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Re: Where can I buy online a Hard Drive for a Dell Optiplex GX620 Ultra Small...

The adapters don't always fit. The Silverstone has the same size and all the mounting points of a conventional hard drive.

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Re: "Strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility" revisited...

MsToppinThe power button is solid. All lights in the back are lit: ABC (yellow) D (amber). It does beep.MsToppinHave you read the Dimension 3000 Troubleshooting guide, I posted the link to? Power...

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Re: dimension e521 reinstallation vista

I got my OS drive alive again with Vista - disconnected the power connector to the drive.So I am still going round in circles.Tried Dell DVD reinstallation DVD Vista home premium 32 bit slipstreamed...

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Re: "Strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility" revisited...

MsToppinThe screen reads, "Diskette drive 0 seek failure. Primary hard disk drive 0 failure"  MsToppin Try checking the System Setup [F2 on Start up] to see if the hard drive, listed in the 'Drives 0...

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Re: dimension e521 reinstallation vista

Updating the BIOS may be helpful, but I suspect you have a hardware problem. Friday and Saturday, I moved a triple-boot (Vista 64-bit, XP Home, XP Pro) from a 6150 such as yours to a Vostro 220s and I...

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Re: Dell XPS 210 Desktop

Sorry; did not come with what?  Which operating system are you using?

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Re: Would like to turn off wireless radio

Open Device Manager, Network Adapters and right click on the wireless card and select Disable. Be sure you select the wireless card and not the wired adapter.

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Re: Would like to turn off wireless radio

Excellent - thanks so much

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Re: Radeon 5970 "Driver Stopped Responding"

I went ahead and ran the Dell Diagnostics on the video card, and for good measure I ran it on the entire system.I booted from the Diagnostics disc.Everything check out OK.  No problems reported using...

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Re: Radeon 5970 "Driver Stopped Responding"

At this point, no hardware issue is indicated, which is consistent with the error. What you're getting is a TDR error, which are not uncommon for AMD cards (one reason I avoid them). Have you already...

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Re: Dell XPS 210 Desktop

After the computer boots up to the Dell page it does not go to the blue stripeinstead it goes to a black screen with the following:Serial ATA AHCI BIOS, version iSrc 1.02.23 08012006 Copyright...

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Re: Dell XPS 210 Desktop

I  got it!I had to go through F2 then to esc out of this it DID show me the dell blue bar - I was then able to go from f11 to the RESTORE pointThanks for the support

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Having a hardware conflict and don't know what to do.

Just bought a inspiron 660s that came with McAfee Pre Loaded.  I just bought and installed Norton 360 and it wants me to uninstall the McAfee Security Center.  What do I do?

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Update Bios on Optiplex 760 A05 to A13?

My parents have an Optiplex 760 SSF.  They have BIOS Revision A05.  It appears the current BIOS is A13!  They do not have any issues I know of and I'm just wondering how important it is to update....

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Re: Update Bios on Optiplex 760 A05 to A13?

P.S. This has the 2.93 Ghz E7500 Core 2 Duo

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Re: Dell Optiplex 745 upgrade query

Does an OPtiplex 745 Desktop have a proprietary power supply??

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Re: Having a hardware conflict and don't know what to do.

storickSee if the following can help:http://www.wikihow.com/Uninstall-McAfee-Security-Centerhttp://www.simplerna.com/2012/10/to-remove-mcafee-security-from-windows.htmlBev.

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Re: Update Bios on Optiplex 760 A05 to A13?

cutlassvillager1My parents have an Optiplex 760 SSF.  They have BIOS Revision A05.  It appears the current BIOS is A13!  They do not have any issues I know of and I'm just wondering how important it is...

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dimension e520 Win7x64 flashing underscore after bios update

hello, i have this problem.I installed windows 7 home premius 64 bit after buying this computer used off craigslist. everything worked fine until last night when I decided to update the bios. the...

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Re: dimension e520 Win7x64 flashing underscore after bios update

Sorry, it is 250GB not 25 lol

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