I know this is a Dell group (I do plan on getting a new Dell computer this Christmas) but I posted this question on the Compaq group and have got no reply yet. I need an answer fast. Here is what I posted: My Compaq Presario 5000 Series is having it's first major hardware problem since I got...

Hi, This has probably been asked before, but unfortunately, I can't seem to find the info. My daughter has a Dimension 2300 - 1.8 P4 I bought new a few years ago, and while it has performed flawlessly, the need for a larger hard drive is imminent (30GB at present). I'm looking at 80GB (hopefully...

If so, what machine and how did you do it? I am trying to boot my D9100 from the internal card reader and cannot get it to work. I can boot from a flash drive plugged directly into a USB port. The card reader works fine in Windows. I set the option for the internal flex bay (card reader) to "On"...

Having problems booting my dimension 5000. Problem started after trying to install second SATA drive. (Still not managed to do this) One of several things can happen when system is switched on. 1.System hangs at Dell splash screen with about 95% completed on indicator bar Tried pressing F2 to get...

Any ideas on why a Dimension 4300S would freeze up at odd times while idle for only a few minutes? No amount of keyboard or mouse activity will undo the problem. The PC must be shut off and restarted. The desktop is ususally visible with all the icons but clicking on them does nothing. This...

Does the sata drive in a Dim 9100 have the DMA option? I can find the settings for the optical drives, but not the sata hard drive in Device Manager. Thanks, Anne

Hi, I have a network of about 50 optiplex gx150's, all of which have been working well for a couple of years. They have stripped down setups- most just have bare-bones win2k installed. Lately lots of them have started to fail. First, they start randomly rebooting after running for a while, then...

Hello, I have a Dell Dimension 2300 that I replaced the motherboard in two months ago after the orginial motherboard died. It has been sitting here collecting more dust than anything. Well initially I put XP Pro SP2 on it and it worked fine, how ever it would periodically reboot instantly for...

I have a two-year old Dimension 8300, P2.8, 1 GB RAM, 120G hard drive with 91 GB free space. I turn off my computer each night and turn it on in the morning. For the last month or so, the computer has a very slow cold boot time in the morning, from 10 to 20 minutes from the time I turn on the...

Several times a day, I get a popup from Dell's version of McAfee SecurityCenter asking if I want to update my virus definitions. I do not. I also don't want to see the popup. I've searched arduously for an option to disable this annoying "feature" but I've not found it. Can anyone help? (I...

I thought some of you might know the answer, although this is a tad peripheral to this group. Please see this exchange on a different newsgroup below (read from the bottom up), and maybe someone can tell me about this s-ware. Mel Philip:

I have a Dimension L600cx purchased in 2000. It has run under 98SE, XP Home Edition, and now Linux. I could only get low volume from a microphone under all three OS. Yes, I did go through the loop of download drivers etc.. etc..

I downloaded and installed a program FREE-BROWSER last week. During the installation process I got some type of error message (which I stupidly didn't copy down) saying something about having a problem registering a certain DLL file. I chose the RETRY option and then rebooted my PC. Problem...

Is there any way to test the phone modem in my Inspiron 2650? I am no longer able to connect to my dial-up ISP, and they've tried a lot of possibilities, to no avail. Their thinking is that my modem may be faulty, but is there a simple way to check it out? Is this a user-serviceable component if...

Recently.... I have been having issues with various DLL files that will basically paralyze my sytem for weeks at a time. It is really getting to me. I know I use an older operating system (Win98se) and I do enjoy downloading and trying new programs but in past years I have never had these...

Hello all... I have a Dell Latitude D800 laptop, running Windows 2000 SP4. The BIOS revision is presently at A13, however, this problem was also noticed with A12. I checked the boot sequence...the floppy is tried first, followed by the hard disk. After that the CD-ROM is tried. USB is last on the...

I have a Dell 4600 and use Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security. When I'm not at the computer, this message keeps popping up: http://www.davinp.com/trend.jpg How can I stop this?

Hi Monica, Last night, after a lot of trial and error and tests of different kinds, I have managed to get AVG to check e-mail for viruses. But not with Outlook Express, (as I was having problems as I mentioned to you), so I tried 'THUNDERBIRD' a Mail program which is better & safer that...

I just received a 9300 with Intel 2200 wireless card. The laptop detects my neighbors wireless network, it detects my wireless printer, but does not detect my wireless network. I have a WRT54G and I have it running wide open, no security in 802.11b and g (I've also tried just g). The laptop...

I would like to be able to B/U my desktop and my laptop to this drive (some individual folders, but every so often a complete image that I can restore in case of computer disaster). I stumbled on DrvImagerXP. It is free but I don't know if it's any good. Anyone here has any experience with...