Forum Post: RE: 5348 Monitor upgrade
I download the windows 10 video driver and start the installation. It states that the device can not be located..
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8900, Power Surge??
I think it's normal. My XPS 8900 shows light on the power switch as soon as I connect power, then the light goes out. The computer shows no sign of turning on, however; the only indication is the power...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Disappointing Performance scores now XPS 8900
Indeed! I have one app which can run the 4-core/8-thread i7-6700 of my XPS 8900 at close to 100% in some situations, so for me CPU speed is all-important. My older Inspiron with a dual-core Pentium...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Alienware Aurora R4 - replacing the failing hard drive with...
Best to post this in the Alienware Owners Club Forum, here: httpen.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/default.aspx Bev.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8900 Rumors? News? Facts? Sightings?
Where did you find the new bios? I am not seeing 2.1
View ArticleForum Post: NVIDIA display setters not available
You are currently not using a display attached to a NVIDIA GPU. I can't seem to get my NVIDIA Control Panel back when I received and set up my new XPS 8900 Special Edition today ? +
View ArticleForum Post: RE: With SSD as boot drive, should Sata config be raid or AHCI?
It probably came in AHCI mode. Unless the drives are set up as a RAID, the RAID mode does not need to be on. You won't cause any problems by having it on, but why would you have it on if you aren't...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell XPS-8900 Will Not Start
I just unboxed my new Dell 8900 and am seeing the exact same behaviour. Nothing strange plugged in. Just the dell mouse, keyboard and monitor. I've tried swapping all devices and cables... Still no...
View ArticleForum Post: G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL to replace memory in old Dell Studio...
Please advise on use of F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL to replace memory in old Dell Studio XPS 435T, max 24gb, 6 banks; DDR3-1600. http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-12800cl9t-12gbrl Probably 3 banks of 4...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8700 Resets itself - last Dell I will buy
If they say Dell, I ask which Dell PC because I have several of them (true). That confuses them! The last guy said "The one you're using now.", except I wasn't using any PC when he called. SPAMMER! If...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell XPS-8900 Will Not Start
I just unboxed my new Dell 8900 and am seeing the exact same behaviour. Nothing strange plugged in. Just the dell mouse, keyboard and monitor. I've tried swapping all devices and cables... Still no...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell 3847 Sound Card?
I gave a Audigy2 but the Board looks like it only has 2 extra PCi 1 slots I guess I would need some sort of PCI-1 adapter to do install this SCard. I already installed a newer VCard. in the PCI-E slot....
View ArticleForum Post: RE: G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL to replace memory in old Dell...
Check out crucial.com. If they recommend RAM for a specific PC model, they guarantee it works or they take it back. Many people around these forums buy from crucial for exactly that reason.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8900 Rumors? News? Facts? Sightings?
Oh the BIOS boots clean and only shows the black screen with a Dell logo, my previous machine either 1 had issues or 2 2.1.0 boots nice and clean its also quicker than my previous machine.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: NVIDIA display setters not available
Did you mistakenly connect the monitor to one of the on-board video ports, instead of to a port on the add-in NVidia card?
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8900 Rumors? News? Facts? Sightings?
... and thinking I can fit a liquid cooler for the CPU since I have a lot of space up front now, reverse the rear fan to blow in and the front is exhaust and baam. ... Future upgrades: hopefully very...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell XPS 2720 Drive Partitioning Question
Thanks. In the interim, I bought a Samsung EVO 250GB mSATA drive thinking that i would simply swap out the 32GB drive and be off and running. Now I find that the 32GB drive is 'combined' with the HDD,...
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