Why is all available space on my D: drive?
I got a new Dell 8700 XPS Special Edition, and quickly ran out of available space on a 3TB hard drive. I discovered then, the C: drive has a capacity of 214 GB, and the data-partition drive D: has the...
View ArticleWindows 10 upgrade resulted in SD Card reader not working on my Latitude E6430u
After upgrading to Windows 10 my SD card reader does not work.Anyone else have this experience? Any solutions for this and I would be very grateful.I tried to update all the drivers for Win 10 but do...
View ArticleVenue 8 will not remember wifi passwords
My wife's Venue 8 never remember wifi passwords. When we go to church, she has to enter the password there every week. When we come back home, it requires the home password. Sometimes when it's been...
View Article3 strikes for Windows 10 forced Automatic Updates policy
It's happened for the 3rd time in just 9 days: a forced update that's crashing Windows 10 systems :-(1) an unstable graphics driver (for Nvidia graphics cards) which switched off monitors,2) a buggy...
View ArticleNo Networking Hardware Available after Windows 10 Upgrade
XPS 13 (9343)Dell Wireless (Broadcom) 1560Dell Wireless 1560 802.11c shows up in Device Manager as "working properly".Driver version 6.30.223.262In Network and Sharing Center when I go to set up a new...
View ArticleUpdates 8/4/15 - Windows Updates (pushing Win10)
Microsoft released [re-released (??)] several Windows Updates on Tuesday 8/4, in the optional (or recommended) category, the point of which appear to be encouraging updating one's O/S from Win7 or...
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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 ArticleUpgrading to Version 1.9.0.22 quit
While trying to do the update of dell backup and recovery to v 1.9.0.22, after starting the install, and the downloading screen displays, it just disappears and never downloads.is there a direct...
View ArticleXPS8500 mSATA port to drive SATA iii HDD?
I have an XPS8500 desktop with a 2tb SATA iii HDD currently as the only drive. I have purchased a 1tb Samsun Evo 850 to replace the HDD (the HDD has only about 600gb used, so it should migrate...
View ArticleCan I Use the OptiPlex 9030 as an (External) Monitor via HDMI IN?
Hi,Before I wander off to buy a MiniDisplayPort to HDMI adapter and an HDMI adapter:Can someone first-hand confirm or disconfirm if the OptiPlex 9030 can be used as an external/second monitor via the...
View ArticleT5610 Precision bricked by A10 BIOS. Can it recover?
Hi everyone,I have a T5610 that dual boots RHEL6 and Windows7 (x64).The T5610 was running BIOS A08 just fine.I flashed the BIOS to A10 using F12, "BIOS FLASH update" because it wouldn't flash when...
View ArticleThings that make you hummmm.
A couple months ago I was given a vostro 200 mini tower. I up graded to newest bios, bumped ram to 8 gigs, and added a graphics card. My only real issue was the stock E2140 and it's 1.6ghz so I read...
View ArticleXPS 2710 (mid 2012) and Windows 10
Will the 2710 be approved for windows 10? I receive a message every morning that windows 10 install "failed" - Is this normal?
View ArticleError Code 4400:011A
After following the procedure for recovering from a bad Windows 10 installation, I followed the steps and in the middle got the following error message:Error Code 4400:011AMsg:...
View ArticleNew Inspiron out-of-box Windows 10 error
Unpacked an Inspiron 3647, new direct purchase from dell.com with Windows 10 (as advertised on 7/28/15), and upon power up, the setup wizard asks for a Microsoft Account. We didn't have one so we...
View Articleauto scan system updates. firm ware & chipset upgrades. How do I identify...
ok I have reformatted and installed my operating system. I run the system scan from the dell web site to identify any driver updates that I may need. I get a huge list of like 44 firmware and chipset...
View ArticleAlienware X51 R2 - What am I missing to upgrade to GTX 970 FTW
Hi,I have the gtx 745 GPU and I received a new GPU, the gtx 970 FTW with the dual fan. We have reading different forums and sometimes with contradicting information and I must say I am a bit lost in...
View ArticleNo startup after dell drivers update
After upgrading to windows 10 on my xps8700 it wouldn't come out of sleep mode, so I updated drivers incl bios from the Dell site. (Bios 7 to 11)After reboot nothing happens, even screen shows...
View ArticleQuestion For Long Time Users
I have asked this in other forums here, but never get an answer So I thought I would ask here. And I will probably find the answer is very simple...that my fears were for naught.I have this mature Dell...
View ArticleThe XPS GEN5 challenge
Hello all, WOOHOO, yes an XPS GEN5 issue to kick about. I've not worked on this machine for some time. Here's what I observe when I power up:No boot device available. F1 to reboot or F2 for setup...
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