High Disk Usage
Hey guys. So I bought this computer (Inspiron 3847) a few months ago. In the first month or so everything was fine. Then my disk usage went up to 100% consistently and my computer would freeze a lot....
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I have the Dell venue 8 pro that Dell had to replace the motherboard on. Now it is doing the exact same thing but I am out of the warranty. Will Dell tell me out of luck even though they just...
View ArticleXPS 15 9550 Samsung NVMe p951
Does p951 function good on AHCI mode? I thought ssd better functioning on AHCI so I switch the bios setting at the beginning, as the original setting is RAID 0 mode. Then I sometimes encounter the BSOD...
View ArticleDimension 9100 - reinstall with Ctrl + F11
Hello,On my old Dimension 9100 I found a 3 GB partion. I expect it to be a reinstall PC partion. BUT, Ctrl + F11 does not work.I use Acronis 2013 recovery, to make backup of my drives. This is how I...
View Articleexternal disk drive not ejecting disk
Disk is not ejecting from external slim drive model DW514.Any help would be greatly appreciated
View Articledell 8700 installing a SSD
...I just got a dell xps 8700, last month was unable to use it yet because I need to get a monitor so the PC still in the box.My question is I want to remove the primary hard disk, and install a SSD in...
View ArticleFORGOTTEN HDD PASSWORD HOW TO FIX
How do I go about reseting or restoring my laptop I may also need a copy of the restore disc's
View ArticleAHCI BIOS not present/No device found
I here have a 2008/2009 Optiplex 760. 2gb RAM, Dual core Pentium @ 2.50ghz. WD Blue 500gb HDD.Every time I try to start it up, this is what it says:No device foundAHCI BIOS not installedAlert! Rear fan...
View ArticleInspiron 1564 Hard Disk Drive Partitions.
My Dell Inspiron 1564 , Windows 7 Home premium, has Hard Drive partionedOEM partition 100MBRecovery Partition 9.77GBC: 60 GB containing the programs, data, and filesD: 160 GB containing 4GB of data...
View ArticleAdding a ssd to precision T5500
HiJust a quick question - I want to add an additional drive to my T5500. I want to add a SSD as a 2nd drive (not boot drive). Is this straight forward and any suggestions at what make/model of Drive...
View ArticleHD dying
I have an Inspiron 580 running W7 and getting a message saying my HD is dying. Ran chkdsk and showed no errors. Canno9t locate any recovery disk that came with the computer. I have a complete...
View Articlerecovery partions added by Dell? Expendable?
It would be helpful to have some solid information about the partitions installed by Dell- for recovery and other purposes.On my 10 year old Dell Dim 9200- I wanted to install an SSD using Acronis True...
View ArticlePrimary hard drive is locked password authentication system
H, I have a customer with a Dell XPS 17" laptop, with a password locked hard drive. I can give you the Service Tag and all pertinent info on the customer. Please help.Thanks,John DykiElk River...
View ArticleExternal Hard Drive
Prior to changing over to a new Dell Inspiron desktop PC, my external hard drive powered-up and shut down with the PC, but since attaching to the new machine, the drive remains on when the PC shuts...
View ArticleXps 8500 only pics up 2.4TB of 3TB drive. Used to be a jumper on the...
I Have a 3TB storage drive on my 8500 when I first got the PC there were instructions from dell to move a jumper on the motherboard that allowed the whole 3TB to be seen witch i did and it worked. I...
View Articlesmart screen not allowing update-run anyway?
Dell wants me to update drivers -windows 10 says not to re: smart screen--?
View ArticleNewly Installed Internal Second Hard Drive Not Recognized
XPS L1701X Laptop (running Win 10). Installed a second 500GB WD Hard Drive which is not recognized in BIOS. I updated (flashed) the BIOS to A10, and I updated all the drivers recommended by Dell...
View ArticleHard drive failing
I've got a Dell Studio 540 that is about 7 years old and a couple days ago it wouldn't boot into Windows Vista. I ran a diagnostic and it had error code 2000-0142. I did a factory restore and now the...
View ArticleHow to format a Dell Backup and Recovery DVD disc copies?
Back in 2013 when I bought my Dell Inspiron 15R se 7520, it was pre-installed with Windows 8.0 OS. Using the Dell B & R software that time, I created the system image of Windows 8.0 in different...
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