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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2500 on: March 02, 2016, 10:52:53 AM »
The driver will either be called SM bus or AHCI
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2501 on: March 02, 2016, 10:55:11 AM »
Thanks guys, will be later on my computer and I'll try, thx!
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2502 on: March 02, 2016, 12:41:38 PM »
Quote from: DanH on March 02, 2016, 08:58:01 AM
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Eula/scan?sourcePage=J&scanType=TMC&loadSection=N&AppName=drivers&app=drivers
Also try:
http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER02771663M/1/Application_56J82_WN32_1.4.2000.0_A07.EXE

The real way to do it is to go back to device manager, and check hardware IDs of missing drivers devices, and look them up, then download from dell page.
Go to dell.com/support put in your service tag number go to drivers and downloads then to find it myself and install all the chipset drivers
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2503 on: March 02, 2016, 01:31:05 PM »
Quote from: DanH on March 02, 2016, 08:58:01 AM
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Eula/scan?sourcePage=J&scanType=TMC&loadSection=N&AppName=drivers&app=drivers
Also try:
http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER02771663M/1/Application_56J82_WN32_1.4.2000.0_A07.EXE

The real way to do it is to go back to device manager, and check hardware IDs of missing drivers devices, and look them up, then download from dell page.


Quote from: pcgeek on March 01, 2016, 08:47:07 PM
Install all windows updates. Then go to Device Manager, right click the devices showing exclamation points (they may be gone by then..), and click update driver.


Quote from: avromie7 on March 02, 2016, 12:41:38 PM
Go to dell.com/support put in your service tag number go to drivers and downloads then to find it myself and install all the chipset drivers
I'm anyhow gonna install now a new hard drive, should I rather not clone and start from scratch?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2504 on: March 02, 2016, 01:41:22 PM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on March 01, 2016, 01:29:08 PM
I just started up my computer and it works fine. I hope it's no random. Yesterday I tried reboot in safe mode and uninstalling my anitvirus (as someone on windows forums mentioned), neither worked.
Turned out to be premature happiness... oh well...  >:(

I will try the other solutions.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2505 on: March 02, 2016, 04:46:16 PM »
Quote from: Centro on March 02, 2016, 01:31:05 PM

I'm anyhow gonna install now a new hard drive, should I rather not clone and start from scratch?
Why not just do a fresh install? What are you gaining by changing the hard drive? (I assume it's not a ssd) 
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2506 on: March 02, 2016, 08:12:40 PM »
Quote from: pixi on March 02, 2016, 04:46:16 PM
Why not just do a fresh install?
That's what im asking, if I should rather do a fresh install so I wont have to deal with these driver issues (I assume), or just clone (being I have no idea how do to a fresh install and what it involves) and manually take care of my issues posted earlier.
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  What are you gaining by changing the hard drive? (I assume it's not a ssd)
My laptop fell and my hard drive broke, someone installed me a cheap ssd and installed windows on it (which I now see isnt even registered), so I wanna install now a new ssd. 
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2507 on: March 02, 2016, 08:41:23 PM »
Quote from: Centro on March 02, 2016, 08:12:40 PM
That's what im asking, if I should rather do a fresh install so I wont have to deal with these driver issues (I assume), or just clone (being I have no idea how do to a fresh install and what it involves) and manually take care of my issues posted earlier.My laptop fell and my hard drive broke, someone installed me a cheap ssd and installed windows on it (which I now see isnt even registered), so I wanna install now a new ssd.

If you dont mind loosing your information I'd suggest a fresh install which is like a new computer ( you might  still need to download certain drivers it depends where you install it from but it's not complicated at all).
Why are you changing your ssd,  because it's a cheap one or Windows isn't registered on it?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2508 on: March 02, 2016, 08:44:04 PM »
It's a Kingston 120GB
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2509 on: March 02, 2016, 11:24:04 PM »
Quote from: Centro on March 02, 2016, 08:12:40 PM
That's what im asking, if I should rather do a fresh install so I wont have to deal with these driver issues (I assume), or just clone (being I have no idea how do to a fresh install and what it involves) and manually take care of my issues posted earlier.My laptop fell and my hard drive broke, someone installed me a cheap ssd and installed windows on it (which I now see isnt even registered), so I wanna install now a new ssd.
If you're installing windows 10 definitely go with a clean install, IME it installs all the drivers on it's own
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2510 on: March 02, 2016, 11:25:37 PM »
Quote from: avromie7 on March 02, 2016, 11:24:04 PM
If you're installing windows 10 definitely go with a clean install, IME it installs all the drivers on it's own
What should windows 10 be different then windows 7 when doing a clean install?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2511 on: March 02, 2016, 11:28:43 PM »
Quote from: pixi on March 02, 2016, 11:25:37 PM
What should windows 10 be different then windows 7 when doing a clean install?
Back in the xp days if you did a clean install you needed to manually install every single driver
Then came windows 7 and you only need to install a few drivers
Then came windows 10 and it got much better, practically perfect in this sense, to the point that I don't make images for Windows 10 I just install it manually on each machine
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2512 on: March 03, 2016, 12:10:25 AM »
Quote from: avromie7 on March 02, 2016, 11:24:04 PM
If you're installing windows 10 definitely go with a clean install, IME it installs all the drivers on it's own
Do you recommend windows 10 over 7?
If yes, was it already discussed in this thread how to do a fresh install?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2513 on: March 03, 2016, 12:16:11 AM »
Quote from: Centro on March 03, 2016, 12:10:25 AM
Do you recommend windows 10 over 7?
If yes, was it already discussed in this thread how to do a fresh install?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

Follow the very simple instructions to download the media creation tool and follow the prompts once you run the tool to create a Bootable usb, boot of the usb and install windows on your computer
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2514 on: March 03, 2016, 07:35:42 PM »
I found the CD which came with my computer so I'm using it to install windows on my new hard drive,
Which option do I choose?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2515 on: March 03, 2016, 07:42:17 PM »
Quote from: Centro on March 03, 2016, 07:35:42 PM
I found the CD which came with my computer so I'm using it to install windows on my new hard drive,
Which option do I choose?

Custom advance delete the partions.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2516 on: March 03, 2016, 07:44:42 PM »
Quote from: ual902 on March 03, 2016, 07:42:17 PM
Custom advance delete the partions.
Are you saying that custom advance will delete partition or I should choose custom and then I should delete partition? I have no idea what partitions are/mean.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2517 on: March 03, 2016, 07:58:54 PM »
Quote from: Centro on March 03, 2016, 07:44:42 PM
Are you saying that custom advance will delete partition or I should choose custom and then I should delete partition? I have no idea what partitions are/mean.
choose custom and then delete ALL the partitions.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2518 on: March 03, 2016, 08:01:32 PM »
Quote from: ual902 on March 03, 2016, 07:58:54 PM
choose custom and then delete ALL the partitions.
Ok, thanks!
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2519 on: March 03, 2016, 08:26:00 PM »
Quote from: Centro on March 03, 2016, 07:35:42 PM
I found the CD which came with my computer so I'm using it to install windows on my new hard drive,
Which option do I choose?
A Windows 7 CD or 10?
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