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Re: Can a Z68 Motherboard fit in an Inspiron 580? Pls Help

Are you saying that if I buy a non dell motherboard I will not be able to connect the wires?If so are there any dell motherboards that support the i5 2500k and compatible with the inspiron 580's wiring...

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Re: Possible E510 and Windows 7 compatibility problem?

Hi RDUNNILL,Thank you for the quick response.These came with a 305 watt power supply. This one was replaced with a Cooler Master 500 watt. I went to the Intel after I read your message and did the...

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Re: Power Management "AC Recovery"

Thanks Osprey!

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Re: Unable to power on CPU after moving and reconnecting Inspiron 530

The a Bios battery was replaced.  The old had a voltage of 2.5 and the new is 3.0 volts.The back amber light by the power supply is green.The front On-Off Button is a steady blue.The amber Mother Board...

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Re: CPU

HI,shesagordie, I have a DELL E521,WINXP,SP3,When my PC  is starting up it shows the bios as 1.1.14 and most of the people that have posted on these forums show only bios of 1.1.1.The other E521 i have...

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Re: CPU

 VIDEONTTT6HI,shesagordie, I have a DELL E521,WINXP,SP3,When my PC  is starting up it shows the bios as 1.1.14 and most of the people that have posted on these forums show only bios of 1.1.1.The other...

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Re: Dell optiplex GX280 CPU slow after BIOS update

Enabling/Disabling HT does not do anything to the CPU frequency

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Re: Product Key

Does this changer update my new key with DELL so they match?

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Re: Product Key

No ... it updates your new key with Microsoft. Microsoft, the copyright holder, keeps track of how many times it's been used.

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Re: Possible E510 and Windows 7 compatibility problem?

Newegg is a great place to pick one up if you can wait a few days. If you want it faster, two-day delivery is an option, but typically you'll get it in three business days.$35 with free shipping before...

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Re: 8500 PSU upgrade

This is the power supply I use in my XPS 8300 which is the same for the 8500.

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Re: Just Venting

I'm sorry to hear of your disappointment. If it's any consolation, Windows 8 does become straightforward once you're past the learning curve: most of the old Desktop functionality, apart from the Start...

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Re: Inspiron 530 Intake Fan Mod

I also know that one person installed water cooler somehow, another one made holes in the side panel for 120mm fan and one more made holes in the bottom  but without fan. Eventually I transferred...

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Re: Upgrading Inspiron 530 XP to Windows 8..any suggestions...

According to Wikipedia, the only 32-bit architecture supported is IA-32 (Intel Itanium). I didn't know that.

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Re: Ram upgrade for a Dimension 5150

Hey Gizmo, you say I can upgrade to 6GB Ram with Windows 7 on the dimension 5150 can you please advise what make of RAM you used and in how many GB segments of what size please? Thanks.

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Re: Ram upgrade for a Dimension 5150

Hey Gizmo, you say I can upgrade to 6GB Ram with Windows 7 on the dimension 5150 can you please advise what make of RAM you used and in how many GB segments of what size please? Thanks.

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Re: Inspiron 530 Intake Fan Mod

atg2844+ years ago, to improve the inside cooling of my EOL Inspiron 530 MT case, I added a 80mm case fan to the inside of the front panel air intake, located under the hard drives, to pull more air...

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Re: Just Venting

Sorry, but why should Dell make an just exception for you? You ordered a system with Win 8 and you got what you ordered. It's nobody else's fault you don't like Win 8, aside from those stupid morons at...

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Re: Inspiron 530 Intake Fan Mod

Wow, you still have it running Beverly! To have enough you have to bite the bullet - transfer to larger case with more fans. I did one mistake when I transferred - I have choosen wrong CPU cooler,...

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Re: Dell XPS Studio 8000 Memory Issue on Windows 8 Pro 64 Bit

Most likely, this issue is caused by an upgrade and not a clean install. I would suggest that you start backing up your files for a clean Installation. Let me know if things work well once done. Thanks...

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