Re: Inspiron 8000 Won't Boot With Fixed Optical Drive Installed!
Thanks ejn63 for your reply.The 2 devices share a controller but they're on seaparate IDE buses, one on the primary and the other on the secondary.Anyway, like TheCanine at the beginning of this...
View ArticleRe: Dell Latitude D610 High Pitched Noise and Failure to Load OS
Quick update. I plugged in a CRT monitor to the laptop. It works fine. The problem is in the LCD display. I've read reports online that suggest that the issue is with something called an "inverter"...
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 8000 Won't Boot With Fixed Optical Drive Installed!
Check the caddy you mounted the drive in - is there any damage to the connector on the back of the caddy?
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 8000 Won't Boot With Fixed Optical Drive Installed!
No damage...everything is in perfect condition!Cheers...
View ArticleRe: Dell Latitude D610 High Pitched Noise and Failure to Load OS
That could easily be the problem - you'll need to remove the existing one to find a replacement (they are screen-specific).
View ArticleRe: Inspiron 17R SE 7720 - mSata problem
Still, it's better than keeping that as an unused drive. :) If I can't be using it as the cache, that seems better. :)
View ArticleRe: critical_process_died error on new win8 laptop
I have the same problem, I cannot get to safemode in windows 8, the only thing it lets me into is f12 and f2 for boot menu and setup menus. This is BS, One advise was to use shift f8 on re-boot, does...
View ArticleRe: How to disable auto-click on an Inspiron 17R ultrabook 5720 running...
If someone could tell me how to disable my palm pad I would be very grateful. I have an Inspiron 17R 5720 notebook running windows 7. I removed windows 8 to add window 7. thanks
View ArticleI think I'm done with Dell as a vendor
In 2006 I bought a fairly high-end notebook from Dell, with a 17" screen. I wasn't really happy with the fact that there was no numeric keypad, but I used it anyway. I had been a Dell customer for many...
View ArticleRe: Dell XPS 12 touch screen problems
I still experience random problems with the touch screen as well. Just stops working for no reason and I have to put the computer to sleep and then wake for it to fix, but this doesn't always work....
View ArticleRe: Dell Latitude D600 - AC Not Charging Battery
I appreciate that this thread is quite old now but I'm still struggling with this issue but I have something to add to the mix - my D600 has behaved as your's did. Luckily I have a docking station...
View ArticleNeed to turn off feature of mouse pad
My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 5520. It has a feature of the mouse pad wherein if I tap the pad surface, it performs an operation equivalent to a left-click. How do I turn this off?
View ArticleRe: I think I'm done with Dell as a vendor
Employers usually supply business-grade systems - there's a world of difference between a Probook or Elitebook and a consumer-grade Pavilion, etc., just as there is between a Latitude or Precision and...
View ArticleRe: Mouse Pad Freezes
I have tried everything to stop the freeze and erratic behavior of the Elan Touch Pad; I have Alps pads on my other PCs and have never had a problem. This PC has been return and a new touch pad...
View ArticleRe: Dell Laptop 1764 D Partition Disappeared After Driver Installs
Thanks, Amogh. As you suggested, I ran the full Diagnostics, and it found no errors. You then stated that I "may" update the system BIOS, but I wasn't sure if you were advising me to do so if no...
View ArticleRe: Dell Inspiron 1564 Overheating
Hi GranmaAnne,Glad to know I could help. Cleaning the fan and air vents should have helped but if issue persists please update the BIOS to the latest version available on the support site and then...
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