I am trying to upgrade from windows xp to windows 7

Chuck Gluth

• 90 Answers
• Posted on Oct 23, 2007

SOURCE: just re installed windows xp on new hard drive, built-in speakers no longer functioning

Visit support.dell.com, click on drivers and downloads, and then click on the service tag option.... enter the service tag from the bottom side of the laptop... it will then display the list of drivers for that laptop.

Download and install the audio drivers and any other ones that you need.... let me know if that solves it for you. Make sure they are for your laptop model and operating system.

SOURCE: how to replace the hard drive

first lets get the basics out of the way, did you buy a 2.5" laptop harddrive? Good if you did.

Unplug your laptop, turn it over, remove the battery, find the harddrive cover.

In most dells its on the side
example: http://www.buildorbuy.net/images/laptop_pics/3remove_screws.jpg

if its on the side like that, remove the screws and in most laptops you have to pull it up to unlock it, now pull it out. some laptops might have a simple pull it out system, you didnt say witch one you have so i cant be sure.

If the hdd is not on the side then its on the bottom
example: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/ToshibaM205/dismantle/big/Toshiba-Portege-M205-02.jpg

you need to remove the old harddrive from the slot, remove the hdd cradle.

install the new harddrive in the cradle plug it in. put the screws back on.

Your done.

Ben Wabnick

• 2404 Answers
• Posted on May 19, 2009

SOURCE: error code 0146

Alot of times when Dell replaces a hard drive, its usually one thats been refurbished and NOT brand new. Since you have been definitely been having issues with more then one of there hard drives, defiinitely call them back and have them walk you thru all the steps to verify and the once they verify it tell them because you have had lots of problems with hard drives in that unit to please make sure to ask that a BRAND NEW one is installed instead of a REFURBISHED one.

Hopefully they will do this seeing as how there has been lots of problems. Hope this info helps.

Raymond Ramirez

• 333 Answers
• Posted on Jun 02, 2009

SOURCE: After reinstall XP windows, it wont recognize my USB external hard drive anymore.

make sure that XP didnt turn off the USB in the BIOS... if you need assistants on reinabling it respond to this

SOURCE: Dell Inspiron 600m: No Boot Device. I'm a computer

Have you tried resetting the BIOS defaults? In doing so, it will force IDE re-detection and often resolve vague boot issues.