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Re: Dell Inspiron 530 won't turn on

Same problem here... exactly. The yellow light was on inside, a green light was on the back, on power supply. So I did not think it was PS. After reading here, I tested with good PS, and sure enough it...

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Re: Inspiron 570 upgrade CPU to X6 possible?

@tmercer74: Sorry, I almost forgot about you, and had problem locating this post.This is the other way to run CPU at 100%, if Sleep and Quiet BIOS feature is not working, it will, but now just follow...

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Re: XPS One 2710 beeping

Just updated the Bios to A10.  So far, no beeps but it's only been 10 minutes.  Dell is sending another motherboard since they are convinced it's the motherboard.  This will be my 4th motherboard.  So...

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LGA 771 Processor options

I have a Dell Precision 490 Workstation. I want to know if i can install 5400 series Intel Xeons in it. They are LGA 771 which is what my mobo uses. On the Dell spec sheet for it, it mentions it using...

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dell i570 with phenom 965be

ok so i orderd this cpu and i got it in my pc and my heatsink that came with it wont work as it uses clips and my mobo uses screws.is there anyway i can use the athlon x2 240 heatsink in the mean time...

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Re: XPS 8500 memory compatability

Dell XPS 8500 | Win 8 pro 64 bit |3rd gen Intel Core i5 3350p  @ 3200mhz32GB Kingston Hyper X Black DDR3 1600mhz @ 4x8 |     2.5" Solid State Drives / SATA III / MLC / Mainstream Performance / 120GB -...

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Re: Dell Studio XPS 435MT won't start with a CMOS Battery in the computer

I went with a Thermaltake TR2 430W $48(on sale) at Bestbuyfixed the problem

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x51 Video card blue screen

So basically my video card just doesn't seem to work, I've had my PC for 4 days now and tech support can't help, They told me that a technician would call to set up a time, then would replace the video...

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Re: Dell PC Restore inaccessible due to MBR change

There's also this from Dan Goodell, the guru of Dell's old Ctrl-F11 PC Restore partition.

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Re: dell 660 with windows 8 will not email photos

MIght get a better response if you re-post this on Dell's Windows 8 support forum.

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Re: Refurbs sold with Known Failing hard drives?!

I pinged Lorna M in Dell Customer Care and asked her to review this thread. Hopefully she'll respond to you via PM (private message) through the forum. So watch the Inbox link at top of the page, next...

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optiplex 755 cpu upgrade

I'm planning to upgrade an optiplex 755. will a q9550, q9650 quad core or a e8400 work with this mother board? Will I have to update the bios? Thank for any information!

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Re: Refurbs sold with Known Failing hard drives?!

Regardless of the type of defect, Dell had determined that it was defective, labelled it so, then sold it to you as part of the computer you purchased.  That's fraud.

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Re: Touch screen stops working on new Inspiron One 2330

I've had the same issue, on two different systems.  Touch screen will stop working, going into the control panel to configure the touchscreen basically tells me that this is not a touch-enabled...

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BIOS boot disk priority

I have a Dell XPS 410 running under Windows XP Media Center Edition.I would like to configure BIOS so that I can set the order in which the computer, after being turned on, checks drives for files that...

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dimension 8400 assembly fan roars like a jet & won't boot

I have a Dell Dimension  8400 with xp. When I press the start button the assembly fan (the one with the green shroud) roars like a jet. No lights, bo beeps come what so ever and windows will not load,...

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Re: dimension 8400 assembly fan roars like a jet & won't boot

Optiplex GX620 towers are very cheap and more upgradeable.  Airplane mode fan is bad power supply and bad caps on motherboard.

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Re: BIOS boot disk priority

F12  Pick from list or change Boot order F2 CMOS.System Setup ProgramDell™ XPS™ 410 Service Manual  Overview   Entering System Setup   System Setup Screens   System Setup Options   Boot Sequence...

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Re: optiplex 755 cpu upgrade

You will have to update bios to A22.Cant do this on all models.  USFF DOES NOT SUPPORT QUADS.BIOS - BIOSDescriptionImportanceVersionReleasedSupported OSDownloadDell OptiPlex 755 System BIOS A22Dell...

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