Memory compatibility
I have a dell xps 8700 (late 2013) with 8gb of memory and I want to double it to 16gigs and I am wondering if the memory i choose to buy would work with the existing ram This is the one I chose...
View ArticleDoes Dell Assign Drive Letters to Recovery Partitions
I have a Dell Inspiron 3847 desktop with Windows 8.1 x64. I've had this computer since Feb 2014. Just recently, I noticed two new disk drives being displayed in File Explorer; WINRETOOLS (X) and PBR...
View ArticleXPS 18 Tablet not charging while plugged in??
Hello folks,I need help with a problem. When I plug in the charger to the tablet directly is shows "plugged in but not charging" but when i plug it into the cradle it works fine. I was wondering if...
View ArticleXPS 18 Touch Design - power failure
My XPS 18 willl not power up, after my son mistakenly stuck the microphone jack into the USB port. Motherboard probably fried.The USB port is only 1/2 inch above the two USB ports. Makes sense to put...
View ArticleXPS 8500 Windows 7 install with RAID
Hi,I am a newbie here so if I make any noob errors please forgive me.I have the XPS 8500 with 32 gb msata drive cache on the mb. Win 7 is the original OS. My HDD died and when I went to replace it I...
View ArticleInspiron 20 3043 (Mid 2014) Display Orientation Changes
Hello Everyone.I have bought 5 Dell Inspiron 20 AIO just recently. They are 1-use machines (time clock login/logout). 1 is a backup, 3 are just sitting on table-tops waiting for input...nothing...
View Articlecan hard drive (bootable on Dell 8500) boot on Dell 8700
My XPS 8500 had a MB/CPU problem, then bought a new 8700, but when I move the 8500 hard-drives (good ones) into 8700, but 8700 cannot see the OS on 8500 hard drives (Windows and Linux), can I configure...
View ArticleOptiplex 390 A00 to A02 bios upgrade issue.
Hello,I'm going to preface my post by saying I always leave bios updates as a last resort. That said, I just purchased a replacement moherboard for mine that died in a power brown-out last weekend. The...
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 ArticleNo Boot Device Available on XPS 8500 - HELP! :(
Hello. I have a Dell XPS 8500 running windows 7. This morning, when trying to start the computer, I got this error: No boot device available:Strike the F1 key to retry boot, F2 to run setup utilitSATA...
View Articleneed service parts, how to order?
Have a 7 year old Optiplex 755 that is reasonably serviceable with an SSD and Win8. The Fans are starting to go and want to replace the case fan and CPU fan. What are the part numbers and where can I...
View ArticleFile corrupted - Windows 8 load but can not open any file
I have a dell Vostro 1540 model running window 8, 32bit. Recently my boy did something and it messed up all the file. I try F8 to restore to original but it doen't pop up the menu to select restore. I...
View ArticleWarranty issue on Desktop and Monitor
Hi, I just bought "Dell Vostro3900 Mini Tower (Later 2013)" with "Dell E2015Hv Monitor" separately yesterday (22 March 2015). They said "both" have 3-years warranty which will be start on purchased...
View ArticleDell Precision 390 Won't Boot
Old (2007) Precision 390 running Windows 7 passes the POST, but hangs at booting the OS. I get a screen saying "Starting Windows" but it never gets past that to the MS flower. The screen then goes...
View ArticleDrive 1 not found, can't enter bios or boot menu.
I hope you guys can help me solve a problem. I have a t5400 workstation. A few days ago it stopped booting. I get a drive 0 not found: Serial ATA, Sata 0. On the bios splash screen, I can hit f2 and it...
View ArticleHow can I restore my Dell Studio Hybrid 140G back to Factory Settings?
This little PC worked reliably until 2 days ago when the hard disk failed. I de-installed the original 320Gb WD Scorpio "Blue" 2.5" drive, and replaced it with a 1Tb drive of the same make. I...
View Articlescreen is black for a while
Bought the Optiplex 3030 all in one in January this year and this last few days when I turn on my computer it comes up with DELL logo then lets me sign in with my password then goes black for some...
View ArticleDimension 9200 AHCI
I just cloned my HD to install a replacementBefore the cloning the boot flash screen noted AHCI 102.23Now the flash states "AHCI BIOS not installed".Using the F2 key during bootup I see that the SATA...
View ArticleDoes Dell Assign Drive Letters to Recovery Partitions
I have a Dell Inspiron 3847 desktop with Windows 8.1 x64. I've had this computer since Feb 2014. Just recently, I noticed two new disk drives being displayed in File Explorer; WINRETOOLS (X) and PBR...
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