Locked Out with HDD Password
I forgot the HDD Password of my Inspiron 1018. Now I am locked out. Please help...
View ArticleImpact of Creating a new partition on system restore
My Dell Inspiron has a 1 TB drive, and besides the system partitions to support restore functionality, all thus space is allocated to my C drive partition. Now II want to split this partition into 2...
View ArticleDell Dock Issue??
So I just downloaded Dell Dock from Dell's website because I accidently deleted it off of my Inspiron 1545 laptop. However when I try to run the file after downloading the compressed file, it only...
View ArticleHard drive
I have a Dell Dimension 2400 that I am trying to restore. At first when I use a Windows XP installation disk it would tell me the partition was not Windows XP compatible. I used Ubuntu on a flash...
View ArticleHDD Problem
I have a Latitude D520, Windows 7 Home Premium.Trying to get computer to see a 2T ext HDD, sometimes it will see drive than drive is gone. I have data on the drive. Need to know how to keep this sucker...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 3520 - Hard Disk Failure - How to install Windows 8 on new hard...
I have purchased Dell Inspiron 3520. My hard disk has stopped working completely. It has been declared as dead hard disk by diagonstic center.I have now purchased a new hard disk but have lost data and...
View ArticleHard disk issue
i have Dell inspiron 3420 and from several month its running very slow and now some time freez like pantium 1 pc... now window give me an hard disk issue message and assking for data backup... so i run...
View ArticleProblem w DVD Eject on Studio 1558 After Win10 Upgrade
I have a Studio 1558 that I upgraded to Win 10 from Win 7. (Now I see that this machine never was tested for Win10...sigh) I stuck a DVD into the machine last night to watch an instructional video...
View ArticleWestern Digital WD5000BPVT-00HXZT3 failure (sold by Dell)
I purchased the following SATA hard drive from Dell several years ago:Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GBMDL: WD5000BPVT-00HXZT3S/N WXL1A71E5614WWN:50014EE6AC3E9EA7DATE: 24 AUG 2011The reason for the...
View ArticleExpanding Inspiron 14-3452 storage
I just bought the Inspiron 14-3452 and I'm very disappointed to see that there is no simple way for me to expand the storage with a SSD I have on hand. I know the unit was designed with limited storage...
View ArticleMax boot drive size, Optiplex 755, Win 7 Pro 64 bit
Have aWestern Digital Blue 1gb and using WD's Acronis. Try to clone, but no luck. It's a desktop version 755, latest bios, but get an error about HDD relilabilty and Fkeys to enter setup, diagnose but...
View ArticleBurning audio CDs from downloaded MP3 files
Hello everyone: I have a 2014 DELL Inspiron 3647. The disk drive is TSST corp DVD+-RW SH-216DB. I am considering purchasing a program that is being sold as MP3 downloads, 21 CDs, and it's too good a...
View ArticleHD failed. replaced the drive, but how to re-install the original OS?
Hi,I have a XP 15Z, an i7 laptop with a replaced disk drive (SSD - 500GB). Could someone point me to info on how to put the original OS back? I have the Service Tag: CR1YRQ1, but support ended Sept,...
View ArticleInstalling a New Internal Hard Drive.
Hello, so I have a ASUS laptop with only one drive slot and I am going to by a brand new Hard Drive and a new copy of Windows 10 for the operating system. So I was wondering how do you go about...
View ArticleHard Drive Failed - Need to Recover Data
I don't remember the code but it said cannot locate hard drive or something like that. XPS 8300, Windows 7 Premium, Samsung HD103SJ, shipped 3-31-2011. Took it to a PC repair place for 6 days and he...
View ArticleXPS 13 cannot eject SD card
HiI've a Dell XPS 13 (9343) - great laptop etc, but.....I can read an SD card but cannot subsequently 'safely remove' the card. It shows on the list of 'removable media' but nothing happens. Laptop...
View Articlehard drive question
My HD is failing and I need to replace it. I have a wd5000bevt - 75ZAT0. Do I have to replace it with another wd? Or how do I know what is compatible?
View ArticleThe BD DVD on my Inspiron r17 (PLDS dvdrwbd DS-6E2SH) won't see dvd's
Whenever I put a dvd in, it spins, the green led blinks, but then nothing happens. When I try to load it from VLC or Media player, it tells me there is no disk in the drive. What can i do to fix this?
View ArticleXPS 9100 new SSD drive
Aloha.The old HD is acting up. So I bought an SSD to replace it.The Dell came with Windows 7 installed on it. I do have the Drivers and Utilities disk.How do I install Win 7 on the new SSD. If it is to...
View ArticleAbout AHCI on a Studio 540
Hello I recently added a SSD in my Studio 540 and installed Windows 7 on it, with old HDD as a storage.I have learned if I turn SATA Mode to Raid in BIOS, it will enable AHCI mode.While after I done...
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