What to do with my old Dell tower 8200?
I have this Dell 8200 Pentium 4 2.80 GH 512mb 128GB hard drive that is in good working condition that I no longer need. Can it be used as a movie storage, data storage or what are your ideas?
posted on Jul 28, 2008 - 11 answers
The left control key on my keyboard has suddenly started toggling the mute on my master volume. How do I make it stop? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 5 answers 
I am having a very unusual problem with my hard drive and CANNOT recover any data from it after trying numerous methods. Please help me with your technical expertise. [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2008 - 7 answers
I have a Dell Latitude X300, which uses the same ac adapter that every other Dell I’ve seen lately uses. Is there anything that will work for my laptop that is smaller and easier for me to carry around? [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 2 answers
My computer gets extremely loud at random moments. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 8 answers
I bought a high end Dell laptop for my business. When I purchased, I bought the 3 year OMG "complete care" warranty. Two days ago, the system bluescreened with a "memory parity 500 error". System won't reboot. In the last couple of days, I've spent over 6 hours on the phone with tech support, none of whom are native English speakers, to be told that my options are to either wait 3-6 weeks for a replacement system, or to accept a significant downgrade in components to have a tech come out and repair the system. Am I just screwed if I need to get my system up asap? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 15 answers
Should I buy a new laptop or spend $400 to repair my 2004 Dell Inspiron 600m? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 14 answers
Can I configure and use an HP wp100 AirPort print server in an all PC environment? If so, how? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 5 answers
Succour for Aged Computers Filter: I've got an old computer that is having two problems. 1) When it boots up, it always asks to go into safemode. This is an old problem. 2) when it boots up, I can use the kb to select safemode (or not) or make selections in the bios, but when XP loads up, mouse and kb aren't working! [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2007 - 7 answers
Help me get past the BIOS password on a Dell Latitude. [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2007 - 12 answers
I need to buy a server for around $800 ($1000 as an absolute maximum). It will be hosting a website with a (PostGres) database that will start at around 4GB and grow slowly (so would like at least 2GB of RAM). It must be able run Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 9 answers
I'm a power user, but I am NOT at all a gamer. Would I still benefit from buying a "gaming PC" (Dell XPS 710)?
Or, would I just be an idiot who wasted money on something they didn't need/won't use? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2007 - 27 answers
My Dell Inspiron 8600 has been spontaneously powering down. Your advice: fix/replace/other? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2006 - 7 answers
My LCD screen on my laptop refuses to stay on. [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2006 - 9 answers
My laptop is going wonky. Sometimes when I jiggle it, it cuts to a full screen series of flashing colors (I think the order is black, white, red, blue, then green). Each color in the series holds for about a second before proceeding to the next one, then the sequence repeats. I have to then hard restart it. WTF? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2006 - 5 answers
Buying a server for experimenting at home. [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2006 - 14 answers
Please help recommend a solid, mid-range laptop for a friend with excellent tech support options and good longevity. [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2006 - 26 answers
My CD-RW drive will not firmly attach to my Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop. If I push it with my thumbs, it will make a connection, but as soon as I remove firm pressure, it loses its connection. [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2006 - 3 answers
So I have this new Dell computer and I need to know what the hell I should do with it. (Much more inside.) [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2006 - 15 answers
Dell laptop died under warranty. Dell says, "it looks like something spilled on it," thus voiding the warranty. Nothing spilled on it. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2006 - 18 answers
I recently purchased a new Dell Dimension 9150, I plan to wipe the Dell partition and install a fresh copy of XP Pro (I already have a full copy). Any problems/hiccups I should know about before I destroy the Dell partition?
posted on Feb 15, 2006 - 14 answers
My 2001 Dell Dimension 2100 desktop is making this incredibly scary and irregular grinding noise. This sounds way more serious than a fan having some issues, but I'm no expert. Help. [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2006 - 9 answers
My computer is driving me crazy... and others around me I'd imagine. I work in a cubefarm... [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2005 - 5 answers
How do I get my external monitor to refresh faster than 60 hertz? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2005 - 5 answers
I will be wiping the hard drive of my Dell Inspiron 600m, which is currently running Windows XP with multiple profiles. What's the best way to make sure I back up everything? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2005 - 6 answers
What's up with the 30 day return period on laptops? Are there any fees that I'm going to lose by going that route? [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2005 - 11 answers
What LCD monitor should I buy? This thread 6 months ago recommends the Dell UltraSharp 1905FP, which is about $383 right now. Is that still the best bang for my monitor bucks? I'm not a gamer, do a little web work but nothing hugely critical, and look at my computer screen for most of the day. What do you recommend? [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2005 - 21 answers
Alienware vs. Dell: I humbly request personal experiences to aid in the resolution of my notebook-buying dilemma. [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2005 - 30 answers
Please help my sister out with a huge customer service problem with Dell [MI].
posted on Jan 19, 2005 - 27 answers
My Dell monitor died. Advice needed on its current condition or possible alternatives for next purchase (considering a flat-panel). -->
posted on Nov 22, 2004 - 6 answers
Is there any way to make my laptop run faster? Two-year old Dell Inspiron 2500, Win XP, some Celeron craptastic processor, 256 meg RAM (max). My computer expertise: 3 o/o 10, which encompasses disc tools and Spybot, but not much more. Does it matter how full the drive is?
posted on May 31, 2004 - 18 answers
My laptop, a somewhat rickety Dell C-series Latitude running Debian Linux, died. Can you help me choose or recommend a replacement? [Details of my requirements will be revealed when reading the comments.]
posted on Mar 12, 2004 - 22 answers
How do I connect a Compaq monitor to a Dell computer? [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2004 - 5 answers
