Zexaku I recently purchased a PNY NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Graphics card, but whenever I load the computer with it in the slot, the monitor cuts black. There doesn't seem to be any otion in the Dx4870's bios in regard to switching graphics to PCI. Built in is Intel HD graphics. The Card I got...

hi everyone, im also rebuilding a dell 4700 for a entertainment storage to hook up to my wide screen tv. im new at this, i had the 4700 laying round the house for about 5 years gathering dust so i thought why not try to get it up and running for entertainment purposes and it would not cost me much...

I have had no end of problems with my new Dell PC, since I got it last week. It constantly reboots for no reason at all. From looking through other posts and the event logs, I thought it might be a problem with the NVIDIA GEFORCE graphics card so tried to update the drivers, however, it got half way...

I've searched but can't find a solution to the problem. I received a Dell Dimension XPS 8300 with Windows 7 Home Service Pack 1 for Christmas 2011 and except for a few video card glitches it's been working fine. Reseating the video card seemed to fix it. However, on 4/14/2013 when I...

hey, so recently my very old computer got stuck into some problems I'm trying to fix it but I can't find any manual online. When I start my computer it beebs 2 times(short beebs) nothing else RAM card are correctly inserted as for the video card same for the harddisks. Does anyone know...

Hello, I joined in hopes of finding a fix for my graphics card problem. I was recently given this Dell Dimension 4700 after killing my old AGP era gaming rig. I purchased a used GeForce 8800 GTS 512mb video card for it in hopes of returning to my beloved WoW game. The 4700 came to me equipped with...

As far as I know [and I've checked very carefully}, the BIOS of the Dell XPS 8500 (gen 3) has no way to enable OR disable onboard video. It just works if correct cable connections are made.. When an add-in card is installed, onboard video is not inaccessible at all. If no -add-in video card is...

I have a Inspiron one 19 all in one that when you turn it on the dell logo screen comes up and the starts the boot up, then screens goes black same thing if I try to boot the bios stays on for about 2 sec then black the machine is still run the system, any suggestion on where to start the trouble shooting...

Yesterday I was trying to fix a problem with a microphone and realized I hadnt done any of the windows updates since I bought the computer in 2010. I downloaded and installed 110 updates and restarted, everything was working fine. I left the computer on overnight, and when I went to it this morning the...

Hi I will be working from home soon and looking for a desktop (exc. monitor) within $500 price range. My work will mainly be on dual monitors and I will only be using desktop for work purposes i.e. no gaming etc. Following are the specs that I am after; a) be able to run dual monitors preferably...

My daughter has been using this Studio One 19 for over the last 4 years. Excellent till a few days ago when I noticed shadows on everything displayed. Icons, letters, pictures, etc. on their right hand side. Initially I thought it might be something she did or virus. Then I noticed the Dell logo...

I am trying to resolve an issue with a Dell XPS 410. When I fire it up I get no graphics, it's a dark screen. I am assuming it is the video card can someone help? The only upgrade that was made was a memory upgrade to 4 Gigs. Here is the service manual, thanks in advance. ftp://ftp.dell.com...

Hey guys, I'm needing a little help. Here's my issue. First, I have been out of the loop for a long time now with PC hardware... The last pc I had was when I was about 13 and had an AMD K6 processor.. So, please excuse my lack knowledge.. I recently got an ASUS tower, it has a AMD radeon 7470...

Hello, I am looking to do an overhaul and update a few components of my Dell XPS. What I am looking for is a good list of current components that are compatible with the Dell XPS 420. I am looking to update the video card, power supply, optical drive (blue ray), and possibly cooling fan (bigger better...

Sorry Ron, I quess I wasn't very clear as to what I did. After installing new hard drive I used the Windows XP Pro disc and formatted the hard drive with an NTFS Partition. XP Pro w/SP2 Installed fine and came up when rebooted. At this point is when I had no sound, monitor probs and all the yellow...

I have seen a few people wonder what Video Card will go in a Dell Optiplex 755 SFF and the next thing comes up is cooling. Well: 1. I installed an ATI Radeon 6670 low profile video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161397 The card works but has that dual fan setup. Issue...

I tried booting up my XPS 8300 this evening and receive 4 beeps along with a blinking power button. I was pretty sure it was a hardware problem so I took out the video card (AMD Radeon HD 6450) and the beeps went away. Re-seated the video card and blew out the dust with some compressed air. Checking...

Hello, i have a problem with my DELL INSPIRON 530 ( FoxConn-G33M02 MB, 4GB RAM, ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB, INTEL DUO 2,4GHz) i had bought a GEFORCE GTX 550TI and upgraded my Power Supply (from 350W to 450W) The problem is : When i put my New GTX 550 TI into the PCIe-Slot the Monitor shows nothing...

I am trying to upgrade to Windows Vista from XP Pro. After the reboot it just stopped at expanding files 21% and gave me the error, "Windows installation encountered an unexpected error. Verify that the installation sources are accessible, and restart the insallation. Error code: 0xC0000005."...

I have a question regarding XPS 8500. I was thinking of purchasing one that specifically has Windows 7 as an operating system, instead of Windows 8, with 16GB of memory, a i7-3770 processor, and a Geforce GTX 660 video card. I found a custom XPS desktop with a GTX 660 here: http://www.dell.com/us...

sir i have Dell 755 but today i format myself after the format i have complte the all drivers but after restart my computer is not show displaying so Plz Plz Plz help me What is can do Please please please if anyone can

Hello, all. I recently bought a new video card for my PC. I replaced my Radeon HD 3650 w/ a GeForce GT 640, but the computer is not detecting the new hardware. Monitor only shows black. PC specs: CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz 6 GB Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 32-bit (dual boot) ATI Radeon...

dellboy Hi, thanks for your help, but when I click on the Drivers and Downloads (in How to run the Dell Diagnostics) - this message appears: Sorry, an error occurred while processing your request. Anyway, my computer keeps freezing and I have to turn it off and on all the time, and a few times...

Dell Community, I have owned a Dell XPS 720 H2C for the past few years now and just recently I am starting to encounter various errors with the video cards (Dual NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GTX). When playing games like World of Warcraft, the game would force close, and I would get the error message "Display...

I've noticed that my new XPS 8500 sometimes has trouble loading websites. Sometimes it's fine, but sometimes when I launch multiple pages within a short period of time (such as when I look at a news site and launch all the stories that are interesting to me in new tabs), it can take forever for...