How to install 3rd HDD in flex bay?? T5500 Precision case
Dell support is unable to give any information either in the manual or on the phone about this. I have installed a great many HDD over the years but this one has me stumped. Since Dell won't help...
View ArticleCrucial M500 120GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD - going into a 2007 Inspiron 531s
This drive is just days away from being delivered. I plan to install it into my 2007 Insprion 531s as the boot drive. every thing I read says I need to turn on AHCI in the bios....I can't find anything...
View ArticleRAID 1 active but Intel Rapid Storage does not see it?
Hi,Have a new Dell XPS8700, 4th gen i7. The motherboard is Intel 8 Series C220 - Z87I have one 1TB Seagate drive which has Windows 8 on it, and two WD 2TB internal hard drives. I formatted both WDs,...
View ArticleAdding an DVDRW drive to an XPS 8700.
I just purchased a XPS 8700 that came with Windows 7 (my choice) and a single DVDRW 12x drive. This machine is replacing an ten year old Dimension 8400. I want to add a second DVD drive to avoid the...
View ArticleXPS 420 with RAID 1 upgrade from 2-320Gb drives to 2-1Tb drives
I haven't been able to find explicit directions for this process. The existing RAID 1 drive has 3 partitions on it. I have new 1Tb drives from Dell which I would like to use to replace the existing...
View ArticleHard drive status being displayed as "Failed" in Intel Rapid Storage Technology
Hello,Intel Rapid Storage Technology is displaying my disk status as "failed". I tried to ran dell online diagnostics, but the diagnostics wont start at all. I also performed Enhanced Pre-Boot System...
View ArticleSaving files from a crashed HD
My Vostro 1000 will not boot up, I keep getting the BSOD with an UnMountable Boot Volume error message. I've tried starting it in safe mode and get the same result. I've tried changing the BIOS to...
View Article2 HDDs in Inspiron 17R SE 7720
Hey guys, I would like to add another HDD (an ssd one) to my Inspiron.I've done some reading around the support forums and managed to pick this up:It IS possible to add another harddrive, however, I...
View ArticleUSB 3 Drive on New 5537
I'm new to the forum and I have a new Inspiron 15R (5537) that has a problem. I'm hoping that someone can provide some info on how to resolve this.I have a USB 3 external drive(LaCie Rugged Triple,...
View ArticleDELL SAS, can i purchase a cheetah 600gb 15.7k sas 3.5 without it being the...
can i purchase a cheetah 600gb 15.7k sas 3.5 without it being the dell enterprise class model? could i put any 15.7k sas model in a dell and it would be compatible.any help would be greatly...
View ArticleSATA-6GBPS support (SSD 520 Series Intel (60GB, 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s, 25nm, MLC )...
Dear support, I want to upgrame my Dell laptop, will the 6GBPS work on this machine ?dell E6420servicetag: [removed per privacy policy]
View ArticleDELL SAS, is it possible too have different speed drives in same server...
DELL SAS, is it possible too have different speed drives in same server without having any conflicts, both being enterprise class?
View ArticleE6500 SSD not Recognized
I have a Dell Latitud E6500, with BIOS A27 and am attempting to replace my disk with an SSD. Disk is Velox V60 240GB by Silicon Power. I have no trouble installing the disk, however the BIOS does not...
View ArticleWD Caviar Green 3 TB Drive only 746.39 GB recognized
I have an XPS 410 running Vista 32 bit, BIOS ver 2.5.0 (5/24/07), and a 500GB HDD in SATA0. I purchased a WD Caviar Green 3TB internal drive for my second HDD slot for data only (after reading that...
View ArticleSSD bracket
Have a Dell Insperion 660.Try to install a Samsung 840 pro SSD.I know I need a 2 /1/2" to 3 1/2" convertor bracket. I tried two different brands and cant get one to work. One hit the bottom of the old...
View ArticleExternal USB 2.0 Hard Drive Problems
I have a Western Digital 2TB USB External Hard Drive connected on my Dell Inspiron 620MT. The Drive Randomly crashes when being accessed or written to and keeps failing the standard Dell PC Tests. I...
View ArticleUpgrading Primary Hard Drive in Dimension 5000
I am upgrading my wife's Dimension 5000 xp pro for windows 7 - I have already upgraded the ram to 4gb and am now looking to install a new primary hard drive. I am looking at the Western Digital 2tb...
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DVD-RW power supply.
Hi,I have a Dell Optiplex SFF 755 desktop and recently bought a DVD-RW for it and I'm having problems connecting it to the power supply. The connection into the back of the DVD-RW isNow, I've done some...
View ArticleBus Speed for Sata HD for Inspirion
Anybody know the max transfer rate for a Sata HD in an Inspirion Studio 1747?Looks like I have ti replace the Toshiba MK5056GSY 500GB drive. Is a Sata III a waste of money or will it accept 6GB/sec...
View ArticleHDD Password Removal
Hi, recently i forgot my admin password to recover that i changed all passwords in set up-security-boot password, admin password, system password, hdd password. Now it is showing error for HDD...
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