Inspiron N5050 owners name - how to change
It's time for my almost daily stupid question. I have a Dell Inspiron N5050, I'm the original owner (bought new at Best Buy in 2012). I had the hard drive replaced under extended warranty and now under...
View ArticleHelp With Doing Clean Install of Windows 7
I got my laptop, a Latitude E6520, back in 2011, and lately it has been running pretty poorly, locking up frequently, etc. I've backed up everything that I want saved and I want to format my hard drive...
View ArticleDell 15R fails to sleep and shut down; Windows7/Ubuntu14.04
I'm giving up on trying to figure this out on my own. I'm sorry for the length of the post, but I've already done a lot of troubleshooting. Here's the story and what I've done so far:A few weeks ago,...
View ArticleDumb question regarding RAM
I just bought an inspiron 15-3541. It has the AMD 6 processor and 4 gig of ram. It ain't the fastest horse on the track. I'm wondering if adding 4 more gig would be worth the trouble, especially...
View ArticleWhen booting I get 1) PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable. PXE-m0F:...
In the Main menu...Fixed HDD...[10GB] Can you tell me how to fix this or at least recovery my data?
View Article7447 VT-x problem
Hi all,I bought a 7447 model 2 months ago and want to use this for developing my Android project.I find that I cannot install HAXM as it tell me VT-x is not enable yet.Actually I can find...
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Google Chrome Search-bar Lag?
I have the new 2015 XPS 13 - just got it 2 days ago, but I noticed while I was using google chrome that when I was typing things into the search bar there was a slight lag and for a split second it'll...
View ArticleXPS 14 L401x won't show the login screen (pass dell logo screen it stucks to...
Hi I have a XPS 14 L401x (windows 7) laptop. My laptop is not getting started. It boots and passes the Dell screen and shows windows blue display but stucks there. It forever stays there and never goes...
View ArticleXPS13 2015 Dell Command | Power Management Issues
On the Dell Command | Power Managmenet Page it says that the XPS 13 2015 is compatable with the newest version yet when I try to install I get error 1720 which is explained in the log as a non...
View ArticleInspiron 15r 5520
Hi, I have an Inspiron 15r 5520 and I was wondering if it was possible to get a better graphics card for it such as a Radeon. The Intel hd 4000 is just not powerful enough for what I want to do.
View ArticleXPS13 does not boot
Hi All,I've got a 2013 XPS13 laptop that no longer boots. I believe it is a mainboard failure based on other posts on this forum but it's well out of warranty now :(Symptoms:Battery is charged and...
View ArticleXPS 11 screen not flushed at the corners when closed
When I close the screen facing down, the corners are not flushed to the base, there is only contact at the middle. At times the right side is higher than the left when closed, but it can be fixed by...
View Articlebreakage of the laptop screen
I'd like to get your piece of advice. I bought my laptop at the end of June 2012 in the official Israeli store. 2 weeks or so I discovered that my screen is broken. On the right side of the screen I...
View ArticleN411z bios will not update in DOS
my ac adapter is not being see and will not let me install the BIOS (N411zA06.exe) in windows (win7). it says the AC adapter must be plugged in but I need to update the bios for the ac adapter to work...
View ArticleInspiron 7548 Hybrid or SSD upgrade
I'm wondering if anyone has successfully upgraded this model to SSD or Hybrid. What size and type and brands work well with the 7548 . Also, what types don't work or any installation tips would be...
View ArticleLatitude E7440 screens going blank, not waking up properly
We have a number of E7440 laptops here, all running W7-64 Professional. Recently I've updated a number of them to BIOS A14 and installed the latest drivers (early April-ish). Since then I have a few...
View ArticleLittle black volume control window is stuck a the top of my display and won't...
I cannot adjust sound with this control you try to turn it down and it goes right back up gain and stays at about 90% high. Cannot move it, and in Metro if something come up behind it you cannot...
View ArticleE Port Plus
We have a E Port Plus docking station and it was causing one monitor to flicker really bad. After switching monitors, it followed, changed laptops it followed. I got Dell to send out a replacement...
View Articlereplaced hard drive and need the software that came with laptop already loaded
i had to replace my harddrive and now i have a blank laptop. how can i get the soft ware that came loaded onto the laptop when I purchased it. express #37941750505 service # holp9m1. i also have the...
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