Need to replace hard drive
Hi. I came home to the hard drive click of death yesterday. I know how to replace a normal hard drive, but my xps 8500 also has an ssd with windows on it. The pc still runs, I just lost all my games....
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I bought a 2nd optical drive that is the same model as the first one that came with this desktop. It's a TSST SH-216DB. How do I remove the black plastic flat bezel on the front of the new drive and...
View ArticleHDD in caddy
Hi!Sorry my weak english....I have a laptop (dell 3537). In official version is an 1Tb HDD. I need a SSD. I take the SSD in laptop where the HDD was. Then intsall the windows 10 in UEFI mode / security...
View ArticleWhy can't I remove write protection from recovery media USB?
I want to add some important files to the recovery media I received with my laptop, but it is write protected and I can't remove it.Please help...
View ArticleTrouble burning DVD's so they will play in my DVD player
I just bought a new Dell with windows 10. I thought I was getting windows 7. I cannot see any way possible to burn my videos and movies to a DVD so they will play on my DVD player.But I hate returning...
View ArticleDell Dimension 8300 Hard drive replacement help
Hello all, I have spent half the night reading through posts on here about this subject and I am still confused. A co-worker has given me a very nice older Dimension 8300 desktop. It was built in 2003...
View Articlehow to reverse dbr HDD to recover data?
Recently my windows 8.1 Dell 2710 desktop crashed. I resorted to doing a factory restore using the dell back up and restore utility.At some point it asked me to attach an external HDD to back up my...
View ArticleXPS 8700 BIOS doesn't see all bootable drives (I broke it it seems)?
I did a dumb thing trying to get W10 on the PC. I have 2 bootable drives, an SSD and the original Dell delivered hard drive. When W10 install to the SSD went to reboot it appears to go to the hard...
View ArticleExternal IDE ATA/ATAPI controller stopped working since I updated my Windows...
To save money, I purchased a few years ago an internal ATA/SATA hard disk, and then an external IDE ATA/ATAPI controller (a power supply and a USB 2 connection) that worked pretty well on my...
View ArticlePOWER OUTAGE
I have a Dimension E310 and we had a recent power outage and interruption to the unit. The surge protector expired and went down in flames! After we replaced the surge protector when power was...
View ArticleMy Hard drive no longer works. Error code 2000-123607, service tag J532QY1.
I have purchased a new drive. When it comes in, do I use the Dell compact disk that came with the computer to reinstall programs that came with the computer? How do I recoup the programs from the...
View ArticleReplaced hard drive with no recovery discs...
I have a Dell inspiron I5 3521 with widows 8.0. My hard drive failed recently, and I foolishly did not make any backups beforehand. I attempted to make one when I realized my hard drive was damaged,...
View ArticleHdd failed. need replacement discs.
Xps 9100 win 7 bought 2010 with addl 3yr extended warranty. Requests for another extention purchase went unanswered. Now Hdd has failed so i cannot access recovery. Now need replacement discs with...
View ArticleRaid rebuild taking too long
Hello.I added an extra 1 Tera disk to an existing RAID 6 with 6 disks on a Dell R510 server to increase storage space.I then rebuild the RAID but it is rebuilding for more than 14 hours. There are no...
View ArticleDVD-RW Drive Spindle Test test cannot run in SupportAssist System Scan
I have a Dell Precision T1700 with a TSSTcorp DVD+-W SN-208FB DVD-RW drive - firmware D100. I have upgraded the system to Windows 10 Pro. I have recently installed Dell's SupportAssist version...
View ArticleCD/DVD Drive
I seem to be missing a CD/DVD drive.Anybody know how to replace it on a Inspiron laptop that was originally running Windows 7 and is now running Windows 10?
View ArticleFailing hard drive
My XPS 8700 from 2013 has a SSD that is the boot drive and a 3 TB hard drive that I use to store data. Because the executable files are on the SSD, I did not appreciate that the hard drive was failing...
View ArticleConstellation ES.2 3TB SAS Not detected properly
Hi.I have a Dell branded Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SAS drive.It is detected by the SAS controller (H310) but shows no capacity (0TB) and fails tests.If i enter windows it shows the drive as...
View ArticleIncorrect Recommended HD updates for Inspiron 7537
Hi there,After foolishly buying an Inspiron 7537 last year i quickly discovered my hard disk wasn't functioning correctly. Since i created a dual boot of Ubuntu alongside the sluggish and generally...
View ArticleChanging IDE to AHCI in Studio XPS 1640
Hi Everyone,I'm about to clean install Windows 10 onto a new SSD drive.How to you change from IDE to AHCI mode prior to installation on the Studio XPS 1640?How do you enable Trim mode?Thanks.
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