Media Card Reader Disappears
Frequently Ill put a SD or CF card in the internal media card reader and it disappears from my computer and device manager. No error just gone! The only way to get it back is power down system and...
View ArticleDell Diagnostics Problem
Each time I try to run a quick diagnostic test or any kind of diagnostic, I get as far as "obtaining selected diagnostics" and it stops with the message "A problem has been detected , please try...
View Articlehow do you register mcafee preloaded livesafe?
This may be a daft question but how the hell to you activate the years subscription that comes with the new computer? Ive searched through all the documentation and there is nothing to tell you what to...
View ArticleDell XPS 8500 WiFi Problem
Dell XPS 8500Device manager shows Dell Wireless 1703 802.1 b/g/n (2.4 GHz) installed and working properly. Under PC Setting>Network settings it shows WiFi not connected and does not show a way to...
View Articlephone calls from dell
phone calls from DellYesterday march 3 2015 I had at least 3 phone calls from a very persistant person saying he was from dell, that he had my tag number and that he had to help me fix my computer...
View Articledownload system detect
I was trying to download dell system detect on my dimension xps 8500 running win 8.1 and it starts to download then stops and a window say download stopped contact vendor . Any help for this ? Thanks...
View ArticleDell factory installed browsers
Lately the past 3 months I have had issues with my desktop becoming over run with spam on certain sites even with McAfee running all it's anti everything, I contacted McAfee yesterday and they did a...
View ArticleOptiplex 3020 Reset To Factory Settings
Can anyone point me at step-by-step instructions to reset a Dell Optiplex 3020 back to factory settings.A gone-wrong Update menas it won't boot into Windows 7 or Windows 7 Safe mode and I need the...
View ArticleUpgrading Optiplex 745 to Windows 7... some advise please
Hello to all and thanks for any help you can provide.I have an Optiplex 745 Core 2 Duo running Vista as the OEM operating system. Works great. Love this machine to death.Need to add a USB device that...
View ArticleMonitor usb connectors
I have a u2715h monitor in the manual it says to connect the usb upstream to usb on computer . Now it says you can use # 7 usb downstream port on the back of the monitor . I have tried 5 different usb...
View ArticleCan't connect Inspiron 660s with Win 7 Ultimate to internet
Can't connect Inspiron 660s with Win 7 Ultimate to internet. Window says "You're not connected to a network". Clicked on Fix Connection Problem and new window says "Install a driver for your network...
View Articlemonitor U2312HM issues
I have three 23" U2312HM monitors, one of which has begun to fail.The right side of the screen is noticeably flickering, off color, with visible horizontal lines. I have run the diagnostic self tests...
View Articledell xps 8700 i7 16gb runs SLOW
i got a new dell xps 8700 not even 2 months ago and today while i was working on it , it just started to work slow, but when i say slow i mean SLOW, you can actually see the windows closing all the way...
View ArticleIntel Matrix Storage Console (no actions available)
A hard drive died in my Dell XPS 9000 and wouldn't boot afterwards. I replaced both Seagate Barracuda 7200 750 GB SATA II drives with two Western Digital 1500 HLFS VelociRaptor 150 GB SATA II drives....
View ArticleInstalling a second hard drive on Optiplex 780 Mini-Tower
I recently bought an Optiplex 780 Mini-Tower with Windows 7 from DellRefurbished.com and am happy with the machine. I now want to add a second SATA hard drive I purchased, for which a power connector...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 350 troubles
So I got a Dell Inspiron 350 a while back. My main PC had died so I switched out the Harddrive and Video card to The inspiron. Everything was working great until i tried to install a geforce 210....
View ArticleFan cycling
My 8100 does it every 10 seconds. Dell tech support said it was a software issue and would not cover it under hardware extended warranty. Any solutions out there?
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High CPU Temperature in Precision T1700
Hi, I have a brand new Precision T1700 Computer, I notice when running Folding at Home or if I use the Dell Stress Test the CPU has a Temp of 161 °F 72 °C I have a Intel Core i7 4790 using Windows 7...
View Article'No bootable device message' message
After installing a Windows update my desktop froze. It was left for 15 minutes but did not recover so I switched off and re-started. The PC will now not boot to Windows.I have the message 'No bootable...
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