unable to add 4th Gb memory - optiplex gx620
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I have an Optiplex 740 (AMD) with Windows XP Pro and I replaced the button battery (called CMOS or BIOS battery, I think) because the old one was dead. (Each bootup said "Low Battery" and the...
View ArticleInspiron 3646 not restart after power loss
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View ArticleDell dimension 9200 2 short beeps and lights 1-2-3
Hi,I have a Dimension 9200 bought around 2008. About 3 weeks ago, I started having issues powering up, until the computer wouldn't start. The lights said a bad video card, so I took out the nvidia 260...
View ArticleSurging CPU Fan
I have a Dell Studio XPS 8100 running Windows 7 that is about 5 years old.The CPU is a Core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93 GHz.Recently the CPU fan started surging to a high speed. After start-up, it can take up to...
View ArticleProcessor Fan Revving Problem
Hi All,I have a Dell Inspiron 580 and the processor fan is revving up every 13 seconds or so. It's running the whole time, but then speeds up. Here's a video of it (Please visit the site to view this...
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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...
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View ArticleOptiplex GX620 Problem (Fan speed)
I've received several complaints by people concerning the Optiplex GX620 Fan speeds. I've analyzed the systems and it seems that bios has no controll over the fan speeds, so the fans spin out very fast...
View ArticleSocial Engineering Telephone Call Claiming to be Dell Tech Support
Dell users should be aware that I have recieved several telephone calls at home from people claiming to be "Dell tech support," calling to tell me my computer is downloading files that are corrupting...
View Articledell 755 factory restore help
i have optiplex 755 and it came with windows xp and i upgrade to windows 7 so how can i restore to factory settings and i didn't find northing on the system to use to restore it
View ArticleNo boot device available on a XPS720 desktop.
I'm running windows 7. I changed the mother board battery and it comes up: No boot device available. I have ran diagnostics on Sata drives 0 and 1 . They passed the tests. It goes though the post...
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In the last week I've been having a problem with my Vostro 410 mini tower.When power is applied to the box the green LED at the rear of the PSU and the amber LED on the main board both light up as...
View ArticleMcAfee 36 Month Subscription Issue
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Help need - Blue screen, installation of Win 7 Crucial M550 SSD 512 gb on XPS...
Dear community people,I have been trying to add the Crucial M550 SSD 512 gb to my almost one year old XPS 8700.-I have tried two types of drives (same model), first one was the mSATA, second one was...
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