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  1. rx0tShw100

    Issue with Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 laptop - Microfreezes, FPS drops, crashes during gaming

    I'm having a problem with my Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 laptop. While playing games on any graphics settings, I'm experiencing microfreezes (the audio functions normally, and all in-game sounds are present, but the screen completely freezes or becomes a slideshow) for 5-7 seconds before they...
  2. Zcoobis

    Can you apply Windows XP to a bootable USB Flash Drive?

    Can you apply Windows XP or previous version to a bootable USB Flash Drive? I was given a Dell Optiplex GX 270 and cannot get it to show a picture at all on either monitor I have or a small 15" TV with VGA. All lights come on, VGA connected, all disc drives open and close but no picture, no...
  3. S

    Black screen after instaling ssd

    I have a Dell XP5 2710, which had an HDD installed. Sometimes the PC would not turn on at all, just a black screen, but the fans would run. Sometimes it would run normally. Today I installed an SSD and plugged in a Windows USB, but now I only get a black screen with the fans running. When I...
  4. V

    I keep getting Blue Screen of Death.

    Whenever I'm using my laptop, after some time, usually more than 20 minutes, the laptop will freeze for 1-2 seconds and then the Blue Screen of Death will appear. After rebooting, the BSoD won't appear for the rest of the runtime. Then, when I go and use my laptop again, the same thing happens...
  5. Luger

    Dell latitude e6420 doesn’t recognize Hdd after taking it apart

    After I took my pc apart reassembled it , The motherboard doesn’t recognize my HDD whatsoever , And when I boot my pc up it shows me this message “No bootable device found” although the hdd is connected ,keep in mind that my Hdd worked just fine before i took my pc apart Any ideas what’s...
  6. S

    Task manager showing very high power usage, and hardware-demanding games crashing easily

    I have a PC (Dell Inspiron 5675 - Windows 10, 32GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core Processor 3.00 GHz, Samsung SSD 980 1TB, TOSHIBA HDD DT01ACA100, Dell PSU AC460AM-01) that is approaching two years of use. I first noticed maybe a couple months ago that an open-world game I like that also...
  7. Matúš Demjanovič

    Quadro T600 with Dell U3011

    Hello, recently bought Quadro T600. I have connected my monitor (dell u3011) with cards added adapter (mini display port to displayport) to the GPU via display port to DVI-D cable. Problem is that my max resolution is maxed at 1920x1200 (2560x1600 native monitor resolution )with blurred image...
  8. D

    Alienware 17 P18E Screen Distortion/Glitching

    This laptop was given to me secondhand a few years ago and I'm not very technologically-literate, so please be patient with me - I'll try to explain the issue as best I can. My screen started glitching (thin lines and boxes) a couple of weeks ago and a video error appeared before the computer...
  9. M

    Problem with my Latitude Screen.

    Hello, I have this problem with my Latitude E6440 laptop. One day the screen just randomly blackened out. First it got like red pixels on all screen. When turned off and on again it fixed for some days but, later it happened again and nothing helped. I changed the LVDS Cable that goes into the...
  10. Ποσειδῶν

    GPU fans doesn't work. (Please I need help)

    Hello! I have a dell system Optiplex 9020 System: CPU: intel core i3 - 4130 3,40ghz RAM: 16gb ddr3 1600 mhz VGA: asus gt 640 2gb ddr3 I changed the PSU from 290 watt to 450 watt Okay so I installed my graphics card into the motherboard but the graphics card's fans doesn't work. Why? In my old...
  11. C

    Dell Optiplex 990 start up issue.

    Video of issue: To fix this issue I basically hold the button on the PSU at the back of the PC. The light blinks faster and faster the longer I hold it until it eventually turns blue and I can turn the PC back on normally; so almost as if I'm recharging something till it has enough power to...
  12. S

    Dell workstation won't boot into Windows and red lines

    I recently installed an SSD into my T3500 and a fresh copy of Windows. I removed my old HDD in case I needed to use my PC again if I messed something up. Everything worked flawlessly and after a week I was normally uing my PC when my screen turned black and sound stopped. I turned it off from...
  13. N

    Solved 5 beeps on startup and no display

    Not sure this if this is the correct place to post this. I'm only guessing my problem is related to a hardware issue but I may be wrong. Apologies if I am. I have a Dell XPS desktop computer and it randomly stopped working today. When I turn on the power I hear a beep like it always does and...
  14. shaky98

    Dell support assist checks fans on boot up

    i got a new gaming case a month back or so and i moved everything into it. ive changed many components but the motherboard/bios is still dell. the fans now run through my new case as i can control them separately. however dell support assist runs every time i turn on my computer and i cant find...
  15. paulwb

    Solved BSOD on VISTA SP2 Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop

    Good day/evening, RE: Dell Inspiron 530 desktop / Vista Home Premium SP2 / 2.67 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 / 3.3G RAM It's been awhile. Glad to see the forum is around and thriving. This is my 84 yr old mother's desktop which will be replaced when the upcoming Black Friday, Xmas deals...
  16. Sonu1994

    Dell TouchPad

    Hello Guys Am using Dell Inspiron 14 33307 with Windows 10 Pro , ever since i installed windows 10 i have problem with my Touchpad ... after booting my pc my touch pad works fine for few hours then it stops suddenly so i decided to update my drivers to the latest one still no luck .. tried to...
  17. Brandon Byrnes

    Solved Floppy drive to USB 2.0

    Hello everyone. I have an OLD Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop, which only has USB 1.1 ports. It has a floppy drive which I would like to remove and replace with USB 2.0 ports. Is this possible? And if so how do I do it and can you provide me with the links to the hardware i will need to buy...
  18. A

    Computer restarts whenever turned on.

    Hello, For the past few months my Dell computer that's about 2-3 years old has been doing a rather annoying thing. Every time I turn it on it will churn away for a little bit then it restarts itself and this appears on the screen next to the DELL logo. After that it turns on normally from...