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Hard Drive Not Found

Hello, I have a Dell Vostro 1015. When I turn it on I get a black screen with the error message: internal hard drive disk not found, to resolve this issue, try to reseat the drive. No bootable...

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System Restore of Backup.wim File to New Hard Drive

Hi, I've had my Latitude E5510 hard drive replaced and the Windows 7 OP, Dell Backup and Recovery and Microsift Office has been re-installed by the service engineer. Prior to the hard drive being...

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XPS 13 Developer's Edition 9343 - User Upgrades

Hi,I'm about to order the XPS 13 Developer's Edition 9343.I'd like to add a second hard drive. Is this possible either with a second mSATA ssd or with a standard 2.5" sata hard drive?Also, what is the...

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CD/DVD file format

I just recently downloaded some music from Amazon(first time) when first downloaded it had a file ext. I had never seen before.  I went back to it this morning to find the extension is now .mp3 and...

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CD/DVD drive

Where did my CD/DVD drive go?  Laptop Inspiron 1545 -- Windows 8.1.  06/18/2015.It is still in my laptop. It wants to work.  It is no longer identified as a drive in my desktop settings.I need to...

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Dell Optiplex 9010 can`t be install window and create a new partition

hello Mr.My Dell Optiplex 9010 has error window and i have delete all of partitions and that i can`t install new window or create a new partition now i`d like you help me for this problem !thanks

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Error Showed in PC Assistant Extended Test Run

Hi Folks,I have scan my computer with Dell Support assistant and it shows following two errors, any thoughts what this mean? Is my HDD has bad sector or What?SNART Short SElf  test WHD16-JS2andTargeted...

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Power Edge T100 Dell Server Wont Boot

Hi guys. Point me to the thread if this questions has already been answered, but for all my searching through similar problems, I can't seem to find a solution.I have this Power Edge T100 Dell Server,...

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Dell XPC8700 and Samsung 850 Pro 256 Gb SSD

Few month ago I bought new Dell 8700 Desktop PC ( Windows 8.1) with regular HD. I decided to install Samsung 850 Pro 256Gb SSD. As per Samsung manual I connected SSD to my new PC with SATA to USB...

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How to Verify 32GB Cache on Inspiron 23 Touch

I recently purchased an Inspiron 23 Touch 7000 series All in One.  I am trying to verify that I have the 32GB SSD cache that was on my invoice and advertised on the Dell Web Site.   Does anybody know...

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Is R313263.exe (which applies to WD10EALX) required for WD10EZEX?

The Dell Smart Status Test records the test as "Indeterminate" due to the Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX hard disk.  It advises "Upgrade the driver for the Hard Drive Controller or disk subsystem".R31363...

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optical drive/dvd drive making noise without any disc inside

hi, I have recently purchased a dell inspiron 3543. every 20/30 minutes there is noise from the optical drive as if something is trying to read from it. the light also blinks during that time, inspite...

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Transferring Desktop hard drive data to a Laptop

I have a Dell E520 desktop and a Dell 1764 laptop. Can anyone tell me what type of cable I should use to transfer the data? or where should I buy one?  model # and mfg ?My laptop is a 2.0 usb I took...

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Unable to install Windows 7 on Dell Optiplex 990

Currently running Linux Ubuntu 14.04, but want to install Windows 7 with genuine CD. Even with the CD in the drive, I am not seeing the prompt to install Windows. Selecting the desired drive during...

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Raid for Precision T3500

I will change my HD (Full) by a new one (2TB) for a Precision T3500.How to enable the new HD for RAID AHCI?Thank You

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Blu-ray replacement drive

Hi, I have an Inspiron 15RSE (7520) laptop, it's out of warranty, the HL-DT-STDVDRWBD CT40N blu-ray drive is broken. I'm planning to travel to United States in a couple of months. I can replace it by...

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Adding an SSD to an Optiplex 780

Hello, I am trying to make a fast, best bang-for-the-buck computer. I bought a used Optiplex 780MT on eBay. I want to install and SSD to speed things up. I want to get a used cheap drive like and Intel...

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Hard Drive.

 I would like to know if I have to buy a new hard drive from Dell as a replacement?  My hard drive is failing and is at about 90%.I found a new one but it is not from Dell.

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Hard drive - ST1000LM014 - SMART Thresholds Test - Warning

Inspiron 7000 - delivered 12 June 2015.  7 days later I start to get a Windows alert 'Windows detected a hard disk problem - back up your files immediately ....".I called Dell support and a system scan...

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Burning DVDs with HL-DT-ST DVDRWBD CA40N

I have been trying to burn some DVDs and I keep getting failure notices with my software. It's probably a software issue but if it isn't I want to make sure I am using the correct disks. Can DVD-R...

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