Forum Post: RE: XPS 8500, GeForce GTX 970, PSU upgrades
There is a step by step thread with pictures on the XPS 8500 and that EVGA 750B1 PSU on this thread by Andrew Russell. If you can wait for a GTX 1070, it would be worth the wait......would suggest to...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: XPS 8500 compatible graphic card installations and avoiding...
Looking at the EVGA offerings of the GTX 1080 cards and all their cards, even their Founders Editions are 5.94" high. That's not gonna work in the XPS 8500 / XPS 8700 chassis unless you want to cut...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Precision T7910 and Thunderbolt 3
SpeedStar you are aware I have a Precision T7910, so I can have a Thunderbolt expansion card since the motherboard has a Thunderbolt Header. Thanks for your reply though.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: New Computer, old cards
The power supply might not work. The 8800 card may be physically too long to fit into the machine. And unless the Fatality card is PCI-E 2.0 it may not be seen in the PCI-E 3.0 bus.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Inspiron 3847 USB issues
Double-click a USB root hub and then click its Power Management tab. UNcheck the box "Allow PC to turn off...". Repeat for all USB root hubs. Exit Device Manager and open the Windows Power options...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Precision T7910 and Thunderbolt 3
A Dell card not one from ASUS. This is not a card that just requires PCI-E bus to EXPAND your system to Thunderbolt. Therefore it is NOT an expansion card but rather a bracket to hold the thunderbolt...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: xps 8700 gtx 1080
Hi Fguy111 Thanks for writing to us. GTX 1070/1080 are not tested by Dell, but below are the ones which are sure to work with XPS 8700. nVidia GeForce GTX 635, 1GB DDR3 nVidia GeForce GTX 660, 1.5GB...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Runaway Fan, Thermal Shutdown but CPU Temps Normal
Hello Pearsons_11114 Thanks for writing to us. Please update the BIOS, video drivers and Chipset drivers if not yet done. Also observe the machine in safemode. Let us know how it goes. Regards
View ArticleForum Post: RE: OptiPlex 740 Wiring
Disconnect the memory modules and try to power on. If it powers on without the memory modules, then shut down the machine again, and try with one module at a time. If its still not working, then we are...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell Optiplex 760 Ultra Small Form Factor
Hi Kspringer3 Thanks for writing to us. The cover you are talking about is usually a part of the chassis. On almost all the desktops only one side cover can be removed. Regards
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Upgrade Graphics Card on Dell Inspiron 580 MT
Hi, do keep us posted after trying the new card.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell Precision 490 Video Card Upgrade
Assuming a PCIe v2 card will work in that slot, maybe not Radeon, so Nvidia, what should I try? I have access to many old VGA cards. Literally thousands. I tried a GTX260. No video. PCIe 2.0. Should I...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Dell Optiplex 760 Ultra Small Form Factor
But it does come off somehow. We have one at work with the cover off, and no one currently working there knows how it was done. And it looks like there is a piece missing from the removed cover.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Will Windows XP 64 Bit work on a Dell Optiplex 780 SFF or...
This has the old drivers listed of multiple versions including the XP x64 drivers not mentioned on Drivers and Downloads. The new ftp website is slightly broken at present.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Optiplex 3040 SFF USB and HDMI problems - can anybody confirm...
I have the same problem with my optiplex 3040
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PC automatically rebooted while working
Well, that was weird. Have you tried another VGA cable? Though I dont think video card or vga has somthing to do with the PC restarting by itself. If it is a videocard or vga issue, then the display...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PC automatically rebooted while working
This is a new VGA cable supplied by Dell and I have only one. I can't change it. Sometimes the display blackout withouyt reboot and comes back in 2~3 sec. Now the PC has been running for 3 hours...
View ArticleForum Post: DELL INSPIRON ONE 2020 NOT BOOTING. IMAGEX IMAGE RECOVERY NOT...
I've a DELL INSPIRON ONE 2020 All-In-One PC (purchased on 15th April, 2013). I installed the Insider's Build of Windows 10 x64 about 2 months ago.
View ArticleForum Post: RE: PC automatically rebooted while working
the same thing happens to me sometimes, but the PC stays on in my case and does not reboot. I guess that's something related to the electrical surge. Are you using a power supply? Or is it connected...
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