Forum Post: RE: Vostros 220s case fan needs replacing
The Dell has a proprietary fan(funny bracket). However, I wonder has anyone tried just attaching a standard case fan directly to the case(by making holes in the case for the screws)?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: windows 8 upgrade
Run the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant on those systems before you do anything else.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB Mouse in Windows XP Safe Mode
I did the scans before AND after the game problem started.....I regularly - at least every 2 weeks - do virus scans on my PC to stay on top of anything that gets on it. I didn't do any scan immediately...
View ArticleForum Post: Red light help
Someone please help. I purchased a 27in Ips crystalpro 2560 x 1440 monitor from ebay and attempted to connect it to my Dell Optiplex 320 computer using DVI to VGA cables. I am getting a red power light...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: New Quadro K4000 Will Not Boot Up
Some additional info- it looks like the error message is coming from "Intel Matrox Storage Manager option ROM v 8.6.0.1007 ICH10R/DO" I think this is the RAID driver. I do have a RAID 0 array onboard
View ArticleForum Post: XPS ONE BIOS upgrade
I'm trying to upgrade the BIOS using the Dell upgrade file R182400. This uses winflash to load the new BIOS. The problem is that winflash is giving an error saying it can't load the ACPI driver. I have...
View ArticleForum Post: Diagnostic Program doesn't run
I am trying to run the Quick System Diagnostic utility to fix a blue screen problem. About a minute into running I get a error message saying "A problem has been detected, please run again", I tried...
View ArticleForum Post: A2010 XPS one Boot problem
I am helping with a boot problem on A2010 XPS One, we replaced the hard drive when it crashed. When it tries to boot you hear 3 beeps (High, Low, High) and it just reboots. Any ideas why this is...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB Mouse in Windows XP Safe Mode
Starting sfc and canceling it should have had no adverse effects on your system. It could only restore files it found as backup copies in the i386 folder already on your hard drive, at least until it...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB Mouse in Windows XP Safe Mode
OK, fixed my mouse issue of locking into right-handed functionality. Apparently my Logitech software for mouse settings - called SetPoint - is a very older version. I finally found the latest driver...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB Mouse in Windows XP Safe Mode
That probably won't solve the Safe Mode vs mouse problem because SetPoint isn't loaded when you boot in Safe Mode, even if it solves the game app problem when you boot normally.
View ArticleForum Post: Cannot load Windows after system restore with Dell DataSafe Local...
I completed the Dell DataSafe restore successfully on an Inspiron One with Windows 7, and it rebooted into Windows. The drivers were all there and I obtained an internet connection.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Vostros 220s case fan needs replacing
I haven't had any problems using standard fans with my Dells.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB Mouse in Windows XP Safe Mode
Well, my new Logitech M310 mouse worked in Safe Mode! Don't know if the new drivers for SetPoint did the trick (probably didn't like you say), or if it was the new, better-quality mouse.
View ArticleForum Post: Bought VisionTek HD7750 SFF, but my Inspiron 620S won't recognize?
I have recently received my order of the VisionTek Radeon HD 7750 Low Profile card, and I have tried to install it in my Inspiron 620 slim tower desktop.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB Mouse in Windows XP Safe Mode
For some reason your last post was deleted from the thread. I got the email alert to that post and I didn't see anything objectionable in it, so I don't know why it might have been removed...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: USB Mouse in Windows XP Safe Mode
Huh? Now that I posted, your last post suddenly appeared. VERY strange!
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Diagnostic Program doesn't run
Please edit your post to remove the email address, which is a violation of the forum's terms of use, and opens you up to spam. If you don't remove it, the moderators may delete this entire thread.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: A2010 XPS one Boot problem
Did you format the new hard drive and install Windows? If not, you have to boot from the Dell Windows Reinstallation disk in the optical drive in order to format the hard drive and install Windows and...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Optiplex 3010 - PCI-e Prevent slots from sleeping?
I ended up buying an FTDI chipset USB-RS232 converter cable from Sabrent. It works great but I would much rather have had the native RS232 card working. I'm not a big fan of USB ports in general. Good...
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