First time I purchased a Dell. First time I ever heard of a new computer that did not come with the OS CD. I had no idea this was the case. I found nothing in the pages about it when I bought the system and it is reasonable to assume the CD comes with it. I know Windows XP and how to install it...

When trying to update the BIOS on a PowerEdge 2850 the program aborts with the following error...... Cannot use a " " BIOS in a " - " Have received that error with not only the A04 version, but the A02 version as well. TIA any assistance!

BIOS: Dimension XPS Gen 3 & XPS Gen 4 Release Date: 03/28/2005 BIOS Version: A05 The following changes have been made to BIOS rev A04 to create A05: 1. Fixed a problem with hard drive spin-up detection 2. Fixed a problem with NX support enabling in setup

Dell power supplies are rated on their average output rather than the peak output as other manufacturers do. So a 200w PSU will handle more than you think. On my XPS T system I've got 3 hard drives, 2 CD drives along with extra cooling fans on the processor and graphics cards. I've had this...

BIOS version A09 is now available for download. http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&releaseid=R103135&SystemID=DIM_P4_4700&os=BIOSA&osl=en&deviceid=308&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=7&formatcnt=1&fileid=133041 It fixes the problem of the system hanging at...

Got my Inspiron E1705 Friday. Ordered 667 speed RAM, displays 533 in BIOS. Ordered ATI Radeon 256 card-BIOS and system properties show 128. Called Dell support today. The indian gentleman I was speaking with told me that what is displayed in the BIOS is not what is in your computer but is the...

I've been trying to configure what I want to buy for the last week and for optical drive the only option is: "CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) " or the Blu-Ray drive. Now I find it hard to believe I can build this laptop as much as I have and not have a Dual layer burner in this thing. I've...

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Dell 2400 (2) months old. I hit button on tower. Hit start...go to MSN Explorer, page comes up asking for name and password, butterfly flaps wings, hear dial tone a ringing....flag comes up "YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET" then I see attempts up to five....flag comes up saying "WE CAN NOT SIGN...

Can I buy a 120GB ATA/133 HDD for my Dell Dimension 8200 desktop, which currently only has an ATA/100 motherboard/controller (Intel 850 motherboard)?? Will it just run as an ATA/100 disk, or will I encounter problems?? Thanks, Tom

Willing to split or sell as is: Dell 8100 box / mobo / p4 1.7 / 512 MB 800mhz ecc RDRAM + 128MB 600mhz RDRAM. (dell sys tag JQTQ50J) no sound card or gfx card, no HD, no monitor, mouse or kb no idea as to value as all paid for 18 months or so back - offers invited

I recently got a Dell Latitude CP for nothing. I has a IBM DTCA 24090 hard drive which is 4 GB. I noticed that the drive had been partitioned into 2, 2 GB partitions. I fdisked the drive and fdisk shows that 3.9 GB are available. However, when I format the drive, only 2 GB is formatted. I ran...

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Hello, I recently purchased a new dell 600m laptop. Is there anyway I can make the screen brighter even when it isnt plugged in? My family has 3 other 600m and the screen is alot brighter on them. Any help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks a million wade

Is there any way to change who the computer is registered to when viewing info on your computer? I put WinXP User so now every time I click the start button, it says that instead of my name. Thanks a million wade

Has anyone ever replaced the top part of the inspiron 600m? Is it hard? Would it be better to take it to a computer shop to insure nothing happens to it? Thanks a million wade

My clock keeps going back an hour. Is there ANYTHING I can do to fix this problem? OS is Windows XP Home Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks a million wade

Where can I buy hinges to replace the broken ones on an Inspiron 7000? Local Dell is too pricey (60 euros).

I have an old Inspiron 7000 laptop and recently it quit working and refuses to boot. At powerup I press F2 and get the PhoenixBIOS setup utility, Under Main tab it says Hard disk "None". Floppy disk drive and CD work ok. FDISK also reports "No fixed disks present". It there anything I can do? Is...

My old laptop is showing it's age (Inpiron 7000), hinges are broken, soundcard fails after a ten minutes or so, probabdy die to broken fan which does not come to life much anymore. I'm confused about the new processors. How does new mobile processors stack up against old numbering system? I mean...