Forum Post: RE: PCIE slot off on Vostro 460 and Vostro 470 after Windows 7...
Same issue. Cheap well not cheap as in money but inexpensive built Realtek chirp PCIE x1 card was bought to fix issue. Did not fix. Put card in x1 slot and PC will not boot. Put in x16 slot and PC...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell XPS 8700 Single Beep Good or BAD?
BTW: Based on reports from other XPS 8700 users, it appears that Dell may have suppressed the normal POST single beep in version A06 of BIOS for this system to eliminate confusion between a normal POST...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PCIE slot off on Vostro 460 and Vostro 470 after Windows 7...
Have you disabled the onboard NIC in BIOS setup after you installed the add-in NIC? Have you tried changing Sleep State settings in BIOS? Do you have the latest versions of BIOS and of Intel chipsets...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Which RAM do I need?
OK. Good luck with the Kingston RAM. Post back and let us know how it goes
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell XPS 8700 Single Beep Good or BAD?
The A06 bios corrects this. Install it and the beep will go away.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8500: 2 SSD and 1 HDD?
I'm not sure; if that is the case, you can use one of the spare drive bays.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8700 - Blue Screen - KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED and...
Were you able to get this issue resolved? if so, how? I am having a similar issue with my new XPS 8700 and it is frustrating.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8700 - Blue Screen - KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED and...
A bunch of different problems were discussed in this thread. Exactly which problem(s) are you having, and have you tried any of the solutions offered here?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Slower boot with XPS 8700 BIOS A06
Do this at your own discretion of course, but I was successful at installing it and got back to my very quick boot time. It might be a few seconds slower than what it was originally, but I can't be...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Is the Western Digital 2TB Black compatible with the Inspiron...
Morph91 Yes, it is. Bev.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8700 - Blue Screen - KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED and...
Random BSOD on my computer. I had this computer replaced a few days ago and the only thing differently I did today was plug in my external hard drive. II set it up with a brand new SSD after getting...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8500 32GB ssd
I am also seeing the same problem. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell Inspiron 23 All-in-one - various problems
Willy, Please try this link to a solution for the BT code 10 problem. What is the model of the external drive?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Strange shutoff problem with Optiplex 745 Ultra Small Form...
Hi Kentchristopher, Did you try a memory test outside of Windows, such as with the Dell diagnostics or a bootable memtest flash drive? I'd try that.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell XPS 8500 won't start and beep 4 times again...
all of them, one at a time, into slot 1 to see if you can identify a bum module. If any one of them fails in slot 1, you'll have to buy a matched pair to replace it and one of the others, and put them...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: CPU update question re: Optiplex 760
Generally, the systems with the motherboard that supports quad core processors shipped with a quad core processor, so chances are you have other one that does not.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Strange shutoff problem with Optiplex 745 Ultra Small Form...
I did, both with the Dell bootable diagnostics and with memtest86 (on the Redo Backup bootable USB). It passed on both. And again, I also tried swapping out both DIMMs completely with another working...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Strange shutoff problem with Optiplex 745 Ultra Small Form...
Overheating? Faulty CPU fan? Failing heatsink ? CPU thermal paste dried out?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OptiPlex 760 Can't Power On
A blinking green light indicates the system is in standby. If the system is not waking from standby, you should unplug it, hold the power button for a few seconds, then plug it back in and try to start...
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