Motherboard Broke
The Motherboard for my alienware x51 (MS-7792 ver 1.2) recently broke but the warranty for my computer has ended.Where can I find another one? Can I buy one directly from Dell
View ArticleI have to press the "On" button several times to start the small...
After I turn on the power strip, sometimes I have to press the "On" button several times before the computer stays on. I see the tiny light come on, and the larger light in the power button come on,...
View ArticleNIC
Hi,just formatted and re installed Windows and as a side note I've seen this on more than one OptiPlex 960.After installing the NIC driver, the NIC shows as a 3 GB NIC instead of 1 GB. It is the same...
View ArticleXPS ONE 2710 MID 2012, after 8.1 update, screen goes crazy, ghost touches and...
One morning, my XPS One running 8.1 PRO touch screen showed a faint vertical line just right of the screen center and it looks like the screen is being touched by a ghost every few seconds and the...
View Article2710 Blackout! What went wrong?
Hi, I have a XPS One 2710 (Mid 2012) which have gone blank.After some intensive work to get Windows 10 on a separate partition the computer have ceased to start. Before that I had 8.1 and 10 to choose...
View ArticleWindows 10 WiFi Sense
Windows 10’s new WiFi Sense shares your WiFi password with Facebook, Outlook, and Skype contacts.Though they won't actually see your password, if they're in range of your network, they can use your...
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XPSO18 Power Cable Ribbon
I have an XPSO18 with a power cable ribbon that got ripped. Is this power button and ribbon replaceable? If so, where would I get it? I tried searching around but didn't find anything. Picture below.
View ArticleDell Hardware release date and Windows 8.1 support
I am looking for the model release date & Dell support end date for the below hardware models and also whether Dell supports installing Windows 8.1 64 bit on the same, please suggest from where can...
View Articlesingle beep on startup (Aurora R4) without any noticable issues
hello,I hope i'm in the right forums. Lately when i startup my Aurora R4 i hear a single hardware beep.According to http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN114868/EN - BIOS ROM checksum failure...
View Articleforgot password
I forgot my PW on the Dell 560 Inspiron, I have tried everything and it wont accept. How can I get reset. I did not create a password CD as it continues t advise me to insert to recover.There MUST be...
View ArticleCMOS Checksum Error- inspiron 530s
I have a Dell Inspiron 530s. On boot up I get the following error message:CMOS checksum error - Defaults loadedDiskette drive 0 seek failurePress F1 to continue F2 to enter setupHowever, my keyboard is...
View ArticleDell Inspiron One 2330 gets stuck in sleep mode and while on for awhile
I have a 2.5 year old Dell Inspiron One 2330 (all in one desktop) with Windows 8.1Normally what would happen would be that it would get "stuck" in sleep mode and I would have to manually power it off....
View ArticleCan't connect to web.
I have an Inspiron One 2305. Yesterday morning everything was fine. By noon I could not connect to the web. The network connection shows that I am connected. I still get a "can't connect to page"...
View ArticleHard drive replacement
Have had to replace the hard drive on my sons Dell 3000 desk top need to download a copy of windows xp as we have no recovery disk Any advice gratefully receivedRay
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XPSO18 Power Cable Ribbon
I have an XPSO18 with a power cable ribbon that got ripped. Is this power button and ribbon replaceable? If so, where would I get it? I tried searching around but didn't find anything. Picture below.
View ArticleSSD boot drive upgrade for XPS 8500
I wish to add a new 128 GB SSD as the boot drive on my XPS 8500 while using my original 1TB hard drive as a data drive. Questions: Is there a set of instructions on how to best complete the new OS...
View ArticleGraphics card and Power Supply
So I was thinking about upgrading the Graphics card to the GTX 970 Gaming 4G from MSI. us.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-970-GAMING-4G.html#hero-overviewI was wondering if I also needed a new Power supply...
View ArticleLooking for a Graphics Card for my XPS 8700
Hi there,About a year ago I purchased an XPS 8700 and I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card. I'm only doing this because I can't seem to run Resident Evil 4 at a 60FPS speed. It plays slowly.Here's...
View ArticleInspiron all-in-one One 2020 will not turn on
It suddenly 'died' for no apparent reason. It will not turn on no matter what, I changed the power cord 3 times, tried pushing the power button and holding for 30 secs, 1 min, short bursts to no...
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...
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