Questions tagged [dell-dimension]
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How much current can I draw from the data pins of a parallel port?
I want to power something using the parallel port of on an old Dell Dimension 8200. How much current can be drawn from each of the 8 the data pins? I have pulled a maximum of 78mA/pin so far, but what is the upper limit? Can I short pins together to…
marcusw
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Diagnosing hardware interrupt process usage proble
I've got a 5 year old Dell Dimension running WinXP SP3 that's really chugging along - Process Hacker (and Windows Task Manager) both report abnormally high Interrupt CPU usage. This ranges from 10-70%. I've read some about DMA vs PIO problems -…
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Ethernet port has no power when ATX12V1 power connector is plugged in
I have an old Dell Intel Connolly: E187242 motherboard that had the power supply go out. After ordering a new one and plugging everything into the correct ports, my NIC does not light up or getting any sort of power except for right after booting…
Matt Hintzke
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Ram capacity of my computer
2 years ago I bought a Dell Dimension 9200 desktop computer as a high end gaming computer (at least, back then it was a top of the line computer). The computer was ordered with 4GB of RAM, but came in 4 1GB sticks.
2 years later I am actually…
Faken
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Reset Bios now onboard ethernet is detected but can't connect
The other day I reset the bios on my Dell Dimension e310 and installed windows 7 on it right after. This computer is mainly just for me to play around on so I've been installing a lot of OSs on it trying to find one I like. After I reset the Bios…
cam626
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Sound problem in my Desktop
I have a Dell Dimension 5150 desktop, I am not able to hear any sound when any audio file is playing, I have checked the audio drivers and have downloaded the drivers from the dell site,
Is this a Hardware problem with the sound card, in case is…
bobby521
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Corsair RAM not working in Dell Demension 8300
Okay, so I built myself a computer and gave my old Dell Demension 8300 to my brother. I kept the hard drives, and, when he went to buy a new one, he got some extra RAM (DDR). Not being very technical himself, he called me over to help. We took an…
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Old Dell Dimension 8200 running windows XP
Hi everyone I am running Windows XP on an old Dell Dimension 8200 and I made a bootable version of Ubuntu 12.04.2 on a flash drive however when i'm in the bios there is no option to boot from usb. Plus the CD drive doesn't work. I was wondering why…
nmahesh
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Dell Dimensions 4100, unable to boot into Windows
I'm having some trouble trying to get an old system of mine up and running again.
A bit of information about it:
Running Windows XP;
Two Hard Disks (Both working fine, was able to access files on them);
Two ram cards, one 128 MB, one 256 MB,…
Montjuleant
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Windows 8 Fails to install with corrupted graphics
I am trying to install Windows 8 Pro Upgrade via the download method on an older PC (07-08). It is a Dell Dimension E521 but it has been upgraded with a 3.0 Ghz Dual Core AMD Processor, 120 GB SSD, and 4 GB of RAM. The Windows 8 upgrade assistant…
Andy
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How to recover data from Dell dimension 9150 RAID 0 on another system?
I have a Dell Dimension 9150 which has failed. I'm trying to recover the data.
It had two SATA 250GB drives in RAID 0 configuration.
I'm trying to use a shuttle PC running Windows7 to recover the data from the drives which contained an XP boot…
Adam
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What is the most minimal setup I can use to run VirtualBox?
I have an older Dell C521 computer with a decent processor and 8GB of memory. I no longer use the machine but would like to have it available for testing operating systems using VirtualBox.
When testing I want as much of the system resources…
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Missing network drivers for Dell Dimension 4550
I just reinstalled Windows XP Home for a Dell PC, Dimension 4550. My problem is that I am unable to connect to the internet, even though the ethernet is connected and lit up.
I checked my device mananger and I am missing (yellow question mark)…
Nathaniel_613
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Dell 926 printer keeps machine from booting
I've discovered that a Dell 926 printer, keeps my mom's Dimension 4200 from booting. If the printer is plugged in via USB, then the machine will not even post. As soon as I unplug the printer, the machine posts, and boots into Windows just fine. …
nathan
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New Processor Orange Light Of Death
I just bought a Quad Core Processor to replace my Dual core. I just got my package and I put it in to test it and then was going to take it out cause I don't have any usable Thermal Paste right now. But when I turn it on it give me a steady orange…
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