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Hello all, I've inherited an Aurora R1 and I am going to upgrade it step by step. Will post here the results just in case somebody finds it useful someday. The specifications I've started with are: Mobo 04VWF2 Intel I7 930 2.8 3x2GB DD3 1866 2x GTX 460 First upgrade has been installing a Sc

I'm trying to install WIN10 to a blank hard drive. BIOS lists the hard drive correctly in boot options. During Windows 10 installation, I get the infamous "We couldn't find any drives. To get a storage driver, click Load driver". DISKPART fails to list the hard drive.  Curiously, this happens

I have a dell optiplex 755 using A22 bios, I mainly have a question in the drives section that deal with raid autodetect. The options are raid autodetect / ahci, ( get error with this setting ), raid autodetect /ata ( will boot and can sign into windows, raid only & legacy... I had to replace th

Do 6.0 Gb/s boards use both north and south bridges? Or...is there a newer for 6.0 Gb/s? Thanks, Mar.

I am the computer geek in the family, so it falls to me to upgrade my cousin's aging model Dell desktop computer, at the request of her husband. (The upgrade will be a Christmas surprise.) The only things that I know for sure about my cousin's current computer are that it contains an AMD Athlon II

Forgive me guys, I still struggle with the Documentation on some of these pages. I am looking to find out the SATA Type of this Inspiron 580s.  This is what I see, and the only thing I see so far.  I should point out that there is no OS on it at the moment.   My question I

Hello all, I have a Precision 3620 system, with a 2x1Tb RAID-1 drive. This is also the boot drive. From the owner's manual it is clear that this system also has a M.2 slot. Since the system clearly needs a performance boost in read/write performance, I was thinking of installing some sort of M.2 SS

This is a quote from the official Dell Support Features Site. "Graphics Watch your screen come to life with the integrated Intel graphics* or optional Intel and NVIDIA discrete graphics* that further maximize your viewing experience. " Now how do I tell if my pc includes the "Integrated"

Does anyone know if the Precision T3500 supports Port Multiplier? I know my Optiplex 960's do. I have googled and looked through the two PDF's I found on the website but could find no mention. Maybe I missed something. If all else fails will try with hooking up the external drive enclosure and see i

We have a Dell 8700 desktop with a single 1TB hard drive. We purchased a higher-performance WD "black" drive. I had assumed we could just plug it into the motherboard, power it up, format it and copy the image of the old drive to the new one. I plugged in the new drive and started up the machine. T

It sounds like a cross between a gurgle and a popcorn machine when it seeks. I read where people have used rubber feet and even suspended them with bunjy cords. I know some drives are just noisy but what do you think of taking the main drive out of the cage and putting it on top (of the bottom cage)

I have a new Dell OptiPlex 3050 (small form factor) with an Intel 630 Video Adapter. it has 1 HDMI port and 1 DisplayPort (DP).  Each monitor has 1 VGA port and 1 DP port.  I can successfully connect 1 monitor to the PC using a VGA to DP cable.  However, when I try to connect the sec

My XPS 8500 came up with the error No Boot Device Found. I tried several reboots with no luck. I did a factory reset on the BIOS with no luck. When I try a refresh or reinstall, I get a message about the drive where Windows is installed is locked. This is a Windows 8.1 system with a 2tb hard drive a

the Vostro 430 is not listed in the Dell Client Statement on Intel ME/TXE Advisory (INTEL-SA-00086) The system is confirmed vulnerable by the intel detection tool (core i7). I may assume Dell will also be updating the BIOS or MEFW for this system ? Vostro 430 desktop www.dell.com/.../dell-client

I have an Optiplex 755 usff that I got from my school and it was in a perfect condition and it came with 2 GB of RAM for max RAM and it came with the disc drive so that I could read and write DVDs and CDs. How can I upgrade the graphics in it because when I launch a game it looks all

I have looked at the 2 pdfs on the web site for the t3500 and could not find anything on changing the 3.5 external bays from vertical to horizontal . Is this the way they were made and not changeable ? 

Hello, I have a Dell Inspiron 3650 Desktop. I bought some Dell RAM on eBay and have a problem installing it. After inserting the RAM and plugging in everything, I turn on the PC. The power button that is usually white flashes orange and it doesn't start up. Nothing on the screens. So, did I buy the

I know that the Precision workstations come in two sizes: the small form factor and the tower. I'm planning to purchase the small form factor. There is no option to select between the two sizes, so that's why I'm asking. I've noticed the small form factors have the model number 3420 and the larger t

Hey guys, this is my main Dell 660s Small Form Factor desktop. I bought some new cheap Logitech Speakers a while back.  I thought they sounded horrible...until I found a little Equalizer built into, what I think was the little Dell Audio Software I installed from the official Dell 660s driver

Hi guys, Just today I got myself a Precision Tower 7910. Moving from a Mac Pro 2009. Can I use Mac Pro memory that I have?32GB, Samsung M393B1K70CH0-CH9Q5 8GB (1X8GB) 1333MHZ PC3-10600R ECC REGISTERED CL9 DUAL RANK X4 1.5v DDR3 SDRAM 240-PIN RDIMM