Is upgrading the video card, RAM or a Dell computer will void the warranty? [void warranty] [dell computer]

2011-05-27 / Hardware / 0 Comments

Q: Is the video card upgrade, or RAM (not through Dell itself) of a Dell computer will void the warranty?

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Help w / a Dell computer w / promise ultra133 controller card [promise ultra133] [dell computer]

2011-02-10 / Computer Help / 0 Comments

Q: Yes .

there on this post is .

after the BIOS recognizes the two drives connected to the card . says

primary the hard disk 1 not found
press F1 to continue or press F2 to put setup

so I connect a hard drive . to say now .

IDE busmater enabled
press F1 to continue or press F2 to setup

boooo what gives .

this computer on which I am trying to set is @ work and it is a Dell Dimension 8200 2.0 gi

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Running Low Memory – What gives? [21 inch crt] [dell computer]

2011-01-20 / Computer Help / 0 Comments

Q: So Im posting this for a friend of mine . his computer is messed up. And yes . I tried reading the FAQ . I have more info.

Occasionally he will popup saying “insufficient memory”. what is it? What is the solution? Its a Dell computer, 256 MB RAM. Running WinXP. He is using a 21-inch CRT (would that be?)

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Slow NIC performance . Anything I can do to speed up? [native drivers] [dell computer]

2011-01-08 / Networking / 0 Comments

Q: Hi, have an OEM

I Cnet NIC in a Dell computer. It was nice running with Win2k native drivers, but now that I have WinME installed on the machine, the Internet is very slow. WinME not all drivers for the NIC, so I downloaded the drivers from the website of the manufacturer. Ive tried several drivers, but can not seem to get decent performance. Is there anything I can try to accelerate or my problem?

I also have a modem installed in this machine with the NIC. Would there

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bad copy of WinXP Pro bought from newegg . [crc errors] [dell computer]

2010-08-19 / Operating Systems / 0 Comments

Q: I recently purchased an OEM WinXP Pro w/SP2 newegg, and when I went to install my new system I was getting CRC errors. After trying a few times I gave up and used someone elses XP Pro disc that installed, but since it came from a Dell computer I have a number of dell crap floating around and my IE windows to freeze (i use it firefox but this is weird all the same). My main question is – how do I get newegg to send me another disk? I do not want another test – but a copy of the software I boug

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Dell: Non-Dell Win XP Pro. Will he ask the COA? [dell computer] [pro cd]

2010-08-07 / Operating Systems / 0 Comments

Q: I usually install my hard drive with Win XP Home or Pro CD on my Dell computer and Dell will not ask the COA. Im sure most of you are aware of this.

If I install Win XP Pro (OEM Original package) that is not from Dell on my Dell computer, it will still ask for COA?

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ATI Radeon 9800 non-pro w / 250watt power supply [dell computer] [power supply]

2010-07-14 / Hardware / 0 Comments

Q: I know that the requirement for 9800 is a 300Watt or greater power. But the power that came with my Dell computer is only 250watt. Will this lack of power to reduce my performace gaming? Ive noticed that when I play NFS Underground perforamce not as great as I thought it would be. It seems that my friend who has a 9500 w / a slower CPU running the game faster than a P4 2.6 HT I am.

I, 768MB DDR PC3200 RAM

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