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Hi, Was looking for a UK Dell Forum as an alternative to the other one. Recently my veteran XPS laptop went into auto-repair loop mode, so was unusable. Although I back up, there was stuff on the C drive I needed. Was desperate for help. Got none. I got told my laptop was out of warranty...

This is severely edited. Am an NHS patient & support the NHS. I post here because I cannot find a public NHS forum. Six months ago I visited a new dentist with a troublesome long-ago crowned tooth. The tooth was x-rayed and the root pronounced decayed and dead. I was told it must be taken out...

best socket 775 fan / cooler? Thanks for this. The modules will be mix'n'match because I upgraded the memory for mum about a year ago: 6GB currently installed, was 4 or less :-o Slot 'DIMM0' has 2048 MB Slot 'DIMM1' has 2048 MB Slot 'DIMM2' has 1024 MB Slot 'DIMM3' has 1024 MB...

cpu fan cooler? Thanks, so plugging in more that 8GB RAM would be wasted RAM? Shame if so, one of these days they will make computers forwardly compatible - that's if desktops and laptops still exist in 10 years time and we haven't all gone over to (yawn) micro tablets! :D 16GB because I also...

Max RAM? Is there no way of unlocking another 8GB please? I read somewhere that those 570 DDR slots can take 16GB but will only read 8. Might a new BIOS get me more RAM potential?

cpu-z Thanks, cpu-z gives me:- Mainboard Model 04GJJT (0x00000193 - 0x0048FE80) Processor 1 ID = 0 Number of cores 2 (max 2) Number of threads 2 (max 2) Name AMD Athlon II X2 240 Codename Regor Specification AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 240 Processor Package Socket AM3...

Thanks :) Kool B-) Thanks. Will just have to settle for the quad processor + solid state drive ~ that should get me a 'super' Inspiron for basic workaday emailing and computing, plus I get to reuse a late family member computer which has great sentimental value for me. May even relocate to...

DDR3 RAM potential? Okay thanks - take me through this slowly please :D a DDR3 would support 16GB memory? Crucial says the max for a 570 is 8GB but that the memory is indeed DDR3. So what is the relevance to me looking for a 16GB system (upgrade) please? Unless there is some weird way...

! Oh! that changes things slightly! :-o Might still go ahead anyway - no point in running two dual cores the same ;) Thanks.

16GB Quad? Sounds brilliant! Posted this enquiry at the Dell Community page and got not one response. Possibly because there is a warranty issue on doing your own DIY upgrading? But the pc is well out of warranty anyway - it's an old system, but a good system :) The only thing they did...

Yes indeed - thanks - I saw that thread 24 hours ago, but it doesn't seem to lead anywhere? Did the OP manage the upgrade? It doesn't say. But what's the opinion here at O/Cs please - would the 570 run hotter on a quad and would I need a more powerful PSU for the project? The 570 is of...

Wow - this is great news! :D What about cooling & PSU for the quad upgrade please? Many thanks!

upgrade? Thanks. This is what I can find out so far: the pc is basically a Dell Inspiron 570, AMD II, 2.8GHz, 64bit, SP1, Win7 Home Premium. the motherboard - Board: Dell Inc. 04GJJT A00 Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: Dell Inc. A00 10/19/2009 The current cpu - 2.80 gigahertz...

Hi, Have a core2 Dell Inspiron 570. This desktop also came as a quad. For example:- https://www.avforums.com/threads/dell-inspiron-570-like-new-quad-core-4gb-ddr3-ram-dell-monitor.1343064/ What's preventing me from swapping the core2 cpu for a quad please? AM3 processors are still out...

cpu seems to run quite hot but i ran a Dell system check up and got the green ok - also downloaded some other diagnostic software from cnet, everything seems to be all right so far, thanks :) The buzz is greatly reduced since i vacuumed all the dust off the fan blades and out of the sink fins...

No worries, used that stuff before but i do find it a bit of a nightmare - scraping all the old glue off then spreading the new cement on & trying to get it even :-o Yes, I'd have a good old gander at the Tube before I attempt replacing the heat sink ;) Thanks.

Thanks, Will that definitely fit this system please? http://www.dell.com/us/dfh/p/studio-desktop/pd

Thanks. Will have a look - the heat sink was muffled up in dust, had to poke a bit of thin pipe on the end of a vacuum through the fan blades to suck it all out. Don't fancy (yet) taking the whole heat sink apart for a further clean, because that will mean re-sticking the processor with...

You must be right, thanks - all the fans are spinning. What about that 58C temperature reading though please? :eek:

Got these stats from SpeedFan - but when I looked inside the case all 3 fans were spinning. Any clues please? :confused: Thanks