im still getting "8 beeps" not 7 or 5
8 Beeps does anyone know what that means?I tried removing all power sources and holding down power button, then started it, no change I cant get 2 the dell logo so it wont get 2 diagnostics I will...
View ArticleWindows 7 Dell Laptop won't boot past windows logo
I recently put a magnet on my laptop. My screen went black so I turned it off from pushing the power button. I clicked Enter Windows Normally when that came up, after that the Windows Logo came. It...
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Hi,I'm planning to upgrade my hdd and memory in Inspiron 6400. Currently 60gd hdd and 1gb ram. Is there any limit on capacity of new disc i can put into this laptop? My bios is A13. Can I get 1tb disc?...
View ArticleDell Vostro 2520 1600Mhz memory installed only running at 1333Mhz?
Hello everyone,I have a Dell Vostro 2520 Laptop running windows 8 Enterprise and I have the most current BIOS of A09. I upgraded the memory to 8GB of DDR3 PC3-12800 which should run at 1600Mhz. However...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 1721 Nightmare *please help*
I have had this laptop for about 5 years and its given me problems since I got it. I have had to reseat the RAM 2 or 3 times... and to no avail I always got the blue screen and then nothing at all from...
View ArticleNVIDIA video card not recognized on e6500
I had a hard drive fail so I had a new one installed and windows 7 pro 32 bit installed. I was going to intall all the updates and so on myself, but I cannot see the NVIDIA quadro video card in device...
View ArticleInspiron 7520 (15R SE) Windows 8.1 update- AMD Catalyst Control Center driver...
Hey all, first time poster here, joined the forum to post this.I have seen many difficulties people have had with the Inspiron 7520's switchable graphics card and driver malfunctions behind those...
View ArticleHard drive failing? Error messages on PC check up?
HiI have a Dell Inspiron N5110.Have not been experiencing any problems until a Dell PC Check came up with the following hard drive errors:Targeted Read Test Failed WHD20-JNRSMART Short Self Test Failed...
View ArticleDuring Start Up screen went blank and continuous beep sound.
After using my laptop for 1 year this the 1st time when i start up my computer the screen when blank and a continuous beep sound come out , what should i do?
View ArticleInspiron N5050 No Hard Drive detected
Hello,I started my Inspiron N5050 today and got the following message:"Real tek PCI: PXE-E61: MEDIA TEST FAILURE, CHECK CABLE, PXE-MOF: EXITING PXE ROM. REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE OR INSERT...
View ArticleDell XPS Customer Care is horrible
After many attempts to fix my XPS laptop Dell said they would replace my Laptop months ago( Bought a three year warranty with my Laptop) I have called many times with them wanting to send me a horribly...
View ArticleWill PhoenixBios allow boot from USB drives (Inspiron 5100) ?
Hi,I want to give a new lease of life to ancient Inspiron 5100 laptop, by using Linux (Puppy) installed to pendrive. The current BIOS is Phoenix, which has no boot option for USB (options are: HDD /...
View Articleproblem starting Windows
I have a Dell Vostro 360 (Windows 7) it can't turn on properly, in fact it can't turn on at all, it goes off before getting to the desk top screen and then turn on again by itself, it keep on doing...
View Articleproblem with my laptop computer
I have a Dell Vostro 360 (Windows 7) it can't turn on properly, in fact it can't turn on at all, it goes off before getting to the desk top screen and then turn on again by itself, it keep on doing...
View ArticleBoot Issue: Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
I've been having trouble with my Dell Inspiron N5040 lately and now can't even boot up Windows. The black screen reads the following:Intel UNDI, PXE-2.1 (build 083)Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel...
View ArticleI need a drivers for Inspiron 17 3737 for Windows 7 64 bit
Service tag: <Admin Note: removed per privacy policy~RK>at http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/ua/ru/uadhs1/ServiceTag/ <Admin Note:service tag removed per privacy policy~RK> only 1 driver
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I've got a brand new E6510, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, 500gig ST9500420AS drive. Problem is that it periodically "freezes" with the drive activity light on solid, and the resource monitor disk activity...
View Article1-TB RAID 0 on XPS M2010
Hi, all!Noob here on the Dell forums.I want to ask if anyone out there has tried installing two 500-GB hard drives on an XPS M2010 and linked them in RAID 0 for a total of 1 terabyte storage. I plan...
View ArticleNew XPS 15, screen blank and beep-beeps forever.
Hi,I have a brand new XPS 15, i7, 512 SSD, 8Gb RAM (Sn. <ADMIN NOTE: Service tag removed per privacy policy>). Few days old; have hardly used the machine. Now at start-up the screen remains...
View ArticleTouchpad of my Dell Vostro 1520 stopped working
I used system diagnostics for checking the availability and update status of the driver. It is reported as 'latest updated'. Please help!
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