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Need the part number for 2.5 SSD bracket Dell 3250

The decal inside case cover of Dell 3250 shows a 2.5 HDD  in. mounting bracket that fits inside the drive cage.Does anyone know the part number?Thanks!

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dell xps 15 l502x factory restore

hello,i've XPS 15 L502X and I want to do a factory restore. If the restore partition was deleted there is a something I can do to bring it back?the windows 7 serial code which located at the back of...

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Upgrade disk subsystem on FX2 and FC630

Hello!We have two FX2 systems with 8 FC630 modules. Each FC630 modules has 2 SAS 7200 rpm Seagate HDD in RAID 1. We need to upgrade it. I see two solution for this:1) Easy solution: Replace 2 current...

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DVD-RW Drive

Why do I get a 1 - 2 beep error on start up ONLY with the DVD-RW drive connected? The drive is recognized by the system and operates normally with no problems. I get NO beeps on start up with the...

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Dell Latitude E4300 Hardware ID missing causing bluescreen

 I was fixing up an old laptop for my girlfriend, I downloaded all the drivers from Dells support site and proceeded to install them. Once I got to R227173 (DVD drive firmware update) the computer...

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Dell Backup and Recovery does not recognize USB Hard Drive - V 1.9.2.8....

I have a Inspirion 15 with Windows 8 installed. I need to create a recovery disk for this machine. However I upgraded to the latest Dell Backup & Recovery V 1.9.2.8. I attempt to create rescue disk...

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Hard disk not installed - XPS 13 9360 2 months old

Last night I came back to my computer to find a screen that says: Hard disk not installed. Call technicall support (hard to understand the accent of people in India by the way), ran tests for 3 hours;...

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Linear Read Test

Hi,I recently ran a full (online)  system diagnostics test on my XPS 13 9360 because I was having issues with my WiFi. While everything appeared to be okay with my Wifi card, the test recorded an issue...

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problem with laptop

I have a problem with my dell laptop I bought is last year July and I came with windows 7 and I upgraded I to windows 10. starting this year it will make some sort of clicking sound for about 2minutes,...

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SMART Short Self Test Time out - Dell 7460

Hi,I had bought Dell Inspiron 7460 and ran SMART Short Self Test & it got timed out post sometime. Is this OK or I need to contact service centre for the same. Also, the laptop boot time is long as...

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HDD to be swap but the LED still GRN/AMBER/OFF in Slot # 0

Hello there!I went to PERC BIOS Utility, then I FORCE OFFLINE the HDD in Slot#0, but the physical HDD, the LED still blinking GRN/AMBER/OFF.Shall I remove the HDD in Slot #0? As per procedure, remove...

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Dell XPS 8300 Recently Upgraded to Windows 10 - DVD doesn't play DVD's now

Hi,I was reluctant to upgrade to windows 10 but finally did. I can still load a CD/DVD in my drive and access the files, but can't play any DVD's now.I tried downloading a few different programs, but...

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Studio 1557 DVD writer eject

Hi,I put a DVD ,it rejects regularly,it doesn't let to put a DVD inside.what's suggestion?

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DVD writer eject for 1557studio

Hi I put a DVD it rejects it regularly,it doesn't let to put a DVD inside.what's a suggestion?

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DVD/CD Drive will not read disks.

I recently updated my Studio XPS 8000 to Windows 10, and now my built in dvd drive will not read any discs. It's definitely a software issue. My disc drive is: HL-DT-ST GH50N.  I verified that the...

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XPS8100 need to replace hard drive - looking for alternatives

Hi all,I have an XPS8100. The 1TB HDD is diagnosed with error 2000-0142, i.e. fatal.  This was a warranty replacement two years ago, and now it's dying already. Warranty is gone, so I'm looking for an...

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Dell "Instant Secure Erase"

I have a defective hard drive for my Dell OptiPlex which has a PSID code which I understand allows it to be erased securely with "Instant Secure Erase".  The hard drive is under warranty and I would...

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XPS8100 upgrade to SSD

Carried over from earlier discussion "XPS8100 need to replace hard drive - looking for alternatives"I've been looking into the SSD option and am I correct in seeing this as an option: Samsung 850 EVO...

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XPS 17 L701X 2 HDD Operating system not found

Today my laptop wouldn't boot.  It comes up with the Dell logo, with XPS underneath, and the progress bar under that.  Once the progress bar is finished it says:Realtek PCIe GBE family controller...

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RAID 1 Disk Failure - Replaced Drive, Showed Failed still

Hi All,I recently came across a very strange issue regarding Dell's OMSA System.We had a failed drive in a RAID 1 Setup, and replaced the Drive promptly. but the drive still showed as failed, and the...

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