A series of business-oriented desktop computers made by Dell. OptiPlex desktops typically use Intel processors and often include business-grade security and management features.
Questions tagged [dell-optiplex]
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Why does disabling active power management in BIOS double NVMe speed?
I bought a secondhand Dell OptiPlex 5060 Micro.
It seems to be limited in speed to PCIe 2 (2 GB/s) despite clearly being PCIe 3. This is documented to happen on the 3070 OptiPlex micro here:…
farta4452
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How are Dell's default computer names (DESKTOP-XXXXXX) generated?
How are Dell's default computer names (DESKTOP-XXXXXXX) generated?
I had always assumed that the computer names were the service tag numbers since they are also 7 characters but that doesn't appear to be the case since this computer that I'm looking…
Jack
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Master/slave PATA setup not recognized
I have two Seagate barracuda 7200.10 500 GB drives pulled from an old Lacie Big Disk Extreme. I have been using them both in a Dell Dimension 4600 in a master slave configuration, (one by default has a jumper as master and the other has no jumper…
toppsdown
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Sound leaks from speaker even when headphones are inserted
I've a Dell Optiplex 960 (which I presume has a speaker inside the tower). This speaker is normally in use whenever I play music (lets call this "tower speaker"), and when I insert my headphones in the 3.5mm jack (of the tower), the tower speaker…
instantsetsuna
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Is there an easy way to check the memory?
Recently we had a couple machines in our office have problems with RAM. The initial symptoms vary but ultimately the computer fails to boot and the diagnostic lights indicate RAM failure. I've done the usual trouble shooting, and most often simply…
Dan
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Three native monitors on Dell OptiPlex 9010
http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/optiplex-9010/pd says:
Configure your workspace the way you want it with support for up to three native monitors via DP/DP/VGA ports.
So I ordered one, and have connected three monitors, but I can only enable two…
matthewk
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Computer wakes itself few seconds after hibernation
This is the situation: this is a Dell Optiplex 755, I recently upgraded it to Windows 7 64-bit, it had Windows XP SP3 previously. on XP I never had a problem hibernating the PC, now with Windows 7 64 every time I hibernate the PC it wakes it self…
Juan Zamudio
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What is this strange slightly-longer PCI slot?
This is a picture of the board out of a Dell Optiplex 980, the board's part number being D441T: link to image
The board clearly has two PCIe x16 slots (though one is wired with just four lanes, apparently), one PCIe x1 slot in the front (for a…
Invictus
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Dual display from DisplayPort
I have a Dell Optiplex 780 with an Intel GMA 4500 onboard GPU
It has one DiplayPort and one VGA connection.
I can drive two monitors using the DP for one and the VGA for the other but the VGA output looks horrendous.
Both monitors have DVI/HDMI/VGA…
Sam Mackrill
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Cracked wires on Dell Optiplex L280e-01 power supplies
I have 19 Dell Optiplex XE SFF computers that were manufactured between 2009 and 2013, and I've noticed a severe defect with insulation falling off of the wiring on the power supplies with early (<10000) serial numbers.
These power supplies are…
Autumn Skye
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Cannot turn on bitlocker windows 7 with TPM and NTFS - Optiplex 7010
My specs are:
Dell Optiplex 7010
Windows 7 ultimate
C and D drive both of them are NTFS
TPM
My problem is:
When I am trying to activate bitlocker on drive C, I am getting error message that drives should be NTFS. Also the option to …
James
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Connecting a Dell Optiplex 755 to 4 monitors
A few months ago I connected 4 (four) Dell 2009W monitors to a Dell OptiPlex 790 01. The OS was Windows 7 Enterprise (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
I used the original Dell proprietary connection type DMS059 to dual DVI to connect two of the…
Jason
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Dell Optiplex 9020 and 2560x1440 Monitors
I am buying a Dell Optiplex 9020 with this GPU:
AMD Radeon™ HD 8570, 1GB DDR3, FH, 1 DP 1 DVI
Will this support the native resolution of 2560x1440 via its DVI port? If not, will I be able to use a DP to DVI converter?
I have 2 2560x1440…
Jonny
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Kernel panic trying to install Debian Linux on Dell computer
When I try to install Debian Linux (newest stable as of 6.2.2013, x64) on a Dell OptiPlex 740 I keep getting this error message right after I choose "Install" from the main menu (the hdd is empty):
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount…
Axel Latvala
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Dell OptiPlex 755 Hex Code on BIOS Launch?
We have a Dell Optiplex 755 which is freezing at POST and displaying what appears to be a hexadecimal string in the top-left corner of the screen, like so:
Any ideas on what is causing this?
BenGC
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