XPS8700 short beep
During start up of the XPS 8700 I get 1 short beep before the Dell Logo screen opens. I have ran the PSA test from the F12 key and had no return on errors. I also see that the BIOS is A4. I still am...
View ArticleXPS 8700 won't wake up
I'm having an intermittent problem with my XPS 8700 Desktop. About once a week when I go to wake it up in the morning, it won't come on. The fans are spinning and everything, but neither the mouse or...
View ArticleMissing operating system error message.
The error message appeared when I turned the power back on after a two week vacation. Any idea what I can do? Was working fine before that.
View ArticleCASE FAN
HI,I have been trying to find out what the CFM'S are for the CPU does anybody know what it is as i want put another fan in the back to pull more thru PC,so far all i have found out is the CPU fan...
View ArticleXps 8100 ahci port 0 error code
Hi,I turned on the computer to an Ahci port 0 device error press ft to resume message. When I did that I reached the cmos setup utility. I left it alone and pressed for and when the computer started up...
View Articlerepairs
The hard drive of my computer has been changed twice already, then when the system failed to boot again, a supervisor determined that the problem was with the motherboard, which was changed on June 26,...
View ArticleChecksum error
I have an Inspiron 660 desktop and when I run the system checkup I get checksum test failed with code WCM01-30T. I have replaced the battery several times but I still get the error. How do I fix it?I...
View ArticleMemory upgrade dell 8700
I got a dell xps 8700 that came with 8gb ram. Can I upgrade to 32gb?
View ArticleAll browsers freeze after 45 minutes use.
I have a 2 month old Dell Studio 1537 laptop running Vista. So whenever i browse the Internet whether it be FireFox, IE, or Google Chrome all the browsers just stop working after about 45 minutes, by...
View ArticleU2414H USB connection
Hi all,Just got a new U2414H screen for a basic PC.Only USB ports and AVI.How do i connect this?It has all these new cable connections but I just want to plug and play, please help.
View ArticlePrecision T3400 Wont boot after RAM upgrade
Okay,So I recently bought new RAM for my computer (4x2gig PC2-6400 800mhz) I tried installing all four sticks and the computer wouldn't boot, gives my a black screen and error beeps. So I removed 2 and...
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 Article"Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device or Insert Boot Media"
After running Dell support assist this evening a new BIOS update was recc. for my desktop. I updated from AO7 to AO9 (apparently released on the 30/06/15). However, after being prompted to reboot my...
View ArticleAsking a question about Laptops - WinReLauncher.exe
Hi there, I am new to this and set up an account. I have looked everywhere about how to ask a question on the Laptop support forum but to no avail. I need to know on my Dell Inspiron 1545 how to...
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 ArticleDell Desktop 620 Powerup
I have a Dell Inspiron 620 that I would like to supercharge. Inspiron 620 I currently have an i3 CPU/8gb ram and looked at upgrading the CPU to and i5 or i7. Most advised me that either it couldn't...
View ArticleXPSO18 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 Optiplex 390 Desktop. Every USB Port Stopped working
Hello!I am at my wits end. Turned on my Optiplex 390 some days ago and found that neither my mouse or keybord was working. I have tried all the usb ports on the back and front. When i plug inn the...
View ArticleOptiplex 9020 fans "rev" while in sleep mode?
I have a Dell Optiplex 9020. When the computer enters sleep mode after 15 minutes, you can hear the fans continuously rev. They will speed up for about 3 seconds, slow down for a couple seconds, and...
View ArticleMy computer has acted weird in the past.
So there were two moments when something weird happened to my computer. When i started my computer, it said the fan was having some kind of problem with it (i don't know if it was just that it stopped...
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