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I have an Inspiron 580 - around 3 years old. All was fine until recently. Now, on start up the pre boot is really slow, with the blue progress bar getting stuck about a third of the way across before...
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I have an Optiplex 380 that has a mouse that is not operating at all. I did a system check on it and the mouse works however when the computer reboots, the mouse is frozen ? Does anyone have an idea of...
View ArticleForum Post: Dimension 8400 Serial ATA Raid 0 w/dual 160gb Hard Drive
Win XP Need to find replacement hard drives. Can't find them on the Dell site Thanks. GOLFBUM
View ArticleForum Post: Dell Box Book/Software 77486
I recently came across this item, and have no idea what it is because it has no marking on the outside except for dell and the upc says 77486. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
View ArticleForum Post: programs not responding
My xps400/9150 runs slow and hangs-up ( does not respond ) I have 1024MB of RAM. I did get a panel that said I was short on virtual memory. How can I fix this problem Thank You.
View ArticleForum Post: Dell XPS 8500 desktop factory restore to SSD drive
Hi, i have a dell xps 8500 desktop and windows 8 pre-installed on 2TB hard drive. I want to replace the hard drive to SSD and make this 2TB hard drive to secondary hard drive. Could you let me know how...
View ArticleForum Post: Optiplex 760
So I got the newest purchase... I received my Dell Optiplex 760. I know it is a used and slightly older pc, but it is new to me. I am waiting for thermal paste to arrive and then I will be upgrading...
View ArticleForum Post: Customer Service Debacle
So, yes, maybe this was partially my fault for not making loud demands up front, but I feel the need to share this terrible experience regardless. Unacceptable scamming behavior needs to be aired....
View ArticleForum Post: Dell inspiron 620s will not turn on
Hi, I have green light on back, amber light on motherboard. Did jumper test on psu and fan comes on. Checked all connections, replaced switch and still will not power on. Purchased 11-30-2011...no...
View ArticleForum Post: Optiplex 320 processor upgrade
I would like to upgrade my optiplex 320 pentium 4 to a dual core processor and am looking to find out what my options are? So far it looks like I may be limited to the Pentium D 900 series? Can anyone...
View ArticleForum Post: Dell keyboard - a few questions
Q1) All three of the keyboards as above have two adjustable feet or stands located at the rear underside. They can be extended / folded out to tilt the keyboard up at the back and therefore sloping...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Alienware x51 Gtx 660 Crashing
I would suggest that you run the diagnostics on the computer by following the steps mentioned below and check if there is any issue with the hardware on your system. 1. Turn on or restart the computer. 2.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell inspiron 620 is behaving very weirdly and support from...
This is a desktop...ran F12 and then detailed/extended diagnostic tests....no issues reported....already dusted...not dirty at all...a desktop should be more stable than laptop...dont know why it is...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell inspiron 620 is behaving very weirdly and support from...
Also, let me know what exactly happens when it stops booting. Do you get any error message on the screen? Does the system go past the Dell logo screen or does it get stuck there? Does the light on the...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Alienware x51 Gtx 660 Crashing
I did exactly as you said and run the test twice, and every result in the test says " Pass" (Even the one of the graphics card/videocard). Anyways, every time my computer crashes, i get this message...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell keyboard - a few questions
I have tried to research more to find out if there is any way to change the effect of the volume control keys; however could not find any such option. Please feel free to reply for any further assistance.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell XPS 8500 desktop factory restore to SSD drive
"recovery" is what the process is called when your restore from the backup partition on the hard drive. there is no way to do it to a ssd due to the way it is set up ... like SpeedStep said.
View ArticleForum Post: dell XPS 8700 - Windows 8 disc
its been years since I had last had a Dell and have just recently purchased a Dell XPS 8700. I seem to remember Dell used to supply a copy of the operating system on disc in case you needed to...
View ArticleForum Post: DVD Drive Clicking Noise Dell Latitude E6530
The DVD-RW Drive consistently makes a clicking noise even though it is not operating with a disc. Then, when a blank disc is placed in the DVD-RW Drive, the blank disc swirls as if being read. This too...
View ArticleForum Post: Dimension 2400/XP+sp3: Keyboard problem
I have a Dimension 2400 upgraded to 2GB. I have just had the main disk formatted and a new XP+sp3 installed but all the hardware is Dell. If I enter text at the keyboard, there are 2 problems: 1. The...
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