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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?
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W
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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...
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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?
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On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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.
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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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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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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,...
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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...
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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
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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. ...
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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...
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