reinstall drivers and utilities on a new empty hard drive
I just had a new empty hard drive from dell put in my older dell - inspiron 1564. I tried using the dell driver and utilities dvd - it just keeps doing diagnostics and does not install anything. I...
View ArticleChkdsk does not run on external usb 3.0 hdd when scheduled to run
XPS 8700 Win 7 64-Bit External USB 3.0 Hard DriveProblem:Chkdsk when scheduled to run at boot on the external usb 3.0 hdd does not run at boot, it skips chkdsk on boot and continues normally to load...
View Articlehow to update the 32 ssd to 256 in Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition (7520)
HiI have Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition (7520)which come with 32GB MSATA3 SSD can i update the 32GB MSATA3 SSD to be 128 or 256 GB
View ArticleSwapping Intel RAID for single SSD - T5500 Precision
I have a T550 Precision that is running two WD 250gb drives as RAID 0, using the onboard Intel controller. I would like to replace this with a single Samsung 850PRO 256gb. I have cloned the drive...
View Articledell studio 1747 problem with DVD drive
helloi have dell studio 1747, i have problem with my drive dvdi can pute cd or dvd inside but i cant use cd and he eject after 1mini change the drive dvd but it is same beforei take new driver in dell...
View Articledisk drives.
when I start my pc it says ...Your cd drive during this boot cycle is f:A ramdisk drive is available for this boot cycle as C:It contains several hard drive setup tools. Please use these tools only...
View Articleis this Samsung SM951 256GB AHCI MZHPV256HDGL-00000 M.2 80mm PCIe 3.0 x4SSD...
is this Samsung SM951 256GB AHCI MZHPV256HDGL-00000 M.2 80mm PCIe 3.0 x4SSD compatitable with the XPS8700...
View ArticleWhen I install the SSD I get 'Internal hard drive not found'
I have an Inspiron 1525. I just bought a Samsung 850 EVO SSD. I completed the data migration. When I install the SSD I get 'Internal hard drive not found'. I just tried updating the BIOS, it says...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 14z 5423 formatting
Hi, I want to make this simple as possible.Which is the correct BIOS configuration or setup, to format this machine to install Windows 7 or 8? At the moment it has installed Windows 7 that only use the...
View ArticleCD/DVD Player/recorder
Hello, So I upgraded to windows 10 home. Now my CD /DVR will not operate! They appear on the list in file explorer but when I insert a disk or attempt to see what is on a disk it locks up. I have...
View ArticleDell 8700 boot device problem
I have a Dell 8700 with factory installed a 2TB hard drive and 32 gb SSD. The primary drive is an Accelerated Disk Volume and the 32 GB SSD is enabled as RAID0. I added a secondary hard drive, cloned...
View ArticleDell Inspiron Mini 1012 HDD Password Removal
I purchased a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 and it has the HDD password I need removed.
View ArticleLOCAL DISK "C" ALMOST FULL
Hi guys, I have just noticed that my local Disk "C" is almost full while I don't save any files on it, my overall HD was 500 GB and partitioned it this way: C-194 GB D-136GB and E 133GB, all my data...
View ArticleDVD room suddenly stoped reading CD's
Hi guys, my DVD room suddenly stoped opening when push the button, as well as responding (since last month), it doesn't read any CD when I insert it, it actually says and does nothing, I use it...
View ArticleDell Dimension 9100 with new SSD wont update Windows 7
Hello,I decided to upgrade my old Dell 9100 Dimension. I bought a new, Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD 120 GB, and replaced the old HDD. I have made NO change to anything inside PC, except remove old HDD, and...
View ArticleXPS 8700 special edition, SSD question, where is it ?
my new PC is supposed to have a 2TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive + 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive, I only see the 1 drive which is a 2TB hard drive, is this a Hybrid drive or is Dell trying to pull a fast one on...
View ArticleDell XPS 8700 boot and recovery failures
The system is 2 years old. No recovery images were ever created. Here are the original symptoms. 1. Can't boot into Windows 8.1 on Dell XPS 8700.2. OS Refresh fails.3. OS Restore points fail.4. OS...
View ArticleDell Latitude E7440 PM851 firmware upgrade
Hi,I noticed online that Dell is offering a firmware upgrade for PM851 mSata SSD with version EXT49D0Q. I downloaded that firmware, created a bootable USB drive, but the firmware upgrade tool says no...
View ArticleMIrrored drives, partition manager doesn't see unallocated space.
Background: Precision T7600 with PERC H310 RAID controller. Two SSD drives are mirrored.I wanted to upgrade the disk space so I replaced each drive one at a time (256GB SSD-> 512GB SSD) and let the...
View ArticleTypical response time for a service ticket??
Is it common to have to wait longer than the 24 hours stared on reply email?Service Request:<ADMIN NOTE: service request number removed per privacy policy>Service Tag:<ADMIN NOTE: Service tag...
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