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Maybe someone can shed some light on this? Help Appreciated

Alright. So i have a Dell Dimension E521 with its Stock Processor.( AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+) I installed 4 1GB Sticks and sadly enough its only showing 2 GBs. Its a Windows 7 Ultimate Edition...

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Re: Disabled Video Card – Blank Screen on Startup

Did you try pulling the card and using the on-board graphics adapter?Yes I tried this option. It did not resolve the problem.Can you boot to your Windows disc?Yes. I booted from the disc and tried the...

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Re: Dell Optiplex GX520 BIOS fails to load

I removed the cmos battery and tried, now it says incompatible processor although I haven't changed the processor

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Re: Maybe someone can shed some light on this? Help Appreciated

How much ram is reported in the BIOS? If the correct amount is reported then your system is fine and all ram is recognized. Because you are running a 32 bit system windows will only report the amount...

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Re: Maybe someone can shed some light on this? Help Appreciated

@Davet50: BIOS should recognize all 4 sticks, Win7 will recognize only 3.25 GB. @Soruind: I checked your picture, it is weird. Confirm my understanding, you moved RAM sticks around, so it cannot be...

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New computer, new to Windows 7. Can I disable the password feature on the...

I recently set up my new Dell Inspiron 660 with Windows 7; my wife and I are the only ones who use this computer. Rather than have to enter a password each time we want to use the computer I was...

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Re: Memory Upgrade

KIRKD,Thanks for the quick reply. 

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Re: Maybe someone can shed some light on this? Help Appreciated

IF the bios sees all four gigs it  is a Windows 32 issue and nothing more. What is sees will depend on what is installed into the system that is needs to allocate resources. This can range from 2 to...

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Re: Upgrading inspiron 570

I attached the exhaust fan to the MOBO, the mobo is definetly slowing it down. The air being pushed out is nowhere near what it was when it was connected to just the PSU. As you can see, Fan in 0 is...

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Re: Maybe someone can shed some light on this? Help Appreciated

All the above is correct. To double check, go to the Resource Monitor in Administrative Tools. Under the Memory Tab, you will see a Physical Memory section that will detail installed memory and usage....

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Re: New computer, new to Windows 7. Can I disable the password feature on the...

Yes you can. Type netplwiz in the Run box. Then un-click the box in front of "User must enter a password....". After pressing Apply you will be asked to enter your password. Next go to Power Options....

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Re: Upgrading inspiron 570

I may need to disable the temp sensor on the fan, and maybe that would work.. If not I'm gonna have to buy these seeing as they are set temperatures and not a thermaflow sensor.

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Re: Upgrading inspiron 570

First about OCCT. IT is easier, at least for me, to see things now. To make it easier for you lets customize it a bit. OCCT right window, look up, you see 2 buttons, click the left one until you see...

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Re: Upgrading inspiron 570

Quick question. It is important to compare apples to apples, so what is your geographical location. I am living in Southern California so I have to deal with summer heat waves. I seen 35 C inside my PC...

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Dell Inspiron 530 graphics card

Will a 2.1 x16 graphics card fit this computer without trouble ??I'm looking to add a Radeon HD 6770 or 6850, and I was wondering if it would fit.I will upgrade my PSU if I have to .Also, what are the...

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Need help with a Dell Optiplex gx620 - need MagJack ethernet driver

We recently bought another tower from a government surplus store for my husband.  He only plays his online games and it is enough for what he does. This last one we bought a couple years ago and was...

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Re: Need help with a Dell Optiplex gx620 - need MagJack ethernet driver

These will work: www.newegg.com/.../Product.aspx

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Re: resize browser windows?

I've done several system restores, the issue remains. How would I know antivirus.malware programs are blocking good sites please - there are no warning pop-ups? How can I find out? Thanks.

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Re: Need help with a Dell Optiplex gx620 - need MagJack ethernet driver

rdunnill ----- thank you for your response.  I will keep this in mind.  I did have a brain storm a minute ago that may work.  I work for a very large company that handles all thier computer resources...

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Help w/ downloading images from camera.

I have bought two card readers and both stopped working after a while. What am I doing wrong..or is it the card reader that is'nt any good?I bought Kodak for sd cards. Any help would be greatly...

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