Need unlock password protected HDD. I know the password.
I have a Toshiba HDD MK6008GAH , it is protege by password , but the laptop stopped working. I need to unlock it. Have the password , I do not need any master password or anything, just a way to access...
View ArticleReplacing HD(s) I have jumper & cable questions
Hello, my name is Wayne. I bought a Dell DIM4600 (with service tag 55K2851) at a yard sale. The old hard drives in it are a Samsung VA34324A & a Maxtor G1021U2. I want to replace them with a Maxtor...
View ArticleInspiron 1545 not recognizing a new Toshiba 500GB Hard Drive
I purchased a new Toshiba 500GB HD off of Amazon and when I install it into the Inspiron it is not found on boot up. I am able to boot with the Windows XP SP1 DVD, however when I try to reinstall the...
View ArticleOut of warranty laptop repaired and sent back with an external hard drive, is...
My out of warranty laptop was sent out for repairs and had the old hard drive replaced, then it was sent back with an external hard drive included, is this my old hard drive with all my data on it?
View ArticleDELL DIMENSION E521:
This is hopefully an easy question?!I have an 8 year old Dell Dimension E521 with Vista Home Premium installed. Unfortunately it has "died". A friend gave me a similar spec E521 (with Vista Home Basic...
View ArticleNotebook doesn't recognize Blank CD/DVDs
Hi,I just bought a Dell Precision M2800 (early 2014).I can play DVDs and CDs normally but I when i put a blank CD or DVD to burn it, it doesn't recognize it and tells me "Please insert a disk in the...
View ArticleFAILED Targeted Read Test and the SMART Short Self Test. Looking for assistance.
I have an Inspiron 3521 which is less than 2 years old. My hard drive is a Seagate 500 GB running Windows 8.While shutting down, a message 'Task Host Window is running background tasks' is being...
View ArticleFAILED Targeted Read Test and the SMART Short Self Test. Looking for assistance.
I have an Inspiron 3521 which is less than 2 years old. My hard drive is a Seagate 500 GB running Windows 8.While shutting down, a message 'Task Host Window is running background tasks' is being...
View ArticleI just got a 9530 w 1tb hd & 32Msata, I got a Samsung 850Pro 1tb MZ7KE1T0BW...
I purchased a Samsung 850 Pro 1tb (MZ7KE1T0BW) to replace the 1tb hdd. with a fast low power Samsung 850 Pro 1tb when I can I want to replace the mdisk when i can find one on sale. any advice would...
View ArticleCD player on Dell XPS/Windows 7 quit working
Says "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)"It won't even let me use an external CD burner, I get the...
View ArticleHard Disk Replacement
I have toshiba mk3275gsx 320GB hard disk factory fitted in my dell vostro 1450, its sniping really slow and hangs alot. So I want to replace my hard disk. Can I upgrade to 500GB or 1TB? and what should...
View ArticlePassword
I purchased a dell latitude d620 from a yardsell recently. It had no charger. I ordered a charger and charged it up fully. And upon powering on it says that there was an admin password. The people I...
View Article100 gb drive missing
after refreshing the c drive by recovery drive 100 gb volume is missing.It is showing unlocated but there is no option for making it as a new volume.what i wii do?please help me for solving this problem.
View ArticleDell Inspiron 660 Hard disk failure
upon startup, on Dell Inspiron 660, we got an error "HARD DISK FAILURE PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE OR F2 SET UP UTILITY.
View ArticleDell Inspiron 1545 HDD Boot failure.
I have a Dell Inspiron 1545. When I turn it on, it says "No drive available to boot.". I've ran System Diagnostics and it gives me a hdd error with the following details, "Error 2000-0146. Self test...
View ArticleInstalled new bios chip but hard drive is not recognized now
Hey guys! So here's the issue.last week my PC got an OLOD problem and it wouldn't turn on.took it to the repair man and he said that the bios chip is fried.he installed the new bios chip and installed...
View ArticleN5110 HDD died I want to replace with SSD
My Hard drive died on me so I cant make an image back up.I purchased the following SSD after watching a YouTube installation Samsung Mz-7Td250Bw 840 Series Sataiii Tlc Solid State Drive Ssd 250Gb...
View ArticleXPS 2720
I am about to receive a Dell-refurbished XPS 2720 with 32GB SSD and 2TB HDD. It will be running 8.1 and is supposed to come with a disc. I would like to add a much larger SSD, either 256 or 512GB....
View ArticleInspiron 15 - DVD drive problem
Hi,My problem is that the dvd drive of my dell inspiron 15 3521 is not detected by my laptop. It worked 2 days ago then today it really is not detected. No dvd drive from My Computer. Also when i turn...
View Articleunable to get compatibility to windows 10 update
i have dell Inspiron N4010 which shows an error while cheking for compatibility for windows 10 as broadcom wireless driver nd giving me a message that the manufacturer hasnt made this pc to be...
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