SSD for Latitude e5520
Hello,I saw that Latitude supports SATA 3.Does it mean that i can put one of this SDDs:Samsung 250GB 840 EVO MZ7TE250BWorSanDisk Ultra Plus SSD 256GB SDSSDHP256GBoth SATA 6 gb/sThanks
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Inspiron 1720 - How to Select Large HDD Replacement
My 1720 is telling me that my HDD is about to fail . I have backups, saved nightly, of the complete drive. The primary drive is SATA and is a 2.5" Toshiba 500 GB, or at least that is what it was...
View ArticlePoweredge T110 and 3TB SATA disk support
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View ArticleMy device manager does not see the integrated webcam I have a Dell XPS 420...
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View ArticleXPS 8500 drives (SSD and HDD)
I have an XPS8500 that I bought new from Dell a little over a year ago. It came with a 256 GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. When I got it I noticed the SSD was the C: drive and the HDD was the D: drive.I called...
View ArticleDell inspiron 15z start screen frozen
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View ArticleError Code 1000-0146: Start "DST Short test": failed
Hi,As of today, I'm unable to boot Windows 7. Right after the Windows flag logo, I get a BSOD with the error: unmountable_boot_volume. When I run diagnostics I get the error mentioned in the title....
View ArticleHave I been completely ripped off?
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I recently purchased an Alienware 18. I mistakenly assumed that since there was a 4 drive RAID configuration option, that the machine contained 4 standard drive bays. Upon receiving the system, I...
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