Recent content by Belevolk

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    [SOLVED] Am I crazy or will this work?

    I worked for an OEM and supported Dell for 3 years. As others have said if it fits it will work. The one place that Dell and others cheap out is the power supply. That will limit what you can do. Changing power supplies for another dell product is a mute point at least for me it has been. Seems...
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    Question RAM Speed Decrease on Size Upgrade

    The second question is not straightforward as it may appear. There about 300 mhz difference on the surface I would say more is better even though slower. However I have seen exact same machines operate slightly differently, speed wise. I suggest that different vids may edit slightly...
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    Question RAM Speed Decrease on Size Upgrade

    your motherboard (manufacture) will have the specs on how to mix and match ram, if at all possible, I have found over the 3 decades I have been playing with dirt that keeping it all the same is the best for performance. Occasionally it is a matter of getting the right size in the right place.
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    [SOLVED] Connecting new modem and router

    Before considering the concept of putting the router somewhere else you MUST find out how the cabling is done. Typically there is a point outside where the cable(source) comes in. From there it usually branches out like a star. Each leg separate from the central point. Phone lines are done the...
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    [SOLVED] Cmos battery failure

    the response may be of assistance to some for me the response assumes more knowledge of the situation than I have. The cmos battery terminals are clean and there is power with the new battery. I looked for any information on resetting the cmos and I did not find any for my machine. I guess...
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    [SOLVED] Removing second HDD to improve battery life?

    Adding more Ram will increase the power draw, not by much. You say playing with the cooling, the guys that designed your system are pretty bright, you think your going to improve by leaps and bounds, I do not think so. reduce the brightness on your screen stop all unnecessary programs in your...
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    [SOLVED] Cmos battery failure

    I let my Dell 3750 sit for several years. Went to boot it up for a project and it gave Cmos battery failure (flashing lights code). Replaced the battery with a good one and still get the same error. Dell support says it is 7 years old like it means ancient or god forbid using a stick in a clay...