Need to Restore XPS8300
Hi,I have a Dell XPS 8300 from 2010 that I've upgraded with a Samsung 1TB SSD and an EVGA GeForce GTX750 Ti graphic card. Everything was fine until the latest round of Microsoft Updates on April 14...
View ArticleXPS8500 : Unable to boot on after power loss
Hi everybody,My daughter unfortunately push the power off button of my xps8500 while it was in activity.Now it doesn't boot anymore. After the dell logo here's the message :No boot device...
View ArticleDell Studio XPS 7100 ODD Removal
Hey guys, was going to swap the ODD in the 7100 over to my mom's new computer. I only use the 7100 for hosting a small media server, and have no use for the ODD. I should also point out that i'm not...
View ArticleRecovery partition created after OS reinstall
I have procured PowerEdge R630 server and reinstalled the OS due to soome issues on the server. After reinstallation I can see a partition created with the name Recovery and it gets displayed as a hard...
View ArticleHow to reinstall windows as it was on new hdd
Hello,My name is Narendra and I have a dell inspiron 15 3521. Just 2 days back the HDD died completely. I dont know what to do now. I heard you will get 0x400 error if you reinstall os from recovery...
View ArticleError disk 2000-0142 Validation 71808
I know this error code 2000-0142 i need more informations about validation 71808.
View ArticleReplacement Optical Drive bracket or fastener for Dell XPS L702x
HelloI regularly remove the optical drive of my DELL XPS L702x to install a 3rd Hard Drive in a caddy.I've lost the piece that screws into the back of the optical drive and onto the chassis to hold the...
View ArticleCan I add a CD/DVD drive to an Inspiron 3531?
I Have been searching the site, and not finding any references. Thanks in advance!
View ArticleInspiron 20 3000 can I add a solid state drive to boot for speed ?
I'm looking to purchase an inspiron 20 3000. I asked sales if I could get it configured with an SSD drive, and they said no. I'd have to purchase it and then the drive myself. But on Dell's web site I...
View Articledell xps 8300
I need to replace the hard drive before it fails. Tests show bad sectors and it goes through periods of nothing responding. Today it is doing ok, but I want to fix it before it dies. I purchased new...
View ArticleError code oxc0000185 WHAT TO DO?
Hi, yesterday when I opened up my laptop it came up with a blue screen saying "Error occurred" So we tried turning off our laptop but it just came up the with the blue screen again. We tried different...
View ArticleNew HDD for Inspiron Duo
Hello, my Inspiron Duo's HDD is defective and I can't recover it. I have a new HDD but I don't know how to install Windows in it, as the Duo BIOS doesn't support boot by an USB device and it doesn't...
View ArticleOptiPlex GX260, Windows 7 upgrade
Get following error when upgrading to Windows 7:"Windows could not retrieve information about the disks on this computer"Tried to populate volume did not work. Populates once, but when I close or open...
View Articlenew 2Tb hard drive nor recognized correctly
Dell xps 8100, installed new 2 TB drive, Bios sees the correct model number but incortect size137.4 Gbwhat to do?Thanks
View ArticleSSD Installation, saving old data
I want to install an SSD in my Dell Inspiron 580 running Windows 7. I believe I can make it bootable, download Windows 7 and and install it on the SSD, giving it the product key from my current OS....
View Article(redirected) HDD Imminent failure
Hi there,I have a Dell R510 with a PERC H700 INTEGRATED RAID CONTROLLER in it. It has 4 X M27R0 600GB, SAS 6GBPS, 3.5-IN Disks and 2 X 300GB.Now 2 of my 600GB disks have amber warning lights on them...
View ArticleBD drive "no disc in drive"
Have a Dell Studio 1747 laptop running win7 w/ an Intel i7 processor.Just downloaded a free 30 day trial of PowerDVD 15 for playing back BD discs.Unfortunately when i put the disc in i get the message...
View ArticleIDRAC8 accessibility
Hello,I would need to configure idrac8 on few rack servers, and like to know if internet connection is required on the client system to access the idrac console ?
View ArticleMaximum Hard Drive Possible - Older Desktops
Good day all,I have a few old office computers lying around and i was wandering if you could help me in finding the maximum hard drive sizes (capable) for each of these machines.Dell Optiplex GX520Dell...
View ArticleVery slow transfer rate
I must have something setup wrong. I am transfering from a u320 72gb 15k drive to a u320 300gb 10k drive and windows is telling me the transfer rate is 672kb/Sec?????It is a Dell 2850 with Perc...
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