Forum Post: Dell XPS 8500 Hard Drive Obnoxious Noise (ST2000DM001-9YN)
I have owned a Dell XPS 8500 for just over a year now. Just after my purchase I began noticing a loud "chirping sound" coming from the desktop while it was running idle. I would notice it at night...
View ArticleForum Post: Dell 450
I am having a bit of a problem here. I have a Dell 450, Windows XP. When I try to open Origin or Steam Windows shuts off to a blue screen and says it has detected a problem. Is there a way I can fix this?
View ArticleForum Post: Dell Optiplex 760 USFF motherboard into Dell Optiplex 755 casing.
Hi all - I have just joined this forum and would like some answers whether Dell Optiplex 760 USFF motherboard will actually fit my exisitng 755 case. I have the E8500 processor,120gb SSD and 2 x 2GB...
View ArticleForum Post: Recovery
2. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to gack up the Recovery drive with a view to running it from a DVD disk if I could not gain acess to the pc utility? If this is a good idea, can you...
View ArticleForum Post: Desktop screen boundary reduced after Windows Update!
I ran windows update on my Inspiron ONE, and during the applying phase, the desktop screen 'area' reduced by 2cm on the sides & 1cm on the top & bottom. So, its like a black boundary around the...
View ArticleForum Post: Can't boot my XPS 430 normally
Really appreciate if someone can help me to get my computer boot normally. Currently going through by pressing F12 then get errors message that SETA drive is not found. Then press F1 to get to log in...
View ArticleForum Post: Getting ready to order my Gaming Computer!
Should make the purchase in about a month or so! Cant Wait! [Y] [H] Alienware Aurora-R4 $3,016.43 $3,016.43 317-8666 1 Intel Core i7-3820 (Quad Core, 10MB Cache) Overclocked up to 4.1GHz 317-8672 1...
View ArticleForum Post: Help! Used XPS 720 with Windows XP
I purchased an XPS 720 about a month ago and there are urgent updates that I need. Unfortunately, Dell won't let me download them because I'm not the original owner and I don't know their name. I...
View ArticleForum Post: No hard drive detected - Optiplex 960
Out of nowhere, the computer "froze" in its tracks. Nothing worked or moved. Tried to re-boot, struck F12 key and received message: "No hard drive detected." How can this problem be resolved?
View ArticleForum Post: graphics for xps
SAPPHIRE 100351SR Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support OC with Boost i want to know if the card is fully compatible with the xps 8300
View ArticleForum Post: Optiplex 755 cpu upgrade?
I have an Optiplex 755 sff with the q6600 in it and Im thinking about buying a mini tower 755 with the q6600 also. I know I can upgrade to the q9650, q9550, or q9450 no problem. But what about the xeon...
View ArticleForum Post: E310 Upgrade for Hardware and Software
I am upgrading a family e310 to try and get a few more years out of it before buying new. I'm trying to keep it low cost or free so that it doesn’t approach replacement cost anyway.
View ArticleForum Post: 19 in one card reader
Just had my Inspiron 530 reformatted and the internal card reader is listed in the "safely remove hardware" box as an external drive. If clicked on to remove-it is disabled. The card reader was...
View ArticleForum Post: Inspiron 2020-3338BK
My computer will not turn on, the power adapter and power button is flashing, I do not hear any sounds coming from the computer, only the cooling fans comes on but is running very slow.
View ArticleForum Post: SPEEDSTEP, Enhanced Technology for Supported Processors,...
It’s off by default. I just installed a pair of higher performance CPUs in my wife’s Dell Precision 670 and when reviewing the setup section, noticed this new feature which appears with the new CPUs.
View ArticleForum Post: DVD drive not working
For a while now, my DVD drive on my XPS 9100 hasn't not been working. It's being detected in Windows 7 as well as in the BIOS but in the Device Manager, I get an error code 39 (with a little yellow...
View ArticleForum Post: Cleaning dust
I have a Studio Desktop Slim 540s. Can anyone tell me how to open case so I can clean the dust out. Any help will be appreciated. julie8548 Hi julie8548, Please refer the topic “Replacing the Computer...
View ArticleForum Post: (Didn't know where else to post this:) Contrast and brightness...
It's so aggravating! Once I turn on the computer, it pops up and never goes away. Why is this? Is there anything I can do, or do I have to get a new monitor? :( I have a ViewSonic VA1703wb monitor....
View ArticleForum Post: Dell 530s How to reinstall microsoft os
Had a virus on my computer bought a cd called wipedrive.It completely took everything off my hard drive.I tried to reinstall vista,but since the basic microsoft program is gone the disc wont work.Where...
View ArticleForum Post: Optiplex 330 MT fan is too noisy.
I recently upgraded CPU and RAM on my optiplex 330 mt from Dual Core E2160 CPU to Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU. RAM ungraded from 1 GB to 3 GB. Now CPU fan is too noisy.
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