Optiplex 7020 and RAID
I have an optiplex 7020 and have added a SiL 3114 RAID controller.It's RAID 1, with 2 465GB drives. There are no other HDs in the box.WHen I boot, it goes to the raid, starts that up and immediatly...
View Articlelatitude e6400 new hardrive swap - no harddrive drivers
Latitude E 6400 with factory preinstalled Windows 7 ....New Harddrive Swap and need the Drivers for the harddrive ( drivers not included on factory preinstalled genuinn Win 7 Installation Disk ).......
View ArticleI need Admin privileges
Greetings,While trying to clean up some malware, I think I may have messed up the registry. I can still boot to Windows, but can no longer log into my account (administrator). The malware was...
View ArticleSSD with bad sectors
Hi,I have a Dell M3800 laptop with a 128GB SSD. chkdsk reports there is 700KB of bad sectors.We've attempted to "repair" these using chkdsk /f a couple of times which I think makes the SSD/OS aware of...
View ArticleLatitude E6420 SSD upgrade
Would I be able to put a Sandisk SDSSDX SSD on my e6420 and make it my primary drive? Is it compatible? I plan to just put a clean copy of windows on it.
View ArticleNeed help with SSD and HDD.. on Alienware area 51
Hi forum,I recently bought a Alienware area 51.. but I bought it with the basic hard drive set up.. 128 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD.. My SSD keeps going red.. so I bought a samsung 850 evo 500GB SSD.. Do I just...
View ArticleOptical Drive Inspiron 660S
I'm planning to replace the OEM DVD drive with a an LG GH24NSCO Internal DVD Burner purchased from Tiger Direct. Upon comparison of the physical dimensions of the two drives it seems like the LG won't...
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Hard drive failure
hello guysI have an Inspiron 15R and i ran the system diagnostic and i had several failures:could you please help me.is the hard drive hopeless, or it can be solvedplease help
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HELP!!!!! Error messages
I ran a scan and it just came up with 2 error messages. s my Dell gonna crash? What can do so I have no more errors?
View ArticleX51 hard drive failure error code 2000-0142
I have done everything presented to try to clear this code but it continues to appear. I have taken the drive from the system and then reinstalled. This did not help either. I have come to terms I will...
View ArticleDell 5100 with new Seagate 7200.9 SATA Hard Drive
Hi. I have a Dell Dimension 5100 that recently had its original WD1600 hard drive go kaput. I got a Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB drive to replace it. It starts and runs well. I loaded Linux Ubunto...
View ArticleSecond hard drive problem
Hi there !I want to add 1TB hard drive (SATA) . my system is Dell optiplex gx 620 small form factor .please guide me my pc support two hard drives or not ???
View ArticlePrevious Instance of driver still in memory--Ext hard drive
This is on a Toshiba external usb hard drive connected to a XPS8700 w 8.1 that works fine on other computers. The error message--cannot load driver...previous instance of device driver still in memory....
View ArticleTo Add 2nd HD to xps 8700
I have a recent vintage XPS 8700 built 4/24/2015 with windows 8.1. I strongly dislike Win 8 and barely tolerate 7, but rather than attempt a return, I found a HD switch that will allow me to choose a...
View ArticleDimension 2400 PCI > SATA Controller for SATA Boot Drive
Good evening and thank you for allowing me to join the Dell Forum. It is an honor to be here. Recently, I got the rare and exciting opportunity to 'renovate' a friend's Dell Dimension 2400....
View ArticleFirmware update for 128GB SSD, model MZ7PD128HAFV-000H7
I have a Dell 128 GB SSD, model MZ7PD128HAFV-000H7, Revision DXM10H6Q, S/N S16NNSAF820881 for which I wish to update the firmware to alleviate the "slow down" issues associated with this OEM Samsung...
View ArticleOptiplex 780MT hard drive caddy for SSD
I want to add an SSD to my Optiplex 780MT. I want to put it down in the HDD bay that sits cross-wise. I bought an adapter to make a 3 1/2 bay 2 1/2, but I had the case open to add RAM and saw the...
View ArticleNew Laptop
I got my new alienware lap top friday and I just realized it doesn't have a cd/dvd player, Why I didn't realize it before i ordered I Don't know anyways.. what is a good external dvd/cd drive that can...
View ArticleBios setting for MSATA as boot drive on XPS-15 / 9530
Can anyone tell me what the BIOS setting should are when installing a 1TB MSATA drive as a boot drive and using the 1TB slow drive as a data drive? Thanks RaulC
View Articleloud and annoying noise from the DVD drive at system power on
Hello, I own a Dell Precision M6800 laptop equipped with the stock GS40N DVD writer. When powering on the system the DVD drive makes a loud noise as if it is trying to load a disk while there is no...
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