Multiple fan failures in optiplex 7010
We have 150 of the sff optiplex 7010 and over the last 2 years we have had to replace over 50 of the cpu fans. Sometimes 2 a week. Sometimes we have had to replace a fan a second time and sometimes...
View ArticleTrying to add km632 mouse
hello i have dell inspiron one 2320 computer win7 trying to add km632 wireless mouse,i still have the mouse that that came with computer.it works sporadically, probaly getting old ,mouse is 3 years...
View ArticleMy Dell Inspiron One 2330 does not boot to Dell splash screen
Hi,I have a Dell Inspiron One 2330, on the weekend when I tried to "wake" the computer to log in it and it froze, didn't even get a login screen. So I powered off (holding the power button), then after...
View ArticleStudio XPS 9100 uneven fan noise
My 2011 9100 has a Fan that continues to run faster and slower, which is very distracting. It seems to be from the power supply. When I open the case and when the surging fan starts I press my finger...
View ArticleUpdates 3/10/15 - "Microsoft Tuesday"
DISCLAIMER: This thread is currently "under construction", and will be edited for the remainder of today. Please excuse any blank spaces or crossed-out "placeholders" for items expected to be...
View ArticlePrecision - T3500
I have a replacement system board. I tried 4 video cards and no video. There is no embedded video on the system boards. How do I get the replacement board to recognize the 3rd party video?
View ArticleStudio XPS 8100 will not start
Our studio xps 8100, purchased in 2010, was working fine till a few months ago when the fan started reving up and cycling every few seconds. Took it to local computer shop, they tested it and couldn't...
View ArticleBootmgr missing
I have a Optiplex 745 that when I turn it on, it says that the Bootmgr is missing and to press Ctrl, Alt, Delete to restart. I restart and it still says the same thing. My hard drive is first in the...
View ArticleTouch screen stops working on new Inspiron One 2330
Hi,I have had a new Inspiron One 2330 with Windows 8 and touch screen for about 3 weeks now. Every few days the touch screen stops working and I need to reboot to get it to work again. I find this very...
View Articledown load cd on dell all in 1
Forgive me if I am in he wrong place--I am new at this and barely past the how do you turn this thing on stage---unfortunately when I purchased my Inspiron all in 1 I failed to research it properly and...
View ArticleHow to Download Windows 7 Home premium install disc
Last year I was able to download an official windows 7 from digital river, and use my cd key on the sticker on side of my case.Now all those links have been taken down by Microsoft, and when I go to...
View ArticleWindows update failure ?
Found 2 new updates tonight (Mon, 3-9-15), and I presume they're actually the regular Update Tues updates.March Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830) installed and ran ok but MSE Definitions...
View ArticleNew XPS 8700 has OS installed on wrong drive
Hello,My Dell XPS 8700 was delivered yesterday. Specs:Intel Core 4th Generation i7-4790 processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)3TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s256 GB Solid State Drive32GB Quad Channel...
View ArticleInspiron 530, Erratic, Service switched to FIOS
Coincident with switching to FIOS, my Inspiron 530 running Vista Home Premium <private data> has become more and more erratic. Freezing, "not responding", changing screens, unresponsive or very...
View ArticleDell i3847-4617BK motherboard manual?
Hello everyone. I'm looking for the manual for this PC: I'm moving everything over to a more spacious case with better airflow. I'm kind of stuck since I don't know where the power switch, reset...
View ArticleDell precision t7500 dual processor compatibility.
Hi, I have a Precision t7500, currently with A single Xeon e5620 @ 2.4ghz Quad core 12mb cache. With 32gb 2x16gb 10600 sticks of ram. I have just bought a 2nd processor riser, board, heat sink and...
View ArticlePower failure Vostro Desktop
Hello, my desktop, Vostro, Windows 8, shuts down by itself after 4-5 min and restart again, it can do this 2-3 times then works fine until I close it. It does that every time I start it up, it...
View ArticleUnexpected provider failure. Restarting the service may fix the problem....
This is an XPS 8700, with a single 1TB HDD (no MSATA), I7, with 16GB RAM, Win 8.1 64.This has me stumped and I've been working on it for a while. As the subject line states, when I launch Disk...
View ArticleRecovery: your PC couldn't turn off properly
Help!!!My Dell Inspiron xps 8500 stopped working today. This was completely out of the blue but within two hours I got the blue screen of death at least three times. I ran pretty much every system...
View Articlegetting into BIOS
HI,I have been trying to get into the part of the BIOS in a DELL E521 that allows you to make changes todifferent items in the BIOS i have seen it on you tube but have not been able to figure out how...
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