Re: DELL Precision T7600 Part #s
True, but in the past ChrisM provides the parts on the forum and when I call parts, I already have the code. Easier than trying to explain the part over the phone.
View ArticleVERY UNHAPPY WITH ALL IN ONE
Dell All in One purchased end of Dec 2012 arrived Jan 2013. Service Tag <ADMIN NOTE: Service code removed per privacy policy>,, Service code is <ADMIN NOTE: Express service code removed per...
View ArticleRe: Something Eating Up Space On My Hard Drive
No, not that. It would take like about a couple of hundred MB's each day, for instance earlier there, it took another 200MBs of my HDD, interesting enough, it was after I updated my windows defender......
View ArticleRe: Something Eating Up Space On My Hard Drive
WinDirStat is a good utility for determining what is eating up HDD space.
View ArticleRe: Touch screen stops working on new Inspiron One 2330
I'm having similar issues. Touchscreen stops functioning until reboot.It started two weeks after purchase and occurs nearly every time the computer resumes from "sleep" mode.
View ArticleRe: Dell 3100 Memory upgrade
OK, so I received and installed the 2 x 1GB Kingston ValueRAM PC2-6400 modules. No problems. But what disappoints and befuddles me is that, of the SPD instructions reported by the BIOS it is not...
View ArticleRe: Something Eating Up Space On My Hard Drive
WinSXS (Side by Side) can take 10 gigs or more over time. Same with system restore points.The most recent Flash, Java, and dotnet patches are 50 megs or more each.If you have an app that downloads the...
View ArticleRe: Fax Modem for Optiplex 790 Desktop
Ok, I received the USR 5638 pci-e fax modem and installed it and the driver. I can fax out using it with no problem. But I can't get the modem to answer all calls. The modem will answer a phone call...
View ArticleRe: XPS 8500 WITH PRE-INSTALLED WINDOWS 7 UPGRADED TO WINDOWS 8 AND BEING...
This would not be the case from Dell in the USA Because the Windows 8 has a certificate in EFI Bios.
View ArticleRe: Dell e310 video card bus type confirmation.
The issue i Have with the setup is that the onboard video is NOT disabled when you add the card. So it takes 2 monitors and disabling the onboard video manually in windows to get it working.
View ArticleRe: Dell 3100 Memory upgrade
Irony is that I went down to the local municipality PC recycling plant the other day, looking to see what they had. No lack of performance-validated 1GB PC2-4200/DDR2-533 (266MHz clock) cards (mostly...
View ArticleXPS 1502x driving me nuts
After about half a year the noise began. It is a whizzing, whirling noise that lasts for about 3 or 4 seconds and gets louder by the second. It then stops completely for one second and then starts...
View ArticleRe: Studio 435MT issues
Ron,I'm going to start by telling you that I truly appreciate your dogged efforts to help this PC. I have a decent level of computer knowledge (built/upgraded/repaired MANY PCs until about 10 years...
View ArticleWindows 7 downgrade rights to windows xp on vostro 230
Hi,I'm having a problem in installing windows xp to vostro 230 slim type. During the installation of windows XP it hangs up with the message "Setup is Starting Windows". The original OS for this unit...
View ArticleRe: How to restore vostro 470 to factory settings?
I've tried to tap F8 on the Dell logo screen, but it didn't show any option for repair. It only show me a status bar at the bottom of the screen and display on the top right corner with F12 for boot...
View ArticleRe: 16GB Ram (4x4gb) Supported? Optiplex 755 and XPS 420
Thanks everyone for your input.I went ahead and ordered a pair of 4GB sticks - 2x PSD24G8002 in fact. I'll report back my results when they get in later this week.The price was a bit expensive...
View ArticleRe: Vista Business OS from 32-bit to 64-bit on Optiplex 960.
You can't install Vista 64-bit from a recovery disc (as far as I know), but you can install from an install disc and activate with your key.Vista was a blip because it wasn't popular; many held out for...
View ArticleRe: Dell e310 video card bus type confirmation.
Is that the problem (Windows defaulting to the onboard video)?
View ArticleRe: Dell 3100 Memory upgrade
Ah, OK, after more searching, I see that the 'New CPU' referred to in the A04 BIOS update was the 3.4Ghz Prescott P4 seriesPrescott P4 650, 3.40Ghz Prescott P4 551, 3.40GhzPrescott P4 551, 3.40GhzSo,...
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