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Dell WD-15 and Macbook Pro 2016 problems

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Hi, i get my MB Pro 2016 (13" none touchbar version).
I was looking for something that help me connect two monitors (1080p).
I chose Dell WD15 180W

Unfortunately I am not able to connect two monitors (HDMI and MiniDP) - (separately).
What i get is screen mirroring (I see the same thing on two screens).

I don't have "extend" option in Display control panel. OS X shows these two monitors as one :-|


Anyone can help me with that ?


TOUCH SCREEN PROBLEM

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i have dell 5547. i'm facing touch screen problem. screen keep clicking it self without touching it. it's really annoying. i tried re-installing all latest drivers but still facing this problem. 

Inspiron 7537 touchscreen laptop scratch UNDER surface

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Hi--

I wanted to ask about a problem with my Inspiron touchscreen. The screen has a scratch under the surface--I can't feel a crack or scratch when I touch the screen in that spot. I can't get a clear picture of it, but it's a thin black line about a quarter of an inch long. It doesn't show up on a screen snip, and it's there after the laptop is shut down, so it's not a pixel issue.

Because it appears to be below the surface, cleaning it or trying some other repair on the surface won't work. Do I have any options besides replacing the entire screen?

Thanks in advance for your advice. 

Keyboard not working correctly.

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I just tried using my new Alienware 15 r2 and everytimeni hit the s or d key it will type sd everytime. When i try to use the backspace key it just creates a bracket like this [. This is a brand new laptop and ik very confused and could use some help asap.

My Pc doesnt boot after Dell Logo

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I shuted down my pc then I tried to turn it on ...he turned on but after the Dell logo nothing happens

My dell 1545 Inspiron won't start up

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After I finished my work on my dell I closed it.

The next day I tried opening the laptop but all I can hear is my fan turning for a couple of seconds and then it would stop

Nothing showed up on my screen with or without the fan working

verticle line shown on screen

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sir

i have dell inspiron 3521 laptop

and in last month automatic shown white 1 vertical line of 1 mm

after few days again new line came

what is the main problem

its display problem or 

please give me solution

Charger LED doesn't turn off while unplugged?

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Hey, I've got a weird little thing going on and I was wondering if it's anything to be concerned about. I've already tried googling it and found one answer, but.

So I've got a new Inspirion 3000 11", had it since Dec 9. The charger has an LED light that obviously lights up while the laptop is plugged in and charging, and everything seems fine on that end. Initially, the light would go off within a few seconds once the charger was unplugged, but I've noticed the time getting longer. First it was just a few minutes, and last night it was almost an hour before the light turned off. There was no power to the charger at all, it was unplugged at both ends.

Is this a sign of a bad charger, or nothing to worry about? Thanks in advance.


Dell Inspiron 13 7359

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I have a Dell Inspiron 13 7359 that was purchased 3 months ago( Great laptop for that price!!) . It currently has 6th Gen I7 processor (i&-6500U / 2.5Ghz / 64Bit) and 8GB DDR3L RAM and I would like to upgrade that to 16 GB atleast. Now all the information available suggests that this Laptop does not support more than 8GB of RAM. My question is : is there anyway to get around this limitation other than having to buy a new laptop?.  The SMBIOS ver is 2.8 and the motherboard ID is 0WJF7F.  BIOS Vendor is Dell. Mfg Date : 12/09/2015 and BIOS Ver string : 01.04.00.

Will it just not recognize a 16GB RAM Module or just not see anything above 8Gb or just not work at all? 

Will greatly appreciate all responses. 

Thanks

DELL XPS tablet dead

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I haven't used my DELL XPS tablet since late 2013.  Brought it out recently and tried charging the battery.  After 3 days charging pressing the power button only produced many vertical lines but no windows screen.  Did the Vol+/power button recovery procedure many times..still no windows or recovery window.  What now?

Which dock should I get for the Latitude E6540?

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I'd like more USB ports and the ability to undock quickly without messing with the power cable, but when I search for a dock on Dell's site, a bunch come up under my laptop's model number, many look similar and they have varying costs, but I'm not sure which is the most-used or most-recommended.

Any advice?

pilot.search.dell.com/latitude e6540 dock

Dell Precision 5510 Mobile Workstation for Gaming?

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I wan to use the Dell Precision 5510 Mobile Workstation for 3D programs, as well as for gaming. How good is it for playing steam games, and 3D simulation games? 

Will they run well?

Is there a better laptop out there for gaming and 3D work?

Thanks !

What to do following installing a new hard drive?

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Studio1555

After installing a brand new empty hard drive, per Dell diagnostics advice, I loaded my recovery discs, then restarted lap top per disc instructions. Screen doesn't go beyond Dell logo @ approx 75%.. ive read about reinstalling devices drivers and applications, yet am not understanding this. If I have a backup of my lap top on an external hard drive, would that contain the necessary drivers? I am tech challenged. Any detailed advice/instructions is appreciated.

DELL, Ispiration 15, 3000 Series

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My girl friend bought a new Inspiration as described above on the subject line.  She is asking me how to turn on the backlit keyboard.  So I'm asking here.  Is it even possible?  I should think that all modern laptop computers should have this feature.  Does any one know?

DELL XPS 12 not working HELP!!!

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Everything was working a couple days ago, now my touchpad doesn't work. It still works in the BIOS diagnostics but not in Windows 10 or Windows 8. I tried Windows 7 and the touchpad instantly starts working but whenever I switch back to Windows 8 or 10 it stops again. 

Can someone link me to restore media or any links which could help?? Maybe I need a certain driver?


DELL XPS 13 9343

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I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but, Im desperately in need of help.

Just earlier my dell XPS 13 froze on the dell boot screen with the loading circle stopped.  I'm not sure what to do because I can't remove the battery to restart it. I've tried holding down the power button but no luck.

Is there a way to hard restart the laptop that I don't know about?  This is really frustrating, anyone have any clues or a solution?

Vostro 3560 USB Ports Not Connecting Devices

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Dell Support

I am experiencing issues updating my Vostro 3560 to Windows 10.  When connecting a USB device, like a flash drive, the computer will properly connect the device.  The device appears in the device manager, it can even identify the brand, but the device manager states that the drivers are not installed.

I have gone to the Dell website and used the tool to detect and install driver updates.  The tool will attempt to install a driver, Intel Management Engine Interface Driver.  The tool says it installed, but subsequent checks show the driver as needing to be installed.

Any help is appreciated.  Is the Intel Management Engine Interface Driver the driver the that properly operates the USB hardware?  I have tried deleting the driver entirely and installing but have the same results.

Thank you,

EW

Dell inspiron 3542 crashed during system restore

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it froze during system restore on 12-20-16  it wont load up past the dell logo 

not sure what is wrong with it..

who do i send it to as its under warranty to get fixed by Dell techs?

Dell Inspiron Laptop 1501 will not boot up to run Vista

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Hello.  I'm hoping for some insight with my problem computer besides buying a new one at this time.  It is a Dell Laptop Inspiron model 1501.  A number of posts have mentioned similar problems to mine, but each situation is different.  I bought this one as a 'refurbished' model thru Dell, and it has always had unexplained instability issues and rebooting itself after locking up with the screen.  Aside from this, it has been a good machine.  

A year or so ago, I bought an after market battery.  Everything was fine up until recently.  At start up I would see a message stating:  "Warning:  Battery cannot be identified.  The system will be unable to charge this battery.  Press any key to continue."  I was ignoring these messages.  Windows Vista eventually would not boot up successfully.  I would select to 'run windows normally' rather than 'start up repair'.  So now after booting windows in 'normal' mode, several days the computer fails to boot Windows Vista at all.  I can get past the Dell logo and a POST at start up.  I pressed F12 and did the Diagnostics.  At one point an error code was received soon after that read:

Error Code 0221, Message Error Code 2000-0221, MSG:  Chipset Interval Timer Failed!

Another diagnostic test did not produce any errors.

I need to mention at this point that I have taken out the battery and set it aside thinking that this may allow me to get the operating system back up and running without the battery creating a problem, if it is a problem at all.

I can get to a screen to do "Start Up Repair", but it asks some questions that I have not seen in the past.  The first of which is to select a language for the keyboard.  After this screen I am presented with a dialog box named "System Recovery Options".  The text reads "Select an operating system to repair and click next.  Only Windows Vista operating systems are listed and can be repaired'.  And further below:  "If you do not see your operating system listed, click load drivers to load drivers for your hard disks."  If I click "Load Drivers" another dialog box appears with "system 32" named.  If I click on the folder with the name "Driver" there is nothing seen in these folders.

I was able to resurrect another dead computer of mine.  I hope with some expert insight from others within this forum I might be able to at least retrieve my files off of this laptop.

I look forward to your reply.

Thanks,

Bulldog07

Beeping Problem

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I've seen a lot of stuff about this of other people having this problem but, mine is always different. My laptop will beep on start up and shut down. Once it's on it works fine but, the beeping is loud, annoying, and it sounds like something's wrong and I don't know what. Could someone help?

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