Optiplex 990 SFF & HP P410
Hi Everybody, I'm using an HP P410 raid controller and since my previous motherbord failed I wanted to fit everything into the Optiplex 990. The card is an x8 card, so I thought I had to put it into...
View ArticleBroken Keyboard Folio for Venue 8 7840 Tablet
The "strong polycarbonate outer shell" that surrounds the tablet did not survive a drop to the floor from about 3 feet. It is now broken and useless and I can no longer protect the tablet. I would...
View Articleno usb 3.0 after ssd fresh install
Have 1 year old 8700,worked great.Just did a fresh install with a samsung evo 500 ssd.I used the dell reinstall disk and drivers and utilitys disk.Everything ok ,just no usb 3 working. Fact is the...
View ArticleOptiplex 780 BIOS Fan Control issue
Hi,I have an Optiplex 780 SFF desktop, and I have kept the BIOS firmware up to date, now running A14.It's running a Q9550 CPU. Win7 64.Ever since owning, I have noticed an issue with the CPU fan...
View ArticleXPS One 2710 USB Devices Failing
I have been troubleshooting this problem for several months with no luck. My system is a XPS One 2710 BIOS Ver A12 with all the device drivers current. The system is running WIN 8.1 Ver 6.3.9600 Build...
View ArticleMemory upgrade for Inspiron one 2320
can any one tell me if the memory in the 2320 is upgradeable and if so how to install new module
View ArticleInspiron 3847 Slow Shutdown & No Internet Connection
Suddenly this week, these two issues came up with my 8 gig RAM Dell Inspiron 3847 in which I installed an SSD drive as the C: drive two months ago. Whereas booting used to be super-quick thanks to the...
View ArticleKB3035583 ??
Anybody know anything about KB3035583 that was pushed today? The KB article just says something very vague about increased update capabilities... Got it offered on Win 7 Pro (32-bit) system today, but...
View ArticleTwo Bleeps
Hi my desktop is an Inspiron 560 and has started to make two bleeping noise’s on start up I have ran diagnostic tests using the Dell support assist and F12 both have come back as a Pass even with an...
View ArticleXPS 8500 - 5 beeps after replacing battery
Was working on PC without issue. Decided to move the PC to the other side of my desk. Powered it off, moved it and restarted. Never boots and I get 5 beeps. Tried two batteries, including one...
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SM Bus Controller Problem
If I'm asking this question in the wrong forum, please advise. Thanks.I have a Dell Inspiron 620, 64 bit, running Win7, SP1.Device Manager shows SM Bus Controller does not have a driver, and can't find...
View ArticleDimension 8250 Iomega Zip 250 issue
I have an older than dirt Dimension 8250 (it just turned 12 years old). I use this computer just as a back up. I had to replace the hard drive (it failed after 11 years, whoda thunk?) and after...
View ArticleInspiron One2310 how to replace a possibly deffective sata cable on hard drive
HelloOne month ago i had hard drives problems especially on an ubuntu/linux partition. Forums said i could have sata cable problem or hard drive problems. Hard drive testing showed an excessive...
View ArticleDELL XPS 8100 Loud Fan on Windows7 SP1
I have always noticed something with my DELL XPS 8100 Windows7 Home Premium. The original system came with the Seagate ST31000528AS, whenever the system was rebuilt from the Reinstallation DVD, I had...
View ArticleRevving Fan
I have an Inspiron 580 tower and a few days ago my fan started revving every 5-6 seconds constantly. I cleaned out the dust bunnies and it stopped for a day but it is now back revving again. I...
View ArticleHow do I make DellRestore partition ACTIVE?
Hi, How do i make the dell restore partition ACTIVE, please. Trying to get the Ctrl F11 process going again. thanks
View ArticleXPS 8700- NO BOOT DEVICE AVAILABLE MESSAGE
Hello,When I turn on my desktop I get the following message:No boot device availableSATA 0: NONESATA 1: InstalledSATA 2-5: NONEWhen I try the F1 key it does not work.Can someone help?Thanks.Sundar
View ArticleFed up of XPS 8700 Freezing Every Few Days
Hello all,I've had my XPS 8700 for about a year now and from the get go I've been having the same problem: the machine just freezes after a couple of days or sometimes even two to three times in the...
View ArticleDELL XPS 8700 monitor flickering and pc freezes
I bought a new DELL pc from local dealer in May 2014 DELL XPS 8700with AMD Radeon R9 270 -i7-4770 CPU @3.40 Ghz with 16 Gb RAM -Windows 8.1 64-bit operating systemin the past two weeks the monitor...
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