Installing a second HDD
Hi, I just purchased a new XPS 8700. It came with a 1TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD @ 6.0Gb/s. I always keep my data in a separate drive, and I want to add my existing data HDD (WD Caviar Green 1TB SATA...
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Hello guys,I have a Dell Inspiron 15 n5050 with windows 7. I can't start windows, and every time I try I get a bluescreen and it restarts (normal and safe mode). I tried the repair mode too, but it...
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Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron N5010 model laptop in which there is a 500GB hard disk. Unfortunately it got locked with by fault attempts of password, i could not remember the correct password... could...
View ArticleI have access to the bios but a prompt for the hdd password keeps coming up
I have a dell Inspiron mini 1018. It had the Hdd password set in it and I have never set it. I have my service tag info. The netbook does not show a long error # like I have read about. it says that...
View ArticleDVD Drive TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653A
I recently had to "reboot" my computer therefore reinstalling a new copy of Windows Vista (I used the image CD that Dell had sent me in case of a reinstall of Windows was needed). And now my Dvd drive...
View ArticleAdd a 3rd drive
I have an antique but excellent Dell 8400 With a dual core P-4 My question is even though there only 2 drive bays, can I add a third HDD to it since there are 4 sata connections on the mother board?...
View ArticleInstalled new sata hard drive
New dell 8700 i7, Win 8.1, installed a second SATA 1tb drive, bios does not recognize the new drive neither does win 8.1. I am not the brightest ember in todays computer tech, but this seems pretty...
View ArticleMultiple systems, multiple hard drive failures.
I have a very odd situation I could use some fresh perspectives on. I have a client that runs a machine shop. It's a small network: 7 workstations and 1 Windows 2008 server. The workstations are now...
View ArticleInspiron 530 Primary HDD upgrade to SSD
I have an Inspiron 530 that I'm going to put Windows 7 on. I thought that rather than trying to upgrade the OS, I'd add an new primary drive to do a clean install of 7 on and make my existing drive the...
View ArticleUpgrade HDD firmware (D2D5DEM1.zip) for Vostro 3350 take too long time (may...
Hi,I bought a Dell Vostro 3350 two years agoI have just downloaded drivers for it from Dell Support pagehttp://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/servicetag/D5M7GP1I tried upgrade HDD firmware...
View ArticleRecovery Partition: Is this Dell or Windows 7?
This is a 10.89GB Healthy (System, Active, Primary Partition). No drive letter. No file system listed under Disk Management, but Easeus Partition Master identifies it as NTFS with 6.7GB used.Is this a...
View Article"Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on this computer's hardware."
I have a Latitude E6400 refurb bought from Dell June 2012. It has Vista Business but I am a home user. HD started shutting down 10 minutes after startup about a month ago. I was able to get my files...
View ArticleIntel SSD on Latitude E6410?
I tried to add a 160GB Intel SSD to a new E6410 and the bios does not recognize it, no matter where the SATA setting is in the bios... AHCI, ATA, RAID, etc.No primary device in bios.I used acronis to...
View ArticleReplacing HD - No Boot Sector on hard disk
I just installed refurbished hard drive from Dell - no clue what to do next. When I turn on Latitude I get "No boot sector on hard drive." What do I do next? I have already hit F2 for set up utility...
View ArticleHas my drive died?
I know its sounds like drive dead but want to make sure. MY pc started giving messages about a problem, i didnt do anything (Dohh!!), then it happened, when i started up pc, a message:AHCI Port0 device...
View ArticlePrecision T3500 wont see new 2TB HDD
Hello everyone,We have a Dell Precision T3500 for our CT scanner. It had one 300GB HDD that wasn't cutting it for storage. I recently added a 2TB Seagate sata HDD. The bios sees the HDD, but windows...
View ArticlePerallel Drives
I am getting an error notice on my Iomega Back up drive that it can't start: Error code # 10Notice: I have loaded and unloaded the drive, I have loaded and unloaded the drivers, but I can't seem to...
View Article(Selected boot device not available) Help!
Hello, first time to the forums. I have a problem, I am trying to do a clean install to my Dell XPS 600 to change it from 32 bit to 64 bit windows 7. The problem is when I try to boot the install dvd...
View ArticleReplacing Precision M4800 Hybrid Drive with Samsung EVO 940 1TB
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a Precision M4800 notebook. The customization pages indicated the 500MB hard drive is a solid state hybrid drive, but offered no other choices. I figured even a hybrid...
View ArticleDell M5010 HDD died. how do i reinstall windows 7 without disc once i install...
hi - as my title says - i can install a new hdd but i only have a product key on bottom of laptop, can i just download windows 7 from somewhere and use the product key again to install windows? please...
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