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Re: Dell Inspiron 531 Vista won't start up

Reboot and press F8 before Windows starts to load and look for Safe Mode with networking on the menu . Does that work?"Laugh Start up repair"? Are you making fun of Microsoft??

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sliding plate

I have a Dell Dimension 5150 desktop computer.I am attempting to install an extra hard drive in the 'flex bay' in the CPU.I find the 'sliding plate' must be moved down permanently to allow insertion of...

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Re: Studio XPS 8100 and XPS One 27: connect video and audio using HDMI?

I tried an "experiment"--instead of an HDMI out from the 8100, I used a DVI to HDMI. As soon as I plug that DVI to HDMI into the XPS One HDMI, the 8100 screen resolution reads this, changes from...

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Dell 2320 video problems

I bought a 2320 not working and when I received it there was no video internal or external. The LCD backlight comes on but no video. I replaced MB thinking video chip had gone bad. Now with new board I...

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Re: Dell Inspiron 531 Vista won't start up

No that doesn't work and no that's really what it says -_-

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Re: Precision T1500 memory slot IDs

Only one 2G module was installed from the factory.  Still would like to know which pair (BLUE or BLACK) is the first bank?  Installed the two new 4G modules in the BLACK slots and the BIOS recognized...

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UEFI options for Optiplex 9010

I'm trying to access a drive >2TB, and was wondering about setting up my Windows 7 PC for UEFI boot. However, there seems to be precious little about this for desktop PCs on Dell.When I change the...

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Upgrading my Dell

Hi,I have a Dell Dimension 9150 and I was wondering whether it is possible I could upgrade it to use Intel Core i5 Processor and Windows 7? I know this may seem a very silly question but I have no idea...

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23 in LCD panel available

Looking for a MT230DW03 23 in LCD panel, is it available through dell? Thanks Michael

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Re: UEFI options for Optiplex 9010

I don't know about the Optiplex specifically, but in general, the boot device has to have efi boot media in it to be recognized as an uefi device. At least that was true with the aptios bios.

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XPS 8500 PS Upgrade

Is replacing the XPS-8500's factory PSU with one of higher wattage a DIY job?  Are there any "Got-yaas" that one should be aware of?  Thanks

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Re: DELL OPTIPLEX GX620 PROCESSOR UPGRADATION QUERY

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails?driverId=R142230Installation Instructions for the Universal (Windows/ DOS) formatDownload file to DesktopUse one of the methods below to flash...

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Re: Extremely long bootups and colored purple screens.

i actually have an older viewsonic 2035wm but I tried what you said and it just comes up no signal and the light turns orange.  The image above just shows the exact issue I have.  It actually started...

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ERROR CODE 0F00:1332 39054464 MSG DISK BLOCK IRQ

Hi ... I have a Dell Inspiron one 2305 and it has been crashing after turning it on after 5 mins. I did a diagnostics on the boot menu part and got an error code saying:   0F00:1332 39054464 MSG DISK...

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Re: Dell Precision T3600, T5600, T7600 RAID Rant

BIOS correctly reports my 3 SATA drives as being non-RAID and under BIOS control.  Booting into diagnostics however reports the "no hard drive detected" message.  Everything else in diagnostics checks...

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Re: XPS 8500 PS Upgrade

The "gotcha" is that the new power supply must be of 5.9 inches in length.

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New ASUS with AMD Radeon 7470

Hey guys, I'm needing a little help. Here's my issue. First, I have been out of the loop for a long time now with PC hardware... The last pc I had was when I was about 13 and had an AMD K6 processor.....

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Re: ERROR CODE 0F00:1332 39054464 MSG DISK BLOCK IRQ

Hi Robert,I appreciate for running diagnostics and thank you for the error code. Error code 0F00:1332 indicates that HDD has developed bad sectors.  Please click on the link below to check the warranty...

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Re: Keyboard and mouse on XPS one 2710 don't work

New mouse (Logitech) and the same problem (slow and Jumpy) it’s sick!I have tried almost all and can’t get a fix….

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Dell XPS 410 Blank Screen Issues

I am trying to resolve an issue with a Dell XPS 410. When I fire it up I get no graphics, it's a dark screen. I am assuming it is the video card can someone help? The only upgrade that was made was a...

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