XPS 2710 - Configuration Utility on start up
I just received my Dell XPS 2710 this week. Loaded with all the top specs for this machine. (16 gb Ram, 32 GB SSD, etc) Removed the unit from the box, plugged it in and began the set up process...
View ArticleUpgrade Vostro 400 to Windows 7?
I've been considering an upgrade to my Vostro 400 from XP Pro to Win 7. When I ran Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, the only issues were new drivers, so I figured the upgrade was feasible. Recently, when...
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Re: Upgrade Vostro 400 to Windows 7?
I see no reason why windows 7 or even windows 8 would be an issue. HOWEVER you may need to use VISTA Drivers for various things. Audio - DriverDescriptionImportanceVersionReleasedSupported...
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Re: Upgrade the Recovery Pariition from Windows 7 to Windows 8
Make a TINY Bootable recovery USB Flash drive. 16 GIG or larger such as the SANDISK CRUIZER FITIf the drive totally dies you can reinstall / recover onto a brand new drive. The only limitation is...
View ArticleRe: resurrecting a dinosaur
Actually its not DINO status because its Pentium2 or Pentium 3 INTEL cpu module. I used to help people upgrade the CPU to newer MMC module and upgrade the RAM to 512 Megs. And Yes XP was clearly...
View ArticleRe: Users/Owners manual Vs Repair Manual
I agree. It's really strange there is no manual that explains, for example, how to eject the CD.
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 3000 amber power light
Oh well, its ok. I have patience and you good folks to help me. There's worse things:-) I'll be back when I get my parts in next week. Thanks again for your help and patience as well!
View ArticleRe: Remove Vostro 220s motherboard
In the 3rd pic if you look at the back panel there are 4 "nuts" holding the vga port and serial port to the back of the case. If you use a socket you can remove those nuts and the board will slide...
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 3000 amber power light
Whoaaa nellie! Is this setup you mentioned able to run Windows 7?
View ArticleRe: Xps 8500 "freeze"
crashed again, decided to try "safe mode with networking" and see how long i last.i have a feeling no matter what i do, it will crash and the motherboard is the issue.seems to be what a few people have...
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 3000 amber power light
Yes, and Windows 8, too.I had my 3000 homebuilt working with a triple-boot of Windows 7/OSX Snow Leopard/Ubuntu.
View ArticleRe: Upgrade Vostro 400 to Windows 7?
Thanks for the comprehensive driver table. The table answers another question for me, whether or not to change to 64-bit. My nVidia GeForce 8300 GS and Realtek cards tell me to stay with 32-bit for...
View ArticleXPS 730 Randommly reboots itself, sometines locks up
Hi all,This has only started today, XPS 730 system will reboot itself randommonly, maybe after approx 10 or 15 minutes, sometimes longer or on rare occurance screen freezes cannot move mouse or...
View ArticleRe: Upgrade Vostro 400 to Windows 7?
I never had any problems with 64-bit Realtek drivers. As for the video card, you can replace it with something inexpensive, like a Sapphire 5450 or 6450.Regarding Windows itself, Windows 8 is on...
View ArticleReinstalling Vista to a new hard drive
I have an old Inspiron with Vista installed.In the past I have re-installed Vista using the Dell recovery disk, the hardrive was the original one supplied by Dell.I now have removed the old small drive...
View ArticleRe: inpiron 530s
Hi Guys,Thanks for your help and advice, just to let you know it worked perfect and fitted straight in.The board was a DG33M05 from an Inspiron 545 the only thing is that the bios shows it asa 545 .
View ArticleRe: resurrecting a dinosaur
Better still, it's amenable to a motherboard/CPU swap that would fully modernize it. The B110 case may be homely, but it's thoroughly practical, being made of heavy-gauge sheetmetal with a tough...
View ArticleRe: XPS 730X Bios Recovery RoM
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View ArticleRe: Reinstalling Vista to a new hard drive
Hi Jim,What's the model? Have you tried changing the controller mode to ATA on the BIOS?
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