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Adding a second hard drive to an optiplex 9020

Hi. I'm new to building and messing around with computers. I looked at the manual but didn't find what I needed. I ordered a 1tb SSD drive and I do see that I there will be two sata cables. One goes to the motherboard and the other to the hard drive power supply. If I ordered another pair of these

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Optiplex 7060/5060 psu upgrade to 460w

user validated 460w Dell psu for Optiplex 5060 this likely works for 7060, 7070, 5070, 7050, 5050 MT/SFF too. off label use 4FWF7 PWR SPLY,460W,EPA,BRZ,MT,CHNY. $31.53 https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/optiplex-desktops/psu-upgrade-for-opt

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what is the USE for the 6 pin proprietary psu connector

like the title says what uses the 6 pin connector that has 12v, 5v, 3.3v, gnd, gnd, and nc?all I see is people listing the pinout or a way to CREATE not USE this connector (ie it allows a standard atx sta to simulate this connector not actually connect to it)this connector has been around for decade

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Optiplex 9010 Does not turn on. Blinking orange light

I unplugged all peripherals and pressed the button in the back. When that button is pressed the led turns green and stays on for as long as I press it. I tried testing out a graphics card (750 TI) but it didn't work so I just closed it up and it did not turn on. I also unplugged internal wires that

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Dell OS Recovery tool - incorrectly detecting USB

Hello I am new to Dell and to the Windows world. Issue: Dell OS Recovery tool error at 'Step 3: Download and save recovery image' Error Message: "The hard drive has insufficient free space. The selected Windows recovery image requires at least 7.77GB of disk space." My USB Stick is 32GB but desp

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390, motherboard upgrade

I have been wanting to make a sleeper gaming pc using the dell optiplex 390 mt, after reading up on forums and other websites, I decided that I would like to upgrade the motherboard in order to use more modern cpu’s. I have a gigabyte motherboard in mind and wanted to know if it would fit. Thanks!

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Dell Optiplex 5040 PSU Upgrade

Hi I am upgrading my Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF. I am putting in a new PSU but the PSU (Corsair RM750 yellow label) has a atx motherboard pin not a 8 pin. And I was wondering if I have to plug in a cable for the 4 pin socket in the motherboard, because the PSU doesn't have a 4 pin connector. Here are m

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Optiplex XE4 Video Card Advice

Awaiting delivery of my XE4 SFF(12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500, 300W internal power supply unit, 2 x 16 GB, DDR4) which I would like add a video card to. I believe that the Radeon RX 6500, 4 GB GDDR6, low profile, could be an option but also wondered about a Dell AMD Radeon Pro WX2100 2GB DDR5 or si

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does dell 360 support intel q9300

I'm planning to put an intel q930 in the old dell 360, so I'm wondering if it will work, I have the latest bios a7 and good cooling, so will the processor work because some people put the q9400 and it worked 

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300W PSU in Optiplex 7040 SFF?

Hello, I recently bought a used OptiPlex 7040. I would like to upgrade it with a PSU 300W (providing a 6-pin power connector for the GPU). I did not find a list of compatible options anywhere. I should be grateful for any hints which PSUs fit those specs.

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Tower Plus 7020 psu upgrade (2024 version)

HiI recently bought 3 x ​OptiPlex Tower Plus 7020, (new nov 2024, not old 7020s).They came with the 260w bronze psu.I am regretting not speccing the upgraded power supply, to run a graphics card with a 6 pin connector. Can I get the higher power psu as a field fit, or is there a compatible psu that

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hard drive doesn't appear in boot sequence

i cannot boot from hard drive i cannot find it in fast boot menu or in bios it's not appear in boot sequence i reset tho bios to factroy reset  i changed the bios version to anthor version  i format the hard drive from gpt to mbr  but all this Attempts Failed to boot&nb

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Upgrade RAM OptiPlex 3040 to 16GB (2 per 8GB)

I have 3040 Mini Tower, trying to upgrade the RAM to 16GB, but after installing new RAMs the computer didnt boot and the power keep blinking with orange light. New RAM specification 8GB DDR3 1600, GSTD38G 1600

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Optiplex 3010 Fans

I plan on buying a 120mm riing thermaltake 3pin fan for my optiplex 3010 mt. If the cable colors match, would it work?

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Dell OptiPlex 755 MT - Random Power Cut + Concerning Burnt Smell

Hello Dell Community, I hope everyone is doing well today. I have a very worrying issue that has just cropped up that involves my Dell OptiPlex 755 MT. The system will randomly cut off power and the Power Button LED will start blinking and is unresponsive. This issue happened before on 25th May 2024

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Optiplex 7020 micro expansion (DP / USB-C)

Hi, I purchased an OptiPlex 7020 micro format, specifically Intel® Core™ i5-14500T vPro, and when I received it I saw that I need another Displayport or a USB-C monitor (I know I can put 2 monitors on the DP that comes, but I do not want to do that). Can you tell me which is the component part I ca

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OpitPlex 3020M Cpu upgrade

is a intel core I7 4790 compatible with OptiPlex 3020m   edit: if not could someone show me CPUs that are compatible with OptiPlex 3020m  because I have a core i7 intel 4790 and it the CPU downclocks it self when running anything I've been through everything else so its maybe because i

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Is the gtx 750 ti 2gb compatible with dell optiplex 3020 sff?

I would like to know if a gtx 750 ti 2gb or 4gb is compatible with my dell optiplex

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7070 Tower, M.2 slot or slots, is second slot available, what can be attached to it?

Here is the information for the 7070 tower, are there two m.2 connectors, if so, what is the second one for, can it be used for a second m.2 drive?

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Optiplex 5055, 8AC6D992 white text on red background, top left boot screen

I've had two replacement motherboards put into this machine for various reasons. After the first swap, when the machine boots to the Dell logo, before the boot animation starts, the text "8AC6D992" appears in the upper left corner of the screen, in white text on a red background. It's still appearin

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