Dell :: Studio XPS Slot Loading Drive Vibrate

Nov 26, 2009

Just wondering if everyone else's slot loading drive vibrates the entire machine when in use as well? It's much more noticeable than my old laptop and Im worried the vibrations might damage the hard drive over the long term.

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Dell :: XPS 1640: Replace Slot Loading Optical Drive With Hard Drive And Caddy

Sep 29, 2009

I'm thinking of removing my DVD drive and replacing it with a caddy and hard drive as explained here.

I don't use the DVD drive very often and would much prefer a 500GB or 1TB hard drive in there. The DVD drive can then be used externally via the eSATA port using this cable.

The ideal solution would be to use this NewmodeUS caddy as it supports the larger 12.7mm 1TB 2.5" hard drives and has a removable faceplate. The problem is the price.

At $55 including postage to the UK plus customs, VAT and clearance fees on top it's going to work out pretty expensive for what is essentially a slimline SATA to SATA extension

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Dell :: Inspiron 8000 :: CD-ROM Drive That Only Fits In The Floppy Drive Slot. Will The BIOS Recognize

Jan 29, 2009

On an old Inspiron 8000 laptop, I have a CD-ROM drive that only fits in the floppy drive slot. Will the BIOS recognize a boot CD in this new location? I believe it's an 18000 motherboard.

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Dell :: E Drive Not Loading Program

Jan 13, 2009

I have this new program that I want to load on my E drive but its not working. When I click properties it says used space 585mb and free space 0 bytes.

Isnt it supposed to say that? lol I've never had a problem with the e drive b4 so I dont know whats wrong. Whenever I try to run the program it says access is denied.

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Lenovo X / Helix Tablet :: Loading X240 With A Hybrid Drive?

Mar 11, 2009

We are trying to set up the automatic load for our new X240 laptops. But when we do, the process sees the drive as a sepearate 16GB drive 0 and a 500GB drive 1. Windows 7 doesn't load well on a 16GB drive.
 
Our M93p desktops also have a hybrid drive, but all our tools and the os loading process just sees 1 500GB drive 0.
 
why that might be different? Is maybe the drive controller bad, since it's reporting 2 drive instead of one?

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Dell :: M1330 Slot Drive

Jan 12, 2009

The M1330 has been out for awhile now. I was wondering if there are any new options/manufacturers for the CD/DVD slot drive? My device manager says I have the Mata

it won't let me type out the whole name, i guess the forum thinks its a bad word), but when I cracked open my laptop the other day I noticed my drive said it was a Panasonic.

Drive works fine with the exception that it can be loud at time (especially loading and ejecting discs). I was wondering or hoping that there might be some other or better options out there.

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Dell :: 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive For XPS 1640

Oct 23, 2009

After a month of using my laptop, today is actually the first day I'm trying out this slot load drive.

I inserted a CD given by my instructor, it was running really slow and some cranky / buzzing noise could be heard from it. I mean is it normal ? It loads kinda slow too.?

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Dell :: XPS M1530 Slot Load/DVD Drive

Feb 27, 2009

Everything was working fine until lately I noticed that during the BIOS the loading bar stops 4/5 of the way for around 10 seconds,

then I hear the slot load drive turn on and only then my computer boots up .....

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Dell :: Upgrading Slot Drive To Blue-Ray

Jun 16, 2009

I just received my new Studio 1555 and a week or two ago, I had second thoughts about not getting the Blue-Ray player. Is it possible to easily upgrade this through Dell or by other means?

Has anyone else upgraded their slot load drive from the DVD-R to Blue-Ray?

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Dell :: My Slot Optical Drive Broke

Oct 23, 2009

I own a Studio 15, bought in UK. Now I am in India. For some reason my optical drive has stopped working properly. It can hardly read disks and it ejects them back out.

Trying about 10 times, sometime it is able to read the disk. I have tried various disks and have tried reinstalling OS too but in vein.

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Dell :: New Slot-load Drive In M1530

Mar 6, 2009

I have been having some problems with my slot-load drive (TEAC DVW-28SLC). It has been coastering a lot of DVD-DL disks lately and overall it is very slow. I have been reading that they are putting faster drives in the newer M1530's. After a long battle with XPS support, I convinced them to replace the drive. Do you think I will get one of the faster drives or will I be stuck with the same drive? I really don't use it all that much, but when I do want to use it, it is a major pain, especially when it coasters expensive DL-DVD's.

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Dell :: Slot Load Blue-ray Drive For 1340 ?

Dec 10, 2009

It would really be neat if I could put in a slot load Blue-ray drive or burner in my 1340, would the one in the 1640/1645 be Compatible and if so .

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Dell :: XPS M1530 Slot Load Drive A Bit 'rough' Compared To IMac?

May 21, 2009

I like the slot load drive, I wouldn't want to go back to the traditional ones. However I've always thought it was a bit rough in the sense that you have to kind of force it in and it makes a lot of noise. Also when you eject it, it kind of 'spits' it out.

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Dell :: What Is That Slot Under The Battery Of The Studio 15?

Jan 4, 2009

What is that slot under the battery of the Studio 15? is that a SIM card slot?

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HP/Compaq :: How To Eject DVD From Slot-load Drive When Windows Won't Boot

Dec 2, 2009

I have a DV3Z with a slot-load DVD drive.

I somehow messed up my Windows 7 installation and get a BSOD every time I try to boot into Win7 or even safe mode from the hard drive.

However, what I can NOT figure out is how to EJECT the disc in the drive.

I can get to a command prompt via the Startup Repair advanced options, but there doesn't appear to be a command to eject in the disc.

Is there a keyboard combination I can press at power on to eject the disc?

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Dell :: Studio XPS 1640 SSD Stuck In Expansion Slot

Nov 9, 2009

I have a Studio XPS 1640 and put a expansion slot SSD in the expansion/express port (the part that holdes the remotes and such).

The problem is that I cannot remove the drive, the drive does not seem to spring out like in all the other computers I have used it in.

Does anyone know if it is possible to get access to the inside of that bay by removing the back? I took the metal back off but it was not directly visible ..

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Dell :: Fingerpring Reader Slot On Studio 1555- Requesting Method

May 19, 2009

Anyone willing to remove their Studio 1555's palm rest to see if there's a slot that exists on the motherboard for a fingerprint reader?

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Dell :: Hard Drive Failure Of Primary Drive On Studio 15

Feb 13, 2009

I hate for this to be my first post, but after looking everywhere on the internet and on this site (I've been lurking a while) I'm still at the same place I started with my Studio 15 laptop. I'll try to include as much detail as possible.

I had my laptop plugged into my LCD tv via an HDMI cable as I often do, and when I went to close the laptop to use just the LCD, the tv flashed, showed a blue screen of death for a quick second and then went black. I opened the laptop and it was still on, but the screen wouldn't go on.

I restarted my computer and from there on out it kept making a beeping noise and stalling for a really long time at the "Dell Studio/progress bar" screen. After leaving it at that screen for a while the clicking stop and then it allowed me to access the Boot Options and Setup. Under setup, when I click on the drive under SATA hard drive, it shows something like 10GB and nothing more, and I have no options on the screen .....

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Dell :: Drivers Not Loading.

Oct 14, 2009

I hate this new Delldownloadmanager thingy .....

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Dell :: Loading 'Computer', What...?

Feb 26, 2010

Maybe this is more a Win 7 issue, but anyways...

When I click 'Computer' in Win Explorer, Win Explorer starts to "load 'Computer'", as indicated by the tool tip on the cancel button (it says "Stop loading 'Computer'").

But why does this happen? What is there to "load"? If I click a drive letter the top contents of the drive are shown instantly, but not when I click 'Computer'. Also,

while loading the gray bar moves along the top of the window, but the HD lights do not flash any more than in ordinary use when not writing to the HDs. Furthermore, this "loading 'Computer'" gets slower the longer the progress...

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Dell XPS 15 :: No Windows Loading Screen

Apr 1, 2013

As per my title my XPS will not load windows at all and i cannot figure out how to sort it, now i have tried the methods as featured on this thread [URL] .... crucially though the F12 key is dead so since i'm unable to get to the boot options . So how i can restore windows to it and just as importantly back up my files i have stored on my computer??

I don't know if this makes a difference at all but i do have a copy of windows on my external hard drive and i have a back up of my settings on a USB.

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Dell :: E4300 Win7 Drivers Not Loading

May 12, 2010

I am having problems getting 3 drivers loaded on an E4300 in windows 7. The chipset drivers says "This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software"

Base System Driver
Broadcom USH
Unknown device

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Dell Inspiron 7720 :: BIOS Not Loading When Pressed F2

Feb 7, 2013

I've been expecting a problem recently; when I turn off/restart my Inspiron 7720 and I press F2 to load the BIOS, I notice the bar fills but it continues and loads windows normally. I tried updating the BIOS from A10 to the newest A12. If i press F12 for boot options it works fine, it's only when I press F2 for the BIOS.

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Dell Vostro 1220 :: Laptop Does Not Seem To Be Loading Windows

Feb 4, 2015

My laptop does not seem to be loading windows.  I cannot sign on or access anything on my laptop.  I have done a diagnostic test and the following errors come up:

Error code 0146
Msg error code 2000-0146
Msg hard drive 0 - self test log contains previous errors.

I am able to sign on to windows and my documents.

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Dell Inspiron 17R N7010 :: Laptop Freezes Up While Windows 7 Is Loading

Apr 24, 2013

I have a Inspiron17R N7010 and when I turn it on the windows start up screen freezes up. I was going to do a system restore but don't know how since windows 7 never finishes loading.

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Dell XPS 12 :: Unable To Boot Any OS - Stuck At Windows 8 Loading Logo

Mar 7, 2014

Dell XPS 12 Laptop. 

Symptoms: Unable to load windows 8, unable to load windows repair, Unable to load windows 8 installer DVD, unable to boot into Linux, Unable to load Linux live CDs or USB sticks, unable to even use an MSdos boot USB. 

Problem just appeared one day, one month out of my 1 year warranty so I began troubleshooting myself. After replacing the SSD, Motherboard, and unplugging every single cable, even disassembling the display and disconnecting the Windows button, Webcam, and touchscreen cables. Still I Could not get any OS to boot. On a whim I powered on the laptop them promptly disconnected the daughter board and sure enough my OS booted right away. Upon further inspection I learned that the Auto-rotate or rotate lock button had become stuck/damaged due to a fall or hard bump. I ripped off the button and ordered a new daughter board online and all is well now. 

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Acer :: 5310 Not Loading XP

Mar 25, 2009

before XP's bootscreen, i got this error:

Broadcom PXE ROM and it also said "Operating System not found"

ok i didnt panic. i tried to pop in the XP cd to reinstall windows. but to my surprise, the CD drive wasnt working! so i removed the CD drive and now i dont get any error except that i should restart the laptop.

so my question is: how do i reinstall XP without a CD drive?

i already have a 1GB USB drive lying around. i also have a IDE connector for my laptop HDD to connect to a working desktop with XP.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 :: Hangs And Won't Pass BIOS Loading

Jan 28, 2013

I have a problem in my inspiron mini 1012,it Hangs and wont pass BIOS loading.. i have tried to press f2 it can but it takes long time to pass and went in bios menu after any minutes its hangs again..and i tey to press f12 to use another boot option, but it can not pass...

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Dell :: Problem With Studio 16 DVD Drive

Sep 7, 2009

I have since then uninstalled that driver and installed the standard one that it always had and the issue persists.

Basically, when the disk spins up it will go into a spasm where it will spin you will hear the read head flying around, it will slow down and spin again and you will hear the head again.

This happens maybe 5 or 6 times in a row before the drive finally settles down again. All of this happens typically when I haven't called for the DVD drive at all.

But even when I go to play BF2 lately it will do that thing with the drive. The game will start ok but it's loud, obnoxious, and probably killing the drive. Is this a common issue?

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Sony :: Loading Windows 7 On The VGN-Z690

Mar 20, 2009

I'm about to try - just wanted to know if there was anything I should know. For the moment I've given up on trying to get Windows XP on it.

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