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Forum profile page for Desktop General Hardware on http://www.dellcommunity.com.
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Posting activity on Desktop General Hardware:
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Top authors during last week:
user's latest post:
Inspiron 530s does not boot,...
Published (2009-11-07 20:12:00)
Tom in VA Good thinking. Lets hope it's the power supply and not the motherboard. Bev.
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System Restore Disk Reorder Help...
Published (2009-11-07 18:19:00)
If you have the Windows Disc and the Drivers and Utilities that will allow you to do a complete clean install (including reformatting the hard drive). The basic install sequence is (1) Install Windows (2) Install Intel chipset drivers (3) Install device drivers such as sound, video, ethernet, etc. HERE is the Dell reinstall instructions.
user's latest post:
replacing & configuring hard...
Published (2009-11-07 00:40:00)
sagebrushtx: Sorry this may get long and I am not an expert my any means. I have a 5 year old XPS Generation 4, Pentium 4, Raid 0, Windows XP Professional. The hard drive is on its last leg and I want to replace them with two 500gb I have bought. I don't want to loose my data files, picture, music etc. but feel a clean install would be best as registry is bloated with alot of...
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Boot Error message...
Published (2009-11-07 18:16:00)
Will escalate this. My assumption is all have tried this? * Load the Latest Bios * On restart go into the bios * On the Main screen, press F9 to load the Setup Defaults * Open Boot * Make sure your Hard Drive is first in the list and Optical Drive is second * Exit the Bios saving your changes * Once into windows, shut down * Power on. Do you still get the error? If yes, shutdown * Disconnect all USB devices except for mouse and keyboard *...
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Dell Drivers/Downloads
Published (2009-11-07 19:20:00)
Hi, myming: No, you need to run each downloaded file in order to install the update. Find the folder where you downloaded and run each one from that location.
user's latest post:
Secondary Hard Drive Not Found?
Published (2009-11-05 06:19:00)
Boot into the bios (F2) and make sure the system is indeed seeing all your hard drives. If not you need to first check the cables to make sure it did not some how work loose.I would suggest you unplug it and reconnect it.
user's latest post:
GX520 SFF
Published (2009-11-07 10:48:00)
Can I use this CPU in my GX520 SFF: INTEL PENTIUM D 945 DUAL CORE 3.4GHZ SOCKET 775 Shaun
user's latest post:
Dell Studio XPS 8000 - 4GB...
Published (2009-11-05 14:03:00)
Zbob: Just had my motherboard replaced. All 8gb are now recognized. How much of your RAM is usable? Sean
user's latest post:
Why dell does not update the...
Published (2009-11-06 15:35:00)
If you trust Intel's specs on their chipsets, the 945P will support only 4 GB. The earliest chipset listed that supports 8 GB is the 955X. Assuming that information is true, nothing Dell could do with the BIOS would allow this computer to support 8 GB of RAM.
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Latest active threads on Desktop General Hardware::
Started 1 day, 11 hours ago (2009-11-08 10:14:00)
by ejn63
No; the mainboard needs to be replaced if the flash has failed.
Started 16 hours, 52 minutes ago (2009-11-09 04:45:00)
by computing1
Any psu will be fine, as long as they're ATX. I bought a Corsair, since they have a good reputation of making power supplies that don't blow up.
Started 17 hours, 17 minutes ago (2009-11-09 04:20:00)
by tossil
Did you have any luck with the E7400?
Started 3 days, 22 hours ago (2009-11-05 23:17:00)
by shesagordie
misrak
Is the power button LED, solid green, blinking green, solid amber, blinking amber, or off?
Check the sequence of the diagnostic lights on the back panel of the case.
The 8400 Diagnostic Guide and Troubleshooter is HERE .
Are there any error messages, or 'Beeps'?
Bev.
Started 23 hours, 17 minutes ago (2009-11-08 22:20:00)
by JesseC
The video card you mentioned (GTX260) has dual link DVI port which can support a DVI to HDMI converter. This converter was shipped with my DELL when I purchased it.
Started 5 days, 22 hours ago (2009-11-03 23:14:00)
by Zbob
I'm having the same problem with an xps 8000 8.00 GB (3.99 GB usable)
Any solutions?
Started 1 day ago (2009-11-08 21:19:00)
by shesagordie
trstn7260
I've found Darik's Boot and Nuke, very effective for erasing all the data from a hard drive.
See HERE
It's a funny name, but a good product.
Bev.
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Hot threads for last week on Desktop General Hardware::
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-10-28 12:54:00)
by margilowry
Hi there ~
My one and only concern is static in the headphone jack on top of the machine. It's not a *dire* concern, because I do have alternatives available, but I was wondering if anyone had found a fix for it.
Thanks for starting a new thread, Jon. Good to "see" you again.
Started 5 days, 22 hours ago (2009-11-03 23:14:00)
by Zbob
I'm having the same problem with an xps 8000 8.00 GB (3.99 GB usable)
Any solutions?
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-10-28 15:39:00)
by robby_w
I ordered my studio xps 8000 on 10/11 and the original est. delivery date was 10/26. This was delayed to 11/2 and then again to 11/9.
I called customer support and they were really unhelpful, just said the expected lines and would not upgrade my shipping. I noticed the xps 8000 at all my area Best Buys. I guess they are busy building for them and all of us internet orders are paying for it...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-10-28 20:20:00)
by Eagle Hill
Chris,
We never did get an answer in the old forum about if/when Dell is going to give us a faster BIOS for the XPS 730. BIOS 1.05 is terribly slow, as I am sure you know. What news?
Eagle Hill
Started 8 months, 1 week ago (2009-03-05 21:42:00)
by mentor00
Checkpoint
Description
Before D0
If boot block debugger is enabled, CPU cache-as-RAM functionality is enabled at this point. Stack will be enabled from this point.
D0
Early Boot Strap Processor (BSP) initialization like microcode update, frequency and other CPU ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-01 12:06:00)
by fireberd
See THIS for the procedure to turn it off.
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-02 19:48:00)
by ieee488
Did you follow the correct sequence when installing OS to brand new hard drive? You might have forgotten Desktop System Software and the chipset.
Started 2 days, 10 hours ago (2009-11-07 11:23:00)
by fireberd
HERE is the Dell replacement disc order form for US customers. But there is no "restore" disc, you will get the Windows XP disc and a Drivers and Utilities disc with all the hardware drivers on it.
If you have photos and music on this hard drive, they are probably lost, as when you do the new install you will have to reformat the hard drive and then install which will delete any user ...
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-10-31 19:31:00)
by RoHe
Run BIOS setup (Press F2 before Windows tries to load) and look for Integrated Peripherals. The "Options Field" should show you the SATA settings. You may need to change it to RAID Autodetect/ATA so you don't have to load the SATA drivers. Save the change and exit setup.
As for help installing Vista, you probably should post the rest of your questions on the Microsoft OS forum, instead ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-02 19:10:00)
by RoHe
The green light on the motherboard only means that it's getting power from the power supply. Is the power button green or amber, steady or blinking?
There are 4 diagnostic LEDs on the rear of the tower. If not all green, look up the error codes here .
After a year in storage, it's likely the motherboard battery is dead, so you may need to replace that before you can do any trouble-...
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