CD-ROM drivers not working missing part of PLDS DVD+RW DS-8A8SH
my laptop DELL INSPIRON N5040 has been fine up until the day my warrante ran out i(i've had it just over a year) when it suddenly stopped running properly, i restored it to factory setting!NOW my CD...
View ArticleTargeted Read Test and Smart Short Self Test failed!
Please help! Is there anything to correct the below failures? Product: XPS 435T/9000. Western Digital: WDC WD5000AKS-75V0A0. The failure occurred after my Tripp-lite did not work properly at a power...
View ArticleCan a virus/Trojan/worm damage a hard drive?
About a month or so ago I got a virus or worm or something on my system. It was the Justice Dept. worm, and if you're familiar with it, it pretty much locks your system up but good. I successfully...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 530S Diskette Drive 0 Seek Failure? Now it wont boot?
I am working on a Dell Inspiron 530S and at first it wouldnt turn on so i replaced the powersupply and motherboard and now it would boot and say "Diskette Drive 0 Seek Failure F1 to continue F2 for...
View ArticleInternal hdd SOFT error Fixed by Retries
HiI have a Dell Lattitude D810 and the error i am facing is that when i switch on the laptop after POST process the Error occur that Internal hdd SOFT error Fixed by Retries now What should i do...
View ArticleOptiPlex 780
We purchased 5 OptiPlex 780 Dell computers in June of 2010. 3 of the computers have had a hard drive failure within the last 12 months. Anyone eles had this problem?rfs
View ArticleInstalling Serial-ATA on Vostro 460 with WD-hdd
Done everything I should have done but it will not work as I want...1. Downloaded the driver for the WD-hdd and extracted them in a new folder.2. Created a bootable USB-key(with Win 7 because it will...
View ArticleMaximum drive size supported in a Dimension 8400
I have a Dell Dimension 8400 where the disk (320 GB) started to give errors. Eventually the PC would not boot. I have replaced it with a Seagate 500 GB drive. Rather than try to clone the stuff...
View ArticleDVD Drive fan runs on high constantly
Have Inspiron 530s, Vista home basic. When I start computer, the DVD CD fan does normal on-off, then immediatly runs constantly on high. Diagnostic error code is 1100:012A Diskette Drive A "does not...
View ArticleAnyone know if the Samsung SM841 2.5" SSD has FIPS140-2 Certification?
Quick question... just got a system and noticed it's got hard disk based AES-256 encription. That's all well and good, but the IT folks want to install mobile armor on it, as Mobile Armor is FIPS140-2...
View ArticleRAID1 backup made to primary question
My m18xR2 laptop has three hard drives. (system info at bottom) A 256GB ssd and two 1TB drives that i was running in RAID1. The RAID1 setup was not updating all the time but updated when i pressed ctrl...
View ArticlePXE-E61: Media test failure, check Cable & PXE-MOF: Existing PXE ROM, OS not...
I have Dell Studio 1745, while browsing suddenly system got hanged and on restarting the system i am gettingRealtek PC1 Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Series v2.26 (090219)PXE-E61:Media test...
View ArticleOptiarc DVD + RW AD-7717H ATA doesn't recognize disks
Dell Inspiron N3040 [Amin Note: Service Tag Edited per TOU policy], O/S Windows 7 SP1.I want to make sure that I need to replace the DVD + RW on my Del Inspiron N3040. I ran the Hardware Diagnostics...
View ArticleChanging faulty hard drives
I haven't got any faulty hard drives yet, but if and when it does happen .......We are buying servers that have multiple hard drives in a hot-pluggable RAID form. If one of these hard drives fails, is...
View ArticleAdding msata drive to XPS8500
I just received my new XPS8500 and I have bought separately a 256GB msata drive to install.Unless you recommend otherwise, I would like to move the whole OS to the new drive, as 256gb is more than...
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Delete Dell recovery partition and create data partition
Hi everybody,Two years ago I bought a Dell Inspiron N5110. In addition to the existing windows partition, I wanted to add an Ubuntu partition as well as a data(NTFS) partition. Well, I added the...
View ArticleVostro 410 HDD Replacement
I need to replace the HDD in my Vostro 410, running Windows XP.What HDD characteristics/specs do I need to ensure if I want to upgrade the size (capacity) and maybe the speed of the new/replacement...
View ArticleWhat is the best procedure for replacing OS drive in my studio XPS 9100?
I have an studio XPS 9100, Win 7 Home premium, 64bit, that has a failing OS drive, C:. Can anyone advise the best & easiest procedure for replacing the drive? I have all of my data on other...
View ArticleUSB not detected by "Dell Backup and Recovery" application.
Hi, I have Dell Inspiron 15R (5520), I need to create a factory backup using Dell Backup and Recovery application, but the USB( Transcend 16GB ) inserted is not detected by the...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 1720 dvd rom not working
Hey,My dell inspiron 1720's blue ray dvd rom is not reading any dvd . Please help Thanks Sakshi
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