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Dell 1555 won't boot most of the time

Hi everyone,I got a Dell studio 1555. A few weeks ago after a reboot the I could hear the optical drive sound when booting but no monitor output. Gave me the 6 beeps after a bit which I identificed as...

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Touchpad won't work and I'm locked out

I have an Insperion N5110 with windows 7 home premium.  I went to log in and the touch pad won't work.  The issue is that it is password protected so I can't get into to update drivers or check...

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Latitude e6410 network controller not detected

I just did a fresh install of Windows 7 32 bit on this Latitude E6410 and I have gotten everything working except for the network controller.  When I try to install the driver that Dell provides on the...

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Webcam Central

I have the Inspiron 15R 5520 with Windows 7 Ultimate. My Integrated Webcam is detected under imaging devices in the Device Manager. The webcam works very well with Skype. However I do not have Webcam...

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XPS 15 (L521X) touchpad buttons not working

I've searched relentlessly for a solution to this but haven't found one.  All other functions on my touchpad seem to work fine but neither the left or right buttons do anything so it is impossible to...

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Failure upgrading RAM on a XPS L501X

I've bought 2 pcs KINGSTON KVR13S9S8/4  4GB PC3-10600 CL9 204 SODIMM in order to upgrade my memory from 4 MB to 8MB but the computer won't accept it - Windows do not start. It restarts when you expect...

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Dell XPS 13 2015 Bluetooth issue

I just purchased a new pair of Sony Bluetooth headphones (MDR XB950BT), and while the headphones are in pairing mode, the computer is unable to detect them. However, I am currently able to use my...

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Latitude E6400 Privacy Screen Filter (Software Based)

Hi,I know that the E6400 is a dated system, but I have dug my out of the closet and turned it on. I had to re-image the system because the hard drive has failed.Regardless, I remember a feature when if...

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Dell Precision m6600 and Windows 10

Is there any confirmation from anyone that Windows 10 works properly on the Precision Mobile Workstation M6600?There were no drivers for Windows 8.1 and I never managed to get it working properly with...

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DELL-recommended repairman in central Florida

Recently purchased a DELL Inspiron 5548 laptop and accidently knocked it off stand.  Result was power adapter and USB ports were damaged and need replacing.  Trying to identify a DELL-recommended...

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Can't install OS on Dell Inspiron

Hi.I have Dell Inspiron 15 Series 7000 7535.Its HDD recently died. So I bought new one (WD Blue) and I got "Windows 7 Home" disk but I have an issue. Notebook doesn't allow me to install anything from...

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Fix my Dell Studio 1747 ($150) or buy used laptop/PC?

I bought the laptop about 4 or 5 years ago for $1200-$1300 and it's in the shop right now and they said it'd be about $150 to fix (although I'd lose all my own files on the hard drive). Before it...

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Dell 7520 not charging

I am having a dell 7520 laptop .recently when I plugged in the charger it won't charge .turns on alright .the led on the  charger turns on.but the charging led on the laptop won't turn on.1.I have...

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DELL Battery Issue

Hi,I'm using Dell Inspiron 15R 7520 Laptop. Now a day's I'm keep getting below message "The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined. the battery may not charge. the system will adjust...

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How to disable Touchpad in E7450

I have been reading through most related posts, but I have not seen one for this relatively new laptop that we have.In previous DELL E series laptops that I had, it used to have an icon to manage the...

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dell inspiron 15

My dell inspiron 15 doesn't bot when i turn it on. The LED light comes on but there's a blank screen for some time. After almost an hour or two (sometimes overnight) it shows me no boot devices found...

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Dell Inspiron 15z Intel Core i7 Turbo Boost not working

Hello!I've recently noticed that my Dell Inspiron 15z's turbo boost on the processor has stopped working. The processor frequency is stuck at below 2Ghz. (According to Task Manager). It used to reach...

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Dell extended battery enabled but 100%?

Dell inspiron n4050 with extended battery software enabled charges battery anyway to 100%. As I understand it should be somewhere around 70% for longevity?

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Dell Inspiron 1545 Motherboard encryption

Hello.I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 (INS1545-A2RE) with a Samsung 850 250GB Evo drive with it. The drive supports encryption/data security and I chose the Class 0 option which sets a password in the...

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Windows 10 - Dell Inspiron N7110

I have run the Microsoft compatibility test and am informed that the hardware in my laptop is incompatible with both Windows 10 and Windows 8.1.Is there any way that this can be rectified? Or am I left...

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