchange it for another laptop.
View ArticleForum Post: OptiPlex GX270 SMT Heatsink Fan/Blower
My old GX270 SMT has suffered a "thermal event". I need to replace the fan/blower which cools the heatsink, but cannot see how to remove it in the first place. All the searches I have done show a...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Inspiron One 2320 flashing red blue black when turning on
Great, thanks. Did the factory restore and all the Windows updates (143!) and now it works fine. Feeling much better now.... :-) Appreciate your help.
View ArticleForum Post: Dell Inspiron 3647 Network controller driver Windows 7 32 bit
I have a new Inspiron 3647 desktop that I installed Windows 7 32 bit on. I cannot get the Network Contoller to do anything. I cannot access any of the wireless functions of the computer. The id for the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OptiPlex GX270 SMT Heatsink Fan/Blower
Why do you think the fan needs to be replaced? Did you run the fan diagnostics from the Utilities partition on the hard drive? (Reboot and press F12, go to Utilities...)
View ArticleForum Post: RE: New WD25EZRS 2.5 TB SATA drive not detected by Optiplex 960
Dumb question Did you actually enable the SATA port in BIOS Setup that's connected to the new drive?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: System Thread Exception Not Handled. iAstorA.sys
May need to run a Repair. But if the system came with Win 8, the Repair -at best- will only revert things to Win 8 and not 8.1. So 8.1 would have to be reinstalled afterwards. Be sure to back up...
View ArticleForum Post: What's the best Graphics card the inspiron 530s motherboard can...
have an old 530's i decided to upgrade the gpu but not sure what it can handle put the mother board (G33M02) in a different case 500w psu 4gb ram and an E8500 cpu. so..any ideas? a Radeon r9 270x maybe?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drive 3 and 4 not found, BOOTMGR is missing problem
You should not need to login to install. You should only have to insert the disk in the drive and boot the computer. If you have to login before then you have a bios password set. Is this where you are...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drive 3 and 4 not found, BOOTMGR is missing problem
I do put in the disk and the message comes right after you see the loading screen with the dell logo. It just pops up the error and wont load anything. Do i have to go to a setting in order to run it?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drive 3 and 4 not found, BOOTMGR is missing problem
The computer already came with windows vista, no disc.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Drive 3 and 4 not found, BOOTMGR is missing problem
What OS are you trying to install? Is it a windows disk?
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