Trading Recovery Media (Windows 7/ Windows 8) on XPS 8500
I recently purchased an XPS 8500 as did a friend of mine. I have Windows 8 on my system (which I would like to downgrade) and my friend has Windows 7 on his (which he would like to upgrade). Is it...
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 570 Media Card Reader can't see media card
Thanks for this info, Chris. I am now able to see four addtional drives on my Inspiron 570, which I assume belong to the slots in my media card reader.I am trying to find info on the card reader in...
View ArticleXFX ATi Radeon 7950 and Corsair xt850 in Dell XPS 8100 case - Compatible?
Hello! I have been browsing for an upgrade recently and had a couple questions.I know the XFX ATi Radeon 7950 needs a power supply of 750 or greater, so will a Corsair xt850 work? Will I also need to...
View ArticleRe: Optiplex 380 - USB drives not recognized
I manually edited the registry keys - I was familiar with the UpperFilters / LowerFilters issue causing problems with reading DVDs.Running FixIt from suport.microsoft.com/.../925196 does not help, it...
View ArticleRe: XFX ATi Radeon 7950 and Corsair xt850 in Dell XPS 8100 case - Compatible?
I'm sorry, it's late here! I meant a Corsair HX 850.PSU: www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx
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Inspiron 531 RAM upgrade fails
Hi,I’m visiting my father this weekend, and we have problems adding additional RAM to his Inspiron 531.The inspiron came with 2 512GB chips (Kingston 512MB 1Rx8 PC2 5300U 555-12-D1). He purchased 4...
View ArticleRe: Trading Recovery Media (Windows 7/ Windows 8) on XPS 8500
Hi etchasketch1986,In case you are looking to exchange the recovery discs created using Dell Datasafe, you will unable to do so both ways. If you have OEM discs, you may be able to downgrade from...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading The Graphics Card For A Dell Dimension E520
I have an Nvidia GT430 in another machine and it is also a good card, although not quite up to the HD7850. I guess the lesson from this thread is that you can upgrade the E520 quite significantly...
View ArticleRe: Options for upgrading Studio XPS 9100 to Windows 8 Pro
rdunnillHave you tried a clean install?If by a clean install, you mean formatting the hard drive first, then no. What I tried was to create a partition and install from DVD on that partition. But the...
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 518- no password
BD,Thanks. I thought the F8 gave access to the pre boot menu that allowed factory Image restore that DID wipe all data on disk, according to the manual. I cant log in so how do I wipe the hard drive?CM
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 531 RAM upgrade fails
Hi Barry,I appreciate for the troubleshooting steps performed.I suggest that you install one memory module in one memory slot at a time and check to make sure all the memory modules and all the slots...
View ArticleRe: Vostro 410 Bios / Motherboard trouble
Unfortunately the only solution is to buy a second hand motherboard and swap the components.Dell *need* to pull this BIOS update as it is bricking previously good Vostro 410's.
View ArticleRe: Precision 490 start-up problem
I am having this issue as well, I worked around it for months by unplugging the computer while I was not using it, and plugging it back in and pressing the power button to get it to start. This worked...
View ArticleBuying second hand and warranty
I am thinking of buying a second hand Vostra tower on ebay.The seller says that I will have a three-year warranty from Dell.Can the warranty be transferred from him to me (within the UK). ThanksBased...
View ArticleRe: Dell Dimension 4400 won't boot with new hard drive
I don't think there is an option for "on". That would have been awesome. I was looking for that! The system indicated that the cable is 80 wire, and the hard drive is connected to the end of the...
View ArticleRe: Buying second hand and warranty
Hi species8350,Yes the system and the warranty can be transferred on your name. Please fill up the ownership form by clicking the link mentioned below:http://dell.to/10VqjGXHope it helps.Thanks &...
View ArticleRe: Precision T3400 RAM limit and type
I can tell you that I currently have 8GB running in mine, and i'm looking to upgrade to 16GB, but i'm having trouble finding a kit that's not overly expensive.
View ArticleRe: XPS 8500 Windows 8 Pro. Suddenly shuts down for no reason
ReuBotIf you downclock the graphics card to around 900mhz (from 1ghz), the problem seems to stop completely.Sounds like it could be a heat problem. Is the XPS in a well ventilated area? It has side...
View ArticleRe: XPS 8500 Windows 8 Pro. Suddenly shuts down for no reason
None of the vents are blocked, and its in a pretty cold room... it seems that whenever I put a certain amount of stress on the GPU it decides to crash.
View ArticleRe: XPS 8500 Windows 8 Pro. Suddenly shuts down for no reason
All good, was just checking.
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