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Latitude e5400 HDD Password no install system

Hello. I am a professional IT and technical support, and I have a Latitude E5400 laptop that is password in HD and the client does not know the password and need to back up and install the system but...

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WD10JPVX - Latitude 3550

Hello,I have a Dell Latitude 3550 with WD10JPVX HDD. Since last month there are some serious problems with Windows 7 and I'm not completely sure if it's an HHD problem or maybe with other...

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Macro Keys

So I have the AW17R3 laptop and this is what I want to be able to set fan speeds, and opening different apps with my macro keys. However I have no idea how to do this. I've tried and failed. Any help...

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external hdd not detected

I plug in my external hdd that I know works. I here a chime on my new inspiron 13 (P69G) but it does not show up as an available drive. The only way I can get it to show up is if I reboot with the...

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Insufficient Hard Drive Space

I have Venue Pro 8. I use it only to print coupons. I have no apps downloaded. I went to connect a new printer and it gives me the message"insufficient hard drive space" I am not very computer literate...

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E7470 warranty question - SSD hard drive replacement

I am planning to buy E7470 which comes with 128gb SSD as the basic config. I would like to replace the basic 128gb SSD with a 1tb SSD. My questions are as follows:1) If I buy the 1tb SSD drive directly...

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Hard disk drive failure message

I've got a Dell Inspiron One 2020 and just replaced the motherboard to fix a black screen problem. After replacement, It wouldn't boot. I inserted a win 10 bootable USB stick, immediately got a message...

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SSD shows in BIOS but not in Windows 10

Had to reinstall Windows 10 on my XPS 8700 desktop.  After installation, my SSD 32GB cache drive shows in BIOS but not in Windows. I have installed the Intel Rapid Storage drivers from the Dell site...

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Dell Security Manager - Hard disk drive protected by password

My desktop on startup prompt the Dell Security Manager window that requests for password.It says " Hard drive XXXXX, the system internal HDD is protected by a password authentication system. You cannot...

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Restoring RAID

Went on holiday and made the mistake of turning my machines off - when I returned I found a couple of minor disasters; the XPS Studio 435mt refused to power on, but that is another matter; my main work...

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Hard Shutdowns after performing HDD Upgrade

Dell Inspiron 15z 5523Comes with Seagate Momentus 500GB drive by default.  I cloned over to a Seagate Momentus 1TB and now my system does not sleep, hibernate or shutdown properly.  Whenever I invoke...

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HDD PASSWORD

Hello, I have a Problem of HDD Password, DELL Inspiron N4030,Please help me out .

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XPS 8900 only starting up after opening blu ray drive

I have upgraded my default blu drive with a blu ray writer that works fine in other computers,however after I put it in my new XPS8900 the PC will not continue until I open/close the drive, even if I...

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Best SSD for xps 8900 Sata or m.2

Hi    I am getting a new 8900 and am looking to add a midrange SSD such as the Evo 850. My question is which type is best for the 8900? I am confused by SATA and m.2 due to limitations with the lanes....

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XPS 8900 add SSD Sata or M.2

I recently purchased a 8900 and am looking to add an SSD and possibly upgrade the VC to a 1060 or 1070.My question is about the SSD, I am leaning towards a 250gb evo 850 but am unsure of what form...

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dell inspiron pre boot assessment is showing red cross symbol

hi i have dell inspiron and before 1 month the Operating system is corrupted so i have taken the laptop to nearest dell store and the technician checked my computer he said that i need a licensed OS to...

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Problem detecting R755K

Hello I have a problem detecting a new HDD R755K 2TB SAS drive from Seagate...Label shows KS68 Firmware, H700 Raid controller should rebuild after the hot swap but drive shows 0GB size and no rebuild...

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no hard drive found error screen with new ssd

Greetings,Dell 790 TD with i5 2500 with Kingston Savage 480 ssd.Intermittently the machine goes into a no hard drive found error screen with the usual choices F1 to continue, F2 to go into setup and...

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CLEAN INSTALL WINDOWS 10 ON A 14z 5423 - INTEL RAPID STORAGE NOT WORKING

I've reinstalled the driver I got from:...

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Dell Inspiron 24 (3455) won't boot after cloning onto Samsung 850 EVO SSD, or...

 I bought an 850 EVO 500 for my Dell Inspiron 3455. It won't boot after cloning. I have used multiple cloning technologies (Samsung's, Acronis, EaseUS, Clonezilla, etc.), and they all result in the...

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