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Dell XPS will not boot from any device - just blinking cursor

Hello, Never bumped into that one before: Dell XPS M1210 laptop will not boot rom any device/media. I only get blinking white cursor on black screen regardless wether I try to boot from the HD or Windows Installation CD/ other bootable CDs, or even diagnostic boot or dell patiton. The laptop has The...

Posted to PC Laptops (Forum) by hardware on 07-25-2009
Dell XPS will not boot - motherboard bad?

I got a used Dell XPS system with a blue case. It was sold as is w/o any warranty. Got it real cheap. Got it home and plugged it in and all the fans start running the network connection light comes on but don't get anything on the monitor. Reseated all the cards no luck. Replaced the monitor card...

Posted to Other (Forum) by hardware on 06-28-2009
Hard disk failed in a raid 1.

I have Dell XPS Gen 4, with two 150GB in a mirror. One of the drives failed some days ago, and after a reboot, my system continued to work, thanks to the mirroring. Now, I got another pair of hard drives, which I'd like to install. I don't know how exactly to proceed to replace the drives. I'd...

Posted to Hard Drives (Forum) by hardware on 06-22-2009
XPS NVRam

How do I clear my NVRam on my inspiron XPS

Posted to Misc (Forum) by hardware on 06-20-2009
Problem: dell XPS m1330 drivers

Hello! Please help me out I am looking for the accurate drivers for my Dell M1330, it has been a while I am searching for it... All the posts that I found in Experts exchange regarding the drivers of Dell M1330 drivers are not accurate, I am finiding hard times in searching for the CGA driver and most...

Posted to PC Laptops (Forum) by hardware on 06-11-2009
Problem: How to create a recovery dvd from the Dell restore partition ? Model is DELL XPS 1530 , it uses Factory.wim

I tried to use ghost to backup my entire HD and make it to 2-3 recovery DVDs , But that was too complex and costly (need GSS 2.0+ ) So i examined my harddisk again , i found the disk contains 4partitions (please examine my screenshot diskpattern.gif) 94MB (EISA Config) || 10.00GB Recovery (D:) NTFS Partition...

Posted to Backup / Restore (Forum) by hardware on 06-03-2009
Problem: cant find hard drive to install windows

Dell XPS 400, user brings it in, when I boot, after the XP splash screen, I get your volume is dirty and it runs chkdsk which gets stuck at 42%. Ok, bad hard drive, replace it with a new one, boot from XP disk, it gets to install XP, I hit enter and get no hard drive is installed message. So I try 2...

Posted to PCs (Forum) by hardware on 06-03-2009
Problem: Motherboard on a Dell XPS D300

I have an old Dell XPS D300 system that actually came with a PII300 processor. I got the latest BIOS update from Dell and added a 450MHz processor but it only clocks at 300MHz. In maintenance mode I can set it as high as a 366MHz but it still clocks at 300MHz on restart. I was wondering if anyone knew...

Posted to Misc (Forum) by hardware on 06-03-2009
Problem: Using Ghost to create Bootable Recovery Dvds (OS is Factory Default Vista Home Premium)

I have got a XPS 1530 with Vista Home premium preinstalled. I have already backed up once using Ghost 12 . Now i have installed some work related programs and removed some unrelated programs . Now i have my Notebook as perfect i want. I have backed up the Image to My External harddisk . Though it is...

Posted to Backup / Restore (Forum) by hardware on 06-03-2009
Problem: Tighten Laptop Lid

The lid has developed "play" fore and aft. It is easily "flopped" around at the slightest touch. I am looking for a way to tighten the lid.

Posted to PC Laptops (Forum) by hardware on 06-02-2009

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