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Dell XPS m1710 power supply message.... any workarounds? by Sam Seagate
Over the last year, I've been getting this message when booting up my Dell m1710: "The AC power adapter type cannot be determined. The system can only boot with a 130 W power adapter or greater. Strike the F1 key to shutdown. To resolve this issue, try to reseat the power adapter." I've been...
January 4th 15 09:23 AM
by pedro[_3_] Go to last post
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Minor Victory by Ron Hardin
I turned on an old Inspiron 6400 and it came up dark. I figured to add it to my list of expired machines and parts sources. Just on chance I looked up replacing the coincell battery. Only two steps! Remove hinge cover and remove keyboard and there's the coincell underneath. How unlike the...
January 3rd 15 11:39 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Vostro 1400 battery light flash code: meaning? by pedro[_3_]
I have an olde Vostro 1400 which I powered up today to do somestuff. On powerup the on-screen battery status showed "27%, charging" and the power/battery LED was solid blue. Later I went to recheck the status and it said "3%, charging" - which was weird. So I powered it off to give the recharge a...
December 8th 14 01:14 AM
by pedro[_3_] Go to last post
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Version of UEFI on Dell T7600 by W[_3_]
What version of the UEFI standard is supported on the Dell T7600? My experience with it so far is that it is quite buggy. Should I just skip this feature and stick with BIOS, even if using 64-bit Windows 8.1? -- W
October 23rd 14 10:09 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Reinstall again by Ron Hardin
The brand new XP Pro installation having been crapified by AVG9.0 free edition, which instantly quarantined a dozen just-loaded O/S files, I set about reinstalling it. Not so easy! The XP Pro won't get to the reformat page from the DVD but insists on booting what's on the HD instead. If you...
October 18th 14 09:50 PM
by Ron Hardin Go to last post
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2.5" thin HD on old laptop? by Ron Hardin
Will the 2.5" new thin HDs fit in traditional Dell laptops, or are we stuck with yet another measurement we have to get right? -- On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
October 18th 14 07:47 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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How to know fan speeds on a Dell by micky
How to know fan speeds on Dell 4400? Maybe Dimension. Can you recommend any programs that will do that? My friend has a Dell, I think it's a 4400, maybe it's a Dimension. The case is a tower, and in the back on the top and bottom there are buttons, and it hinges at the front, so the left side...
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October 18th 14 12:57 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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XP Pro replacing XP Home on a bigger HD by Ron Hardin
Since my vostro 1400 has apparently picked up a virus from some player streaming Imus every day, and since the HD is about full anyway, I'd like to put in a bigger HD and reinstall the OS. But XP Home is SP2 on the reinstall CD. Can I install a SP3 XP Pro for a Latitude laptop and then use the...
October 17th 14 01:27 AM
by Ron Hardin Go to last post
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SSD boot drive vs. hard drive with large cache for boot drive? speed difference? by Joe[_23_]
I'm planning to purchase a new Dell PC. I'm a fairly typical user- I use MS Office, Paintshop Pro for some amateur photo stuff, and I now enjoy amateur video editing- and I do lots of web surfing. I'm comparing a Dell with a SSD boot drive (and a 2nd drive for data) with a standard hard drive with...
October 15th 14 01:54 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Another one to avoid - Inspiron 3520 by Ben Myers[_4_]
Got a laptop with a broken screen to repair. It was an Inspiron 3520. Ordered the screen. Knew from the service manual that it was another one of those fine Dell offerings which needed complete disassembly to remove the hard drive. Screen arrived yesterday, as promised by laptopaid on...
October 8th 14 06:50 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Dell Precision 390 - Intalling XP by Boris[_5_]
I've got a Dell Precision 390 running Windows XP. It's my 'garage' machine. I loaded XP on it in February 2010, and it's running kind of buggy now. It locks up alot, and I've tried to diagnose, but I can't. I want to install XP fresh, but... When I put the Dell XP cd in the cd drive, and...
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October 2nd 14 05:26 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Hiding IP Address by Von Fourche
Are there any programs that will hide which country my computer is in? I want to listen to some live programming on the BBC site but it's restricted to people in the U.K. Lets say I'm British and living in the U.S.A. and want to listen to a live sporting event broadcast over the net by the BBC...
September 17th 14 12:34 PM
by hurryburry Go to last post
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SSDs? by Ron Hardin
Do SSDs still expire from excessive writes or have they gotten that fixed. I lost two SSDs from that a few years ago and said the hell with them. Give me real magnetic fields. -- On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
September 10th 14 05:37 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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What to do with old computer... by Bob S[_2_]
Now that my wife and I have nice new computers, what do we do with the old ones? Specifically an 8400 P4 with 1G and a 4300 P4 with 512M. Handing them in for recycling is an easy way out, though it seems a bit wasteful. They won't hold many disks, and the controllers won't deal with big disks, so...
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September 5th 14 11:59 PM
by Steve Urbach Go to last post
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advice on replacement computer by Bob S[_2_]
I am currently using a Dell Dimension 8400 P4 Windows XP computer with 1GB RAM, two monitors, and 2 500G disks in RAID mirroring configuration (due to some previous bad experiences with disk drives). It is used for the ordinary mail and web and WORD stuff, plus occasional photo editing and small...
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August 11th 14 03:18 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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RAID enabled in the BIOS? by Bob S[_2_]
OK, another question. If you have an Optiplex system, did Dell ship it with RAID enabled in the BIOS, or not? According to Intel, unless RAID is enabled in the BIOS when you install the OS, you will have to re-install the OS if you enable RAID. Re-installing the OS is not a thrilling prospect,...
August 10th 14 06:14 PM
by Steve Go to last post
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Why won't Dell let me buy an Optiplex 9020 with a 1TB disk? by Bob S[_2_]
If I start down through "Shop" and ask for a mini-tower with a 1TB disk, there are no 9020 systems available. If I start down through "Shop" and ask for a mini-tower I can find a 9020 with a 500GB disk, but if I start down the order process there is no option to change the disk size. What is the...
July 30th 14 07:58 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Large monitors vertical? by Bob S[_2_]
Has anyone tried using a 23 inch or other large monitor in a vertical orientation? It looks as though it might be useful for word processing, with more length on the screen. On the other hand, it might lead to neck craning to see the top. Bob S
July 9th 14 02:50 AM
by Steve Urbach Go to last post
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Latitude E6410 and UEFI - a warning by Ben Myers[_4_]
I tried to set up a Dell Latitude E6410 last week, and whoever had it before me toggled the UEFI setting in the BIOS. This leads to disaster. I installed Win 7 Pro with the UEFI setting and the system would not boot at all after Win 7 was completely installed. Then I rebooted and pressed F12. ...
July 4th 14 03:18 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Optiplex 9020 by Bolooser55
One of the front USB ports went awol last sunday and so did the machine a few minutes later that did not want to boot anymore. Called Dell on monday morning and on tuesday noon a technician came to my place and changed the motherboard, booted the machine and found the front I/O board out of...
July 2nd 14 01:10 PM
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