Re: Probable Cooling Problems
You need something like this: Pactech: 5v DC fan wire splitter 4" 4P2C ( 2 ) to 2 x 3P2C ( M ) Wide side is Molex 4 pin split into 2 3-pin connectors, there are also many more similar connectors.It is...
View ArticleRe: Dell Optiplex 380 - Boot Problems After Parts Replaced by dell technician
ValorHeartHi Bev, Thanks for your reply, i will call Dell support next Monday, I do have a valid warranty, but i want to make some homework first, to have some kind of idia what the problem is, They...
View Articletuner card installation, and...
I have a Hauppauge WinTV tuner card which I intend to install in the X1 slot of my Dell Dimension 5150 desktop. I also have an external 10GB hard drive from my first computer; it was actually running...
View ArticleOptiplex 760 CPU Upgrade questions
Hi I have a optiplex 760 thats using a dual core pentium (E2220) and I was wanting to upgrade to a more powerful CPU of this socket type (LGA 775).I was looking to buy a 2.83 GHZ Core 2 Quad, forget...
View Articleinspiron 620 power switch issue.
I bought new DELL Inspiron 620 desk top last year through Micro Center. with in an year hard disk was identified gone and it was replaced. after the fix the the power switch is not working. My warranty...
View ArticleRe: inspiron 620 power switch issue.
Hi lrmrao,Thank you for contacting us and bringing your concerns to our attention. I regret you are having difficulty with our technical support team.Please help me understand if the computer is...
View ArticleRe: Dell 8500 - Cannot create Rescue Disk
Others with the problem have said that disabling bluetooth and then running the Dell DataSafe to make the recovery USB works.
View ArticleMy PC Turns on But Monitor shows No Signal (Insprion 580s)
After successfully shut downing my PC The next day i cam across a new problem mentioned in subject line. so i checked first my display cable wire with another CPU working fine. Then i opened my CPU...
View ArticleRe: inspiron 620 power switch issue.
thanks rajesh for the response. I tried all the three options, same situation. I guess it is switch problem.
View ArticleRe: Installing 3 Hard Drives in a Dell XPS 8300 is Absolutely Possible (and...
Agree with on the on the power concern. and since you mentioned, I did notice that one port on the motherboard (of the avail four) has a different color plug sleeve (white) than the other 3 (black). I...
View ArticleRe: Problems with Virus and Re-install of Windows ME! Help!
gtoby678oops, 2950 i mean Why are you posting in a thread from 2004?Start your own new thread and include all the details about your issue.
View ArticleRe: Xps 8500 "freeze"
w8 is up and running. 1 crash over the course of the week, but feel it was a normal crash, not what i was experincing before as W8 rebooted and said "corrected issue" or something similar.hopefully W8...
View ArticleRe: Problems with Virus and Re-install of Windows ME! Help!
The poster probably found it through a Google search.Naturally, there's a paucity of recent postings on these old machines.
View ArticleRe: eSATA port not working on XPS 8300 (or is eSATA port supposed to work if...
GOOD NEWS! It wasn't the drive, it wasn't the cable, and it wasn't my PC! It was the NexStar 3 Enclosure!I didn't have another PC with an eSATA port to test the enclosure, and I didn't have another...
View ArticleRe: Installing 3 Hard Drives in a Dell XPS 8300 is Absolutely Possible (and...
Just a note: The first two SATA ports in the XPS 8300 (labelled SATA0 and SATA1) are the quicker SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) ports and the remaining two ports (labelled SATA2 and SATA3) are the regular speed...
View ArticleVostro 200 upgrade
I have an idle Vostro 200 that I plan to turn into a DVR. Just need a sanity check on the hardware I'm going to add/swap. I plan to use the Hauppage HVR-2250 for video capture because it's touted to...
View ArticleRe: Optiplex 790 - Processor upgrade options
I found something interesting, hoping a dell tech person can confirm.I believe that the Dell Optiplex 790 DOES NOT support Ivy bridge, because it uses the Intel Q65 Chipset.The 790 uses the Intel® Q65...
View ArticleRe: tuner card installation, and...
I expect this drive to be very slow. I mostly want to determine the contents, e.g. what I was doing with my first desktop computer in 1995.Next: can I reformat this drive to work with Win XP, once I...
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