Re: E521 CD/DVD Burner Question
Thank you Mary. I did what you said with quite a bit of trouble. First off, the burner wouldn't recognize the Maxell CD-R or the Memorex DVD+RW discs. I then tried a Fuji CD-R and after clicking the...
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 1100 (Win7 Install Issues)
I upgraded a 2350 to Windows 7, but used a SATA card with a SATA hard drive and SATA optical drive. It works fine.I suspect there are some issues with your IDE configuration, as others have noted.
View ArticleRe: XPS 9000 Replacement non-dell power supplies not working
Thank you very much SpeetStep. I wish I had you with me this weekend when I was banging my head against the wall.Looks like the power supply I was using was ATX 2.2 which would not fully power up since...
View ArticleRe: Processor upgrade on my Dell Dimension 8300.
If you're going to spend that kind of money, you might consider putting it towards new parts like the EVGA Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge-compatible mainboard I scored from Newegg for $50 including shipping....
View ArticleRe: XPS 730x - Cant post after 3tb installation
Chris,Thank you for the response.I had thought this might be a concern, by the way my Bios is 1.0.6, do you know if that is the lastest?They updated it once due to a failure under warranty.If so, I...
View ArticleRe: E521 CD/DVD Burner Question
I've encountered physical problems with DVD burners in the past. The only remedy was replacement.Another option might be upgrading to Windows 8 for $40.
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 1100 (Win7 Install Issues)
Thanks rdunnill. Yeah this system surprisingly does not have any sata drives, as I had a spare one I was gonna use and put win7 on it.. unfortunately it has literally no sata. Sad.
View ArticleRe: Upgrading Inspiron 660s GPU
Hi Ryza Kamil,Inspiron 660s ships with a 220 W Power supply. Please let me know if you have upgraded the power supply so that I can provide you options to upgrade the Video card on the...
View ArticleRe: E521 CD/DVD Burner Question
I'm going to look at a new one. I just noticed on the drop-down menu in My Computer on the F: drive, the option to "Format". I tried it on all 3 disc types I have and it said "Windows cannot format...
View ArticleRe: upgrade processor in Inspiron One 2330?
Hi Shane,Inspiron one 2330 supports Intel Pentium Dual Core, Intel Core i3, i5 and i7.Below mentioned processors are compatible on Inspiron one 2330:Ivybridge,I5-3550s, 65w, 4c,E1Ivybridge,I7-3770s,...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading Inspiron 660s GPU
hello. havent upgraded my power supply but I'm planning to upgrade my power supply to 300w or 350w. I want to make sure that, doest upgrading any of that will somehow disturb my systems?
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 660, Windows 8 and PCIe card
Still no success w/my card. I keep checking this URL: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/Product/inspiron-660 to see if a new BIOS has been posted.
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 545 startup problem
Nice! As counter-intuitive as it sounded to me, the hair dryer did the trick (only needed about a minute to warm it up). Now it's running and I'm off to buy a new PSU.Thanks to you both!
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 1100 (Win7 Install Issues)
The 2350 doesn't have SATA, either, so I installed one of these. You may need to reflash its BIOS with a non-RAID version.Use a third-party LED for front panel LED activity functionality:...
View ArticleRe: Dell Inspiron 530s
Hello Celenedh1,There are few troubleshooting steps that I would suggest which can be performed to isolate the issue. Please try the following steps: 1. Releasing the flea power.-- Disconnect all the...
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 3000 CPU change
I think if you want to run Windows 8 you'll need to swap out your motherboard for one supporting a newer CPU.I'm unsure about the P4 EE 3.4; the SL7PP CPU would likely work. Remember, it needs to be a...
View ArticleRe: Studio 540s won't power up
There aren't a lot of desktop cases left on the market, Dell or otherwise.
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 530 stuck on dell logo after long power outage - nothing works
sammykayeI have an old Inspiron 520 Vista Home Bios 1.0.3. After a long power outage, it beeps once when I turn on from blue botton, then stays stuck on Dell Logo. Won't respond to F2 or F12, even when...
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 530 stuck on dell logo after long power outage - nothing works
Thank you SO much! The first option worked -- holding in the front power-on button for 3 minutes, then repluging in the power cord. I didn't see this solution anywhere else, so cudos to you!!Note to...
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 530 stuck on dell logo after long power outage - nothing works
sammykayeYou are welcome and I'm Happy to hear that one of the solutions posted worked.Bev.
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