McAfee Subscription Expired in 1 Month Although I Had Paid for 15 months...
Hi everyone, I am Goh. I purchased a Dell Inspiron 14' which consists of 15 months McAfee subscription included with the package. However, when I created a new McAfee account and launched McAfee in my...
View ArticleDell recovery discs - are they REALLY available?
I have an XPS 8900 computer, Windows 10, received it last week. If your Dell is under warranty (mine is, one week old), you can order Dell backup and recovery discs here. You enter your Service Tag and...
View ArticleRestore Dell Dimension 5100 to Factory Settings without CD
My parents have a Dell Dimension 5100, with Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3. It's working ok just very slow because it's clogged up with old software and junk. They want...
View Article16GB Ram (4x4gb) Supported? Optiplex 755 and XPS 420
I have multiples of the Optiplex 755 and XPS 420's- They're great little machines for virtualization.I currently have them all "maxed" out at 8GB RAM apiece, which is the listed maximum for each.Often...
View ArticleSix long beeps when turning on Dell OptiPlex 755
I have a Dell OptiPlex 755. I turned it off on day and when I turned it back on I get six long beeps and nothing shows on the screen. I reset the memory, I tried each memory chip individually and...
View Article3847 won't exit sleep mode
My Dell Inspiron 3847 i5 won't come out of sleep mode several times a month. Both the keyboard and mouse(USB) are dead. So I have to power down to recover, and Windows 10 doesn't like that. Most of...
View Articlexps 8900 ethernet
Just bought a new Dell xps 8900 with windows 10. Everything works great except the Ethernet. It will keep disconnecting my Ethernet for a second or two, then it will reconnect. I will get the little...
View ArticleDell recovery discs - are they REALLY available?
I have an XPS 8900 computer, Windows 10, received it last week. If your Dell is under warranty (mine is, one week old), you can order Dell backup and recovery discs here. You enter your Service Tag and...
View Articleboot up issue
Hi, I have an Inspiron 530 and it gives the message disc drive failure on startup but hitting f1 it will boot up as normal. This happened after a planned power outage in town here. thanks for any advice.
View ArticleRestore Dell Dimension 5100 to Factory Settings without CD
My parents have a Dell Dimension 5100, with Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 3. It's working ok just very slow because it's clogged up with old software and junk. They want...
View ArticleSata power cable Inspiron 3650
I want to add a new hard drive to my new Inspiron 3650 . I have the sata cable but it looks like I need to buy a power cable. What do I need to buy and where do I get it from ? Thanks
View ArticleInspiron 3647 not working won't power on.
Hi all, I have a Inspiron 3647 and it recently shut off on my wife and she went to print a pay stub. I watched the Dell power supply trouble shooting video and followed the process disconnecting...
View ArticleXPS 8900 - Installing everything to C drive rather than D drive
My XPS 8900 has a 225GB C drive labeled OS and a 1.8TB D drive labeled Data. Unfortunately, everything is installing to the C drive. I went into settings and selected that all new apps, documents,...
View ArticleOptiplex 7040 Windows 7 system freeze
Purchased an Optiplex 7040 for a client in need of a POS system. Installed a video card, 2 x Samsung 500GB SSD's in RAID1, Windows 7 Pro and Dell drivers. The machine was returned to me a total of 3...
View ArticleBoot problem
So my problem is the following: I shut down my computer and unplug it. The next time I plug it in, I press te power button, it turns on the light for less than a second and shuts down. That happens for...
View ArticleError Code 2000-0142; Validation 68442
Hello,My computer recently just stopped booting. It is stuck on the black screen Dell Logo with no spinning dot wheel. From reading many discussions on this problem I ran the Diagnostics and received...
View ArticleXPS 8300 black screen
For a while now I kept having an auto detect entering power save, usually I would restart a few times and it would work. Yesterday I came home and the screen was black and the monitor light was green,...
View ArticleRAM upgrade for Dimension 9150
I bought 4 1GB RAM sticks for my Dimension 9150. After installing all 4, the RAM still says 3GB. What is wrong? Since I upgraded to Windows 7 it's still much slower than with XP. Thanks.
View Article2 beeps, amber light flashing.
Alright, so I've got some kind of problem. The Computer gives me a error of 2 beeps. (Beep codes)I installed a new power supply, but this happened before I installed this.Motherboard = AMI (American...
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