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I have an Inspiron 3847 Desktop computer and was wanting to upgrade it. The upgrades I am wanting to do are install a better cpu, more and better ram, a better psu with higher wattage, a better graphics card, and a high storage ssd. I was wondering what the limitations are for upgrades on this mothe

The flipside of my title question is: If I have changed my system (Precision 3541) from 'RAID On' mode to 'AHCI mode', should I install  the Intel RST driver after re-installing Windows 10 to my HDD? I had to reinstall Windows after my original SSD failed. I am currently running without a PCIe

HiyaCan someone please advise on what I can purchase to upgrade to a better storage device?I've read the bottle neck on these devices is the HDD, but not sure if NVMe (is that right?) Or m2.sata or whatever I keep reading 😅 for a SSD to increase performance.Thanks!<Private data removed from publ

Why were Dell 15 5558 laptop computers NOT tested for upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11?

The stupid me just installed the new bios update 1.16 for my M18R1 and now fans are crazy, laptop runs very hot in low workload the fans are constantly at 35% with a very annoying sound like a broken bike that lasts for at least 15 sec and then stops for a little bit maybe 5 sec and start again as a

Hi there, I have got a Vostro 5620 where the display is rotated by 90 degree at POST screen. Once Windows is loaded, the display is normal again. This is before Windows is booted up so the Ctrl+Alt+Up and Display Properties options are not available.   Is there some other key combination tha

I have a 3 year old Dell G7 7700 and the battery is due for replacement as it won't fully charge anymore and battery life on gaming is about 20 min if that. Charges to 12.0v which should be 13.28v and putting a high load causes it to drop to 9.*v. Wear level is strangely enough about 47% only which

My laptop's CPU cooler (fan) started making noise. I bought a CPU (fan) cooler, but there was no number written on it, they said it was compatible with the e6430 laptop. I installed the cooler. When it starts to warm up, it starts working every 2 seconds. It keeps running every 2 seconds. When it ge

I connected my MacBooks Pro 96W USB-C power adapter to the XPS 15 7590. I get a dialog with "Slow charger - To speed up charging, use charger that came with the device." and then warning saying "Weak charging state, please check power adapter". Why am I getting this message, this is not an iPhone c

Hello all, I wanted to know if it was possible to disable the lid switch on a Dell Latitude E7450. I want to do this because it is broken and therefore makes the laptop think that the lid is always closed, therefore forcing the screen to turn off. The only way to get the internal display to work are

I had Dell Inspiron 14 5425 (i5425-A027GRE-PUS). I want to upgrade RAM. Can I do this myself without voiding the warranty ?

There are times when I unplug the computer from the charger it will boot up with a full charge then within minutes it will shut down for low battery. One plugged in, it will charge to 100% unusually quickly.  I have not replaced the battery, it's the larger battery to support the graphics card

No video on laptop. OK on external monitor. Flashing mute and volume up, steady volume down. Memory detected on boot screen.

I have a dell inspiron 3521 and today on startup the laptop showed the battery cannot be identified press f1 to continue and g2 to setup the utility. The battery light on my laptop keeps blinking red and white , is there a way I can stop the blinking without removing the battery from my laptop.

Well I have an old laptop which is inspiron 15 3581. Got 2 sticks of ram few days ago which has bus speed of 3200Mhz. As per the dell website, the laptop is capable of running the ram in 2400Mhz. But still the ram is running on 2133Mhz while the both ram has 3200Mhz bus speed. What could be the prob

I have a Dell Precision 7520 laptop. The Win 10 pro OS is currently on a SATA HDD. I wonder if I could put the OS on a PCle NMVE SSD and boot from that.  I could not find any clear answers in the User's Guide.  Dell Knowledge Base Article 000132465 seems to indicate that it is possible on

Hello, after the latest Windows 11 update in April, the CPU of my XPS 15 9570 ran hot (measured up to 100 celcius with open-hardware monitor), the fan kept running on full throttle and a few times a day the computer suddenly shut down (overheating). I first uninstalled the Windows update and the p

Is it possible to swap the motherboard between two Dell Inspiron 14 5410 laptops? I have one with a broken display with a better configuration: a core i7 processor and 16GB RAM. The intact laptop is also a Dell Inspiron 14 5410 with a core i3 processor and 8GB RAM

Hi there, I have one of the new 7450s, the ultralight model. Every time I put the device to sleep (close the lid), the cursor disappears, and I have to restart the device to bring it back. It's not even like the cursor is there in the background. I can see the trackpad has power as when I input mo

Hello, I have a dell precision 7670 and supportassist don't work anymore The supportassist version is 3.14.2.45116 I have tried to uninstall and reinstal it but supportassist is stil not working When I want to check if there is any drivers to update, I have always the error message "an unexpected er