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Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray) | Forum profile

Forum profile page for Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray) on http://www.dellcommunity.com. This report page is the aggregated overview from a single forum: Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray), located on the Message Board at http://www.dellcommunity.com. This forum profile page summarizes the general forum statistics such as: Users Activity, Forum Activity, and Top Authors, which are reported in either a table or graph below for a given reporting time period. Additional forum profile information for "Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray)" on the Message Board at http://www.dellcommunity.com is also shown in the following ways:

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Site: Dell Community Forum - Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray) (site profile, domain info dellcommunity.com)
Title: Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray)
Url: http://en.community.dell.com/forums/3534.aspx
Users activity: 17 post per thread
Forum activity: 73 active threads during last week
 

Posting activity on Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray):

  Week Month 3 Months
Threads: 73 267 727
Post: 122 439 1,268
 

Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray) Posting activity graph:

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Top authors during last week:

Name
Posts
osprey4
25
user's latest post:
External Hard Drive Letters...
Published (2009-11-12 18:24:00)
Yes, just set them all. Then anything you plug in won't mess up your drive letter system.
Skybird
7
user's latest post:
Second HD for XPS 400
Published (2009-11-11 13:46:00)
Your system uses a SATA hard drive of your choice. A hard drive bracket should already be there to accept the second hard drive and a power plug will also be there. You will need to supply a SATA cable. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xps400/sm/parts.htm#wp1060547
tanny1
5
user's latest post:
dell vostro 1700 , no bootable...
Published (2009-11-05 19:43:00)
any answers ppl any help im stuck with a laptop that cant do nothing
jwhitehouse88
5
user's latest post:
Choppy BLU RAY Playback - Dell...
Published (2009-11-12 12:54:00)
o god lol. Ive got my remote technical support tommrow... and hopefully find a solution............doubtful
ejn63
5
user's latest post:
Need a converter to attach...
Published (2009-11-11 15:34:00)
http://newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_3&products_id=144
shesagordie
5
user's latest post:
noisy hdd inspiron 1440
Published (2009-11-12 22:11:00)
Naveen_Chakravarthy All the parts Dell uses, for their warranty repairs, are labeled 'Refurbished', even when they are new. Bev.
rambo793
4
user's latest post:
Laptop DVD playback problem..
Published (2009-11-04 08:23:00)
Okay, will do. Thanks alot.
Jim Ozzy
3
user's latest post:
CD playing
Published (2009-11-04 21:36:00)
According to "System Manager", my drivers NEC DVD_/-RW ND 3530A & HL-ST DVD ROM GDR8164B are out.
Meggie13
3
user's latest post:
Seagate Momentus Firmware update...
Published (2009-11-04 10:37:00)
I still like the WD or Hitachi drives the best. Seems like Dell is trying to save money and lower their quality by putting in cheaper products. Sometimes cheaper does not save money as this thread and others about Seagates made for Dell proves. I am sure they have lost money on returns and time spent trying to correct the problems. Being Seagate doesn't appear to be concerned in helping Dell and Dell has to use up the drives they have...
ScottDaMan
3
user's latest post:
XPS 8000 Hard Drive Mounting Kit...
Published (2009-11-06 00:31:00)
I used a 5.25" mounting bracket to mount the HDD into the empty CD-ROM bay. It'll do since I had no choice. LOL
 

Latest active threads on Disk Drives (HDD, CD/DVD, Blu-ray)::

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Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-12 05:13:00)  by sendandreturn
well to add insult to injury, the laptops now going back for 5-7 days as I now get a blank screen and 4 beeps on powerup... great, £1000 one week old laptop, rubbish blue ray, wish I'd stuck with Acer
Thread:  Show this thread (5 posts)   Thread info: Choppy BLU RAY Playback - Dell Studio 1557 Size: 262 bytes
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Started 2 days, 23 hours ago (2009-11-11 19:39:00)  by osprey4
Hi, dg27: XP will assign letters for removable drives as needed, and also change them as needed. My suggestion for external drives is to assign a higher letter and then it's not going to be reassigned. My back-up drive is W. You can do this in disk management.
Thread:  Show this thread (5 posts)   Thread info: External Hard Drive Letters Mysteriously Changing? Size: 316 bytes
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Started 1 day, 14 hours ago (2009-11-13 04:30:00)  by brandy1943
Thanks Osprey I appreciate your reassurance. Cheers David
Thread:  Show this thread (2 posts)   Thread info: Inspiron 1720 factory hard disc partition settings Size: 129 bytes
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Started 1 day, 16 hours ago (2009-11-13 02:46:00)  by Bluewndrpwrmlk96
Is that the most up-to-date driver you have for the CD-ROM? If it isn't, then make sure you download the most recent one. A couple things you can do that might work: (1) disable then reenable the driver. I did that under Safe Mode when my drive was taking in but not reading the disks. Don't rule out hardware, but my guess is that this is most likely software. If that doesn't work (2) Uninstall ...
Thread:  Show this thread (2 posts)   Thread info: CDRW/DVD ROM Combo drive doesn't read anything! Size: 618 bytes
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Started 2 weeks ago (2009-10-31 14:23:00)  by SpeedStep
No drive indicates upper and lower filters problem OR Chipset problem. And To those who flame before thinking it DOES APPLY to windows7. There are no "drivers" per se for CD/DVD drives. http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/inf/ Intel ® Chipset Software Installation Utility - Intel ® Chipset ... INF Update Utility -​ Primarily for Intel® 5, 4, 3, 900 ...
Thread:  Show this thread (4 posts)   Thread info: Vostro 1500 - installed Win 7, no disk drive Size: 14 kb
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Started 2 days, 7 hours ago (2009-11-12 11:30:00)  by Bebru
I have the same problem. I want to split the one partition in two. I made chances with a few tools but with no one I see a possibility. A few tools on base linux show the RAID1 as 2 harddrives - I think this is the problem: the SATA-Controller gives the Please, Dell, say us quick in which way we can make changes to the existing partition!!!
Thread:  Show this thread (3 posts)   Thread info: Partitioning RAID1 160gb HDDS Opti960 XP Pro Size: 430 bytes
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Started 4 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-10-16 17:04:00)  by Mary G
Contact Support and have them replace the drive or replace the whole computer. You should not have to update the firmware on a new computer.
Thread:  Show this thread (27 posts)   Thread info: Seagate Momentus Firmware update problem (to fix clicking noise) Size: 182 bytes
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-07 19:02:00)  by osprey4
Hi, jwhitehouse88: Check your CPU during BR playback. Let me know if PowerDVD is using 100%. If you're not sure how to check this, there's a little utility called Process Explorer that will do the trick.
Thread:  Show this thread (6 posts)   Thread info: Blu Ray playback problems Size: 362 bytes
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Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-11-12 05:13:00)  by sendandreturn
well to add insult to injury, the laptops now going back for 5-7 days as I now get a blank screen and 4 beeps on powerup... great, £1000 one week old laptop, rubbish blue ray, wish I'd stuck with Acer
Thread:  Show this thread (5 posts)   Thread info: Choppy BLU RAY Playback - Dell Studio 1557 Size: 262 bytes
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Started 2 days, 23 hours ago (2009-11-11 19:39:00)  by osprey4
Hi, dg27: XP will assign letters for removable drives as needed, and also change them as needed. My suggestion for external drives is to assign a higher letter and then it's not going to be reassigned. My back-up drive is W. You can do this in disk management.
Thread:  Show this thread (5 posts)   Thread info: External Hard Drive Letters Mysteriously Changing? Size: 316 bytes
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-07 17:27:00)  by Skybird
Does the drive appear in My Computer ? If you insert a CD and righ-click and select Explore , can you see the disc contents?
Thread:  Show this thread (4 posts)   Thread info: CD/DVD not working on Optiplex GX620 Size: 225 bytes
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Started 6 days, 7 hours ago (2009-11-08 11:55:00)  by bach_ngoc17
The media type id is D21. Thanks.
Thread:  Show this thread (4 posts)   Thread info: Could not copy disc Size: 85 bytes
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Re: Size of Hardisk - 3 new posts
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-07 18:48:00)  by ejn63
3.5"
Thread:  Show this thread (3 posts)   Thread info: Size of Hardisk Size: 51 bytes
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Started 3 days, 3 hours ago (2009-11-11 15:34:00)  by ejn63
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Thread:  Show this thread (3 posts)   Thread info: Need a converter to attach another sata hdd to my vostro 1700. Size: 134 bytes
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-05 18:39:00)  by osprey4
Hi, treborl: I do not believe you are limited to a certain hard drive size in that system. However, you need to use an XP disc that includes at least SP1 for drives larger than 137GB.
Thread:  Show this thread (3 posts)   Thread info: Max size HDD for optiplex GX260 Size: 235 bytes
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-05 18:50:00)  by osprey4
Hi, Jimmymedalions: Actually, 7.96GB is correct for a DL disc. Sounds like your drive is working fine!
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-06 19:43:00)  by osprey4
Hi, amyjomckinney: First, your DVD should be tested using the Dell diagnostics. Boot the computer and hit F12, then pick the utility partition. Pick Custom test, then run the READ test on your drive with a data disc in the drive. Let me know if the test passes or fails and any error codes. Second, the memory stick. Keep in mind that there are many versions of these things. Your system can ...
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