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Hi I have had a problem with the power jack on my visitor laptop.  When taken in for repair the technician said sorry but it caught fire due to a bit of green stuff (corrosion he said) in the ram bed....

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N5050 problems

I am facing three problem in my N5050 laptop. (1)None of the usb port works, (2)sound driver not installed and (3) power light and system remains on after shutdowning the system. I have to remove the...

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Replacement fan for XPS13 (9333)

Does anyone have a source for replacement fans for the XPS13 (9333) laptop?Mine sounds like it's currently dying and I'd rather not send it back to Dell and have to be without a laptop for 10 days..I'm...

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Dell 7520 (15r SE) BIOS checksum error

Hi everyone,After sucessfully upgrading my laptops BIOS from A09 to A11 yesterday it booted normally but today it just beeps (single beep every few seconds -> ROM checksum error...).Is there a...

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Dell XPS 13 2013 model, SSD not found.

The problem started when i updated the BIOS driver of the laptop. The ssd drive is not detected. I then run the diagnostics. Diagnostics doesnt detect the ssd drive either but when i restart the laptop...

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Dell Studio 1558 Max Ram Memory

Hi,I have Dell Studio 1558 I7 4GB ram laptop.I understand from searching in the web the that laptop max ram memory can be 8GB.I just added 16GB(2x8GB) to my computer and the Bios, Windows and task...

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Repair manuals

Does anyone know where I can find repair manuals? Specifically, Inspiron 17R 5721.Dell customer service is a joke.

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Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 trackpad issues

I have purchased this laptop less than a week ago. I am having problems with the trackpad. When I initially touch and move it, it takes a few millimeters of finger movement for the it to start...

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same problem

Hi,I bought this laptop around 2 weeks ago and i also have this problem. (This is my first DELL laptop, thought i would give it a try)I have expensive Cisco router with very stable 400mbit/s download...

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Noisy XPS 15 9530 Laptop

I am sooooo fed up. I purchase this laptop and paid more than double I would usually paid for a laptop. I expected a high performing "non noise" laptop. It performs but it is so noisy I am beginning to...

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inspiron 1521 battery charging issue .

hi , my laptop name dell inspiron 1521 i am facing  battery charging issue, when i plug in a adapter battery never show that fully charged and when it show fully charged then after plug out , battery...

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Latitude E5400 bluetooth issue

hi i have a laptop latitude e5400, its bluetooth is not working after the installation of a bluetooth driver. on keypad the bluetooth is blinking but not showing and connecting any devices. what should...

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dell studio 1558 ati graphics a manufacturing defect

i have searched all pages across net and verified from all laptop service personell that all mothrrboard of dell studio 1558 have failed because of same issue that is ati graphics failure i contacted...

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Lost around 60 GB from my Hard disk

Hey there,Couple of days ago, I had around 145 GB free on my hard disk, then after I installed win 8.1 on my laptop, I had around 125 GB free cause there was a folder created called "Windows.old" with...

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My Dell laptop

For some unknown reason this morning my laptop will not recognize my password to open my google Chrome gmail.I changed my gmail password twice on my tablet and my other tablet and my iPadTouch also...

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Dell XPS12 Messed up during A08 BIOS update

Hi all, yesterday I tried to update my Dell XPS12 (9Q33 mid 2013) BIOS to the last version (A08). During the installation, the laptop remained stuck in "EC programming" at 50%..I waited two hours but...

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Dell XPS12 messed up during BIOS update

Hi all, yesterday I tried to update my Dell XPS12 (9Q33 mid 2013) BIOS to the last version (A08). During the installation, the laptop remained stuck in "EC programming" at 50%..I waited two hours but...

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15R Touchscreen Issues

Recently after sending my laptop back to Dell to have the processor replaced, since its been back I've noticed that sometimes my touchscreen will freak out.  It usually does it if something leans but...

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System diagnostic

So I've been trying to run the dell diagnostics but after it gets to the third step it says internet connection failure. I cannot figure out why because I am clearly connected to the internet if I got...

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XPS 11 keyboard stops working intermittently

I have a XPS 11 9P33.From time to time, after switching from laptop to tablet mode, then back to laptop, the keyboard will not reactivate. The touchscreen and everything else works but the only way to...

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