Re: Vostro 200 upgrade
The G33M02 is a Socket 775 board, and an 1155 CPU will not fit. I'd suggest an E5400 or better Pentium Dual Core CPU.As for the videocard, I'd suggest something more modern like a Sapphire 6450 or...
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FYI it's possible to "image" the contents over to a newer hard drive so that everything is preserved down to the last bit. I use Acronis TrueImage for this purpose.Yes, you can reformat the drive.
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Hi Chris I have a question for you. I am currently running a Q6600 on my optiplex775 I would like to know if it's worth the extra ££s to buy a Q9650... Would i see a great performance increase or...
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Thanks for the processor info - I'm not finding a lot in the way of replacements, though. Tiger Direct doesn't seem to have anything that would work (in the 775 socket), I did find a used E5400 on...
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Hey guys, I just bought a Pentium D 960 3.6Ghz and tried installing it. I replaced the old CPU with the 960 and put some grease on it and locked it down, put heatsink on and closed it up.I turned my...
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I found an E6700 on eBay: www.ebay.com/.../150966953115Dual cores can make a solid difference in performance, so I'd recommend one. I'm not sure that your mainboard supports the P4, which is a weak...
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That would be a good idea, but no guarantee of CPU compatibility.
View ArticleRe: Grounding when working inside case
if i decide to clip the thing onto the computer chassis is it ok if the outside is painted? i've read somewhere that it only works on bare metal, just making sure. would attaching it to the removed...
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help_needed62 Clipping the strap to bare metal is best, as paint could be an insulation between strap and the computer chassis.Bev.
View ArticleRe: Vostro 200 upgrade
ps81The following is a list of supported processors for the Vostro 200 with a Foxconn G33M02 motherboard and BIOS version 1.0.16.Wolfdale Dual Core E7300, 2.66, 3MB, 65W, M0Wolfdale Dual Core E8190,...
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Chris M first posted it several years ago and I've been adding to the list, whenever I found more compatible processors.I still have the Inspiron e8400 530 MT, running Win 7, that was purchased in...
View ArticleRe: XPS 420 CPU Switched Off by Itself.
@OspreyThank you for youre reply. As you suggested, I have browsed through the troubleshooting manual, but none of the solutions can help in solving the problem.I am unable to run Dell diagnostics. The...
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Can Dell Bios A03 run a Pentium D 960 3.6Ghz, or do i need to update to A04?
View ArticleRe: XPS 9000 USB Ports and auto reboot problem
Dear Madhur B, Auto restart and went into blue screen problem still happened on my PC. How or what can I do to fix that, please advice. ThanksRegardsVC Chong
View ArticleRemoving power supply
I'm trying to remove and replace the psu of an inspiron 580. after unscrewing the four screws and unplugging all the connectors, i can't take the thing out because of what the documentation calls...
View ArticleRe: New old stock 410 motherboard swap into old xps 400, new motherboard has...
hey man. I want to do the same thing with my xps 400. Any suggestions how to do it pain free? i know have to modify back panel but other then that is everything gonna work? Im planning to use my old...
View ArticleRe: No light on start up button on Optiplex GX620 yellow light inside pc.
ohms32The Dell I have is a mini tower computer, The power button has no light green or amber. there is no beeping sound from it.and no diagnostic lights. the only light I have is inside the computer...
View ArticleRe: best processor upgrade for Dell Optiplex GX620
If I had a GX620, a Core would be the CPU I tried.
View ArticleRe: Installing Windows 8 to an SSD (Dell XPS 8500)
Can you install without entering a product key? If so, install once and then install over top of the first install, and then activate with the product key.
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