XPS 8100 HDD Error
Hi - I tried a System Restore due to permission errors on some folders (a separate issue) and the System Restore could not complete and recommended running CHKDSK /R, which I did. The CHKDSK hung up...
View ArticleXPS 8500 with mSATA 1TB Mini-SATA Internal SSD
Hello,I have a Dell XPS 8500.I read the manual and it indicates that this unit can take an mSATA internal drive.But, the manual did not tell me any sizes.Can I install a SAMSUNG 850 EVO mSATA 1TB...
View ArticleFactory Resetting Dell Inspiron 5749
I have being trying to factory rest my Dell Inspiron 5749 laptop with no success, i downloaded Dell Backup and Recovery (DBAR) Application and installed it.I ran the application and created a factory...
View ArticleInsprion 24 7000 (7459) SSD capacity limits and startup
Dell offers the Inspiron 7459 with an optional m.2 (maybe mSATA) 32GB SSD presumably to be used as a system cache of some sort.- Will the system recognize and utilize a larger component, e.g., 512GB?-...
View ArticlePutting an existing XP hard drive into Optiplex 780
I had on old system that ran Windows XP Pro with SP3. The system died. I have systems running Windows 10 and Windows 7 but there is some software that runs on my old XP 32 bit system that I am either...
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Inspiron 7459 mSATA or M.2
The Inspiron 24 7000 (7459) is very clear in its confusion. The Specifications document clearly states the machine will accept an m.2 supplementary storage device...
View ArticleReplacement Optical Disk Drive for Precision M6800??
My Disk Drive is broken.... I need to order a new one. Can you direct me to a good replacement for my M6800?Thank you!
View ArticleTrying to configure an Inspiron 7810 with PCie M.2 SSD boot drive and Xeon...
Hi, I'm wondering if this would be the right place to place this post. I'm trying to configure and buy a dell Inspiron 7810 workstation with a PCie M.2 SSD drive that keeps being pulled from production...
View ArticleHybrid Drives Not Found
We have just over 350 OptiPlex 9020 desktop computers with 500GB Seagate hybrid drives. After about 2 months we started to see "Hard Drive Not Found" errors on start up on several computers. The BIOS...
View ArticleBurn a movie/DVD file to External USB DVDRW Drive
I recently bought Dell External USB DVD -RW drive, Model GP61NB60. It came with PowertoGo software.I want to copy and burn a movie/DVD from a USB Zip drive to a DVD -RW disc on this external drive and...
View ArticleDell Inspiron with 4 TB External HD
I have an Inspiron 570 with Win 7 Professional 64bit SP1 and I am considering buying a WD Elements 4TB Desktop HDD to use with it. I am aware of the old 2TB limit for Windows but I gather from the...
View ArticleM6800: Bios does not detect BD drive
6800 (win7pro) did not come configured with optical drive. Installed Matshita UJ272Q BD SCSI drive. Shows up fine on device manager, but not listed in bios (fixed bay = .........). Will play blu ray...
View ArticleSecondary Disk Drive no longer appears after Recovery
I recently went from having windows 10 installed to doing a full factory restore to Windows 8.1. Luckily with Alien Respawn the actual recovery wasn't too bad but when I rebooted I lost contact with...
View ArticleHard drive
Hi! I have my dell inspiron 14z 5423. I ran the diagnostic and it appears like this:Error Code 2000-0151Msg: Hard Drive 0 - S/N 61T5C1R6T, incorrect status = 3ESMART Predictive FailureMy question is do...
View ArticleHynix Firmware update for Windows only
I have a Latitude E7250 notebook that came preinstalled with Ubuntu 14.04. I have checked the recommended updates and the SK Hynix solid state drive update version 20002L00s, A02 is for Windows only. I...
View ArticleFormatting a 4TB Drive
I had a 1TB HD in my Dell XPS 8300 that went bad so I replaced it with a Seagate SATA 4TB drive. Using my restore disks to format and restore, I only got the 2TB out of the drive. Is there a way to...
View ArticleBoot from the SSD DRive
I have a 2T HHD and a 256 SSD m.2 from the factory. I assumed that Dell would put the OS on the SSD drive but they did not. How would one go about making the computer boot from the SSD drive without...
View ArticleHow to unset an HDD password?
Hi,Please help!!!!!I set up a password on hdd and ssd disks. I remember the password, but I would like to delete it. Is that possible?How?thanks in advance....
View ArticleXPS 8500 adding an additional hard drive for music production software.
Hello,My rig is about 3 years old, running Windows 8.1, Intel Core i7 3770@3.40 Ghz with 8GB RAM .My DAW consists of Ableton 9 Suite and NI Komplete 9. I have 485 GB of space left on the original 1...
View ArticleR300 Cannot read installation DVD media
I am going nuts where my dell r300 will not read its installation media - the dvd will read every other disk I put in it. The DVD will read on another computer. Trying to install w2k8r2 to hyper-v
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