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Re: INSPIRON WON'T ACCEPT PENTIUM D

FRANK956My apologies for caps, I use them out of habit. it is bad manners. I want to thank you all for the confirmation and processor list. I have been researching many sites but  could not extract the...

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Re: XPS420 upgrade.

I'd second what Mary G said. You would be better off putting your money into a new system. While the card is fast and powerful the other components of the the system, the front side bus and the...

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Re: Dell S2240t Touch Screen won't work

Dell Inspiron 660s for computer type cable being HDMI windows 8 is installed and this happened shortly after it was setup out of the box, although the touchscreen capabilities worked for a little bit...

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Help! My Sister's Computer wont Boot Up

My Sister's Dell XPS 400 wont boot up, when I turn on my sister computer on, the power button is blinking amber and the Diagnostic light 4 is lit up and the graphics card is running normally, cpu fan...

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Can't get out of power save mode

I have a Dell OptiPlex GX620 Desktop Pentium 4 640/3.2GHz, OS - Windows XP PS2 with a Dell UltraSharp 1970FP Flat Panel monitor.I set my computer to boot in Safe Mode so that I could run a virus scan...

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Re: Help! My Sister's Computer wont Boot Up

Hi chip0004,Diagnosticl LED 4 in XPS 400 system indicates an error with BIOS checksum. You may try draining out the residual power from the system by following steps below and see if it helps :Power...

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Re: Used Dell Inspiron One 22 All-in-One - No Display/Dell Splash Screen on...

Thank you for the information. Yes you may try to connect an external monitor and check for the display.I would suggest you to drain the residual power from the laptop:Disconnect any external...

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Re: Used Dell Inspiron One 22 All-in-One - No Display/Dell Splash Screen on...

Thank you again for the response.  I'm not sure if I can try the same options but, this is an all-in-one desktop, not a laptop.  Apologies for not indicating this earlier.

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Re: Can't get out of power save mode

I've tried switching out the monitors but get the same results, so it's not the monitor.

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Re: Screen Blinking Randomly on Optiplex9010 AIO

Thanks for posting your update.  We also applied your change to our All - IN - One and no more blinks since Wednesday. Great job not giving up on solving the problem with Dell. Thanks Beth

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Re: Need help with graphics cards for Xps 8500

I did as you said, i will let you know if i get the problem again. Ive been tryint to avoid it by not split screaning games wtih netflix.

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Re: [RevampedRepost] Hard disk

Everything passed is this good?

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[Repost] conflicting hard disk test results

Model:Dell inspiron 570the error I'm getting when I'm running diagnostics is this Error code 0146  Msg: Error Code 2000-0146  Msg: hard drive 0 - self test log contains previous error(s)I've been...

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backup system recovery USB

Is it possible to backup the system recovery USB to an external harddrive and then, if the original USB is ever lost or damaged, copy the contents of the backup from the ext HD back to a new USB and do...

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Re: Power box failure or what else?

After taking out the CMOS battery it did not fix the problem. The light on the power brick still comes on and than repeats the same process as described above. 

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Re: Power box failure or what else?

.I do believe it is a studio 540 desktop if I remember correctly. 

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Re: Studio XPS 8000 - How to Factory Image Restore from RECOVERY Partition

It didn't work.  I get to the "Repair your computer" option, but I get this:  Windows failed to start.  A recent hardware of software change might be the cause.  To fix the problem..." then it gives me...

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Inspiron 570 HTPC case cooling

I decided to put the machine in a slim MicroATX case, unfortunately my board seems to have the system fan at a very slow speed, I don't know if it goes by the actual temp or if it's set to a level that...

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Re: Studio XPS 8000 - How to Factory Image Restore from RECOVERY Partition

Hi Syn Holliday,Cloning the Dell drive may leave a partition there but inoperable. You may need to install the old fashioned way. Go here to order a Windows disc.I've got a link below to a reinstall...

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Re: backup system recovery USB

Hi David,Please tell me the model of your Dell and operating system.

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