Re: How to replace default video card in my XPS 8300 with a GeForce GTX 650...
RobinBredinshesagordieNote: A 6-pin PCIe power connector is required for the GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST card.That may well mean using a retail PSU.The default XPS 8300 power supply should already have a...
View ArticleRe: Dimension 8400 USB Ports Won't Read
If you're worried, power the PC off and then unplug all USB devices including printer, flash drives, external hard drives, scanners, etc from the PC, but leave the USB keyboard connected. The only...
View ArticleRe: Dimension E510 Floppy Disk Seek Failure
Good luck at the shop. Post back and let us know what they find.
View ArticleRe: Dell XPS 8100 video card
Glad you got it working.I did ask in my very first post in this thread to check to see if you dislodged a RAM module or a PCI card when you installed the new video card...
View ArticleRe: BIOS Upgrade
RobinBredinWhy do you want to upgrade your BIOS, if everything is working I would not bother. Or as the old saying goes, if it's not broke, don't fiddle with it. My 570 is running a BIOS which is 2...
View ArticleRe: BIOS Upgrade
rdunnillrusty.07 I have never flashed a BIOS from within a Windows environment, but Dell tech support said I could. But obviously that didn't work.Comments appreciated.If you can, install the update...
View ArticleRe: GX270 sata drive?
Thanks but no it won't. The GX270 is hardwired to IDE and can only recognise a PATA drive as the master C drive. I fitted a SATA drive to the GX270 several years ago and had to boot manually ever...
View ArticleRe: BIOS download from DELL not the correct one? DELL VOSTRO 220s
Hey RoHe, I was hoping that was the cause of the issue; I tried that and still nothing :( I think rdunnill was on to something there. This motherboard may be different for some reason; I just...
View ArticleRe: Opt In from Dell XPS One 27
Hi Ramadulei,Welcome to Dell community!When you press the key combination “SHIFT + 2”, is any other special character displayed instead of “@”?Also, does the number 2 key have a "@" symbol on it? Did...
View ArticleRe: xps 8100: GPU & PSU upgrade
Hello Gamerdoc7,XPS 8100 was shipped with the ATI Radeon HD 5770 Graphics. According to AMD, recommended PSU for this card is 450W. However Dell ships OEM version of this graphics card. Hence the...
View ArticleRe: Can my Studio XPS 9100 connect wirelessly?
Hi clicklady,Welcome to Dell community!Studio XPS 9100 was offered with Dell Wireless 1525 card which is optional. If the card was included in your computer, it will be listed in Device Manager under...
View ArticleError 711 could not start the remote access connection manager.
I cannot the inter net, I have recived the above error code also a msg saying I have an incorectly installed network adaptor. I am using my work laptop the access the inter net but cannot run the Dell...
View ArticleRe: Dell Inspiron 660s Intel Processor replacement/upgrades
Hello J1,I am glad to be of help. Please feel free to write back to the forum if you need any further help.
View ArticleRe: Error 711 could not start the remote access connection manager.
Hi Anglian2491,I would like to know the exact system model that you have. Also, may I know the operating system installed?If your computer has Windows XP installed, please try steps mentioned in the...
View ArticleRe: DELL XPS 700 Quad Core CPU Solid Amber Power LED MB or PSU??
I'm wondering if you found this thread in your search.
View ArticleRe: DELL XPS One 27
Hi Ramadulei,I assume what you mean is that you are trying to display a PS3 image on your XPS One 27 monitor.SPDIF is an audio port, not video. You must use the HDMI-In port adjacent to the power cord....
View ArticleRe: Dell XPS 8100 [Windows 7] -- Loud Fan & Operating system Issues.
Hi XPSUser2013,That error (avg disk queue length) can be a symptom of malware, so my first suggestion is to perform a thorough scan. I would also verify hard drive performance using a third party...
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 537s usb ports stay live in sleep mode
Hello Linda,Thank you for your patience. I will get back to you as soon as I get an update from the product research team.
View ArticleRe: BIOS download from DELL not the correct one? DELL VOSTRO 220s
Could there be an installed Driver that is causing the EXE file to be blocked from running? I tried running it from the command line and also from an external USB and it didn't solve the problem.Here...
View ArticleRe: Error 711 could not start the remote access connection manager.
Hi DELL-Kalyan,OS is windows 7 & System is Inspiron 560 desktop.
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