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ac adapter not cant power

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my dell inspirion 15 cant charge the battery but the charger is quite ok and is charging other laptop properly, the laptop only powers with the battery power and when the battery is empty it wont power anymore please what is the problem and how do i solve it


left click

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the left click just disappeared ! please advise what to do?

My laptop is making beeping noise

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When I start my Inspiron N5040, it makes audible 3 beeps for 3 times then it goes away but I can hear

faint 5 beeping noises while computer is running at a regular interval.  It beeps for 5 times then pauses for a few seconds then it continues on and on.

constantly running fane of my dell e7450

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please guide how to repair the constantly running fan of dell latitude e7450 laptop. this does not work automatically i.e. the fan as usual starts once the machine temperature increases. as I start the machine the noisy fan starts as well. please guide. 

Bios enter system password n5010 r15

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Hello

I have given default BIOS settings on the previous point, the password does not work. After I wrong password three times, you have two options serves tag and PPID Please advise

Laptop models

DELL INPRISON N5010 R15

Dell precision 5510 display driver issue while laptop runs without mains (battery powered)

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My Dell precision 5510's display driver stops responding and getting recovered if I run any graphic intense programs in it. It happens only when I run it without the charger connected, it works fine if charger is connected.

It says display driver stopped responding and recovered by itself, but I am not able to resume whatever I was doing. It makes me rerun the program, after a while, some 2 minutes, the loop repeats(display driver stops working and getting recovered again). This makes me not able to use my laptop at all without charger connected.

I dont see any issue with less graphic intense programs like browsing etc., This happens only during games for me, I hope it will be the case with other graphic intense programs also.

Thanks in advance,

Any help wiil be much appreciated,

Kumaresan.

dell inspiron 15r se Service tag D6X0FW1. No power no led lights.

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Hi can you help me .

My laptop went off while I was playing a game on it.

There is no power light or any other lights coming on. I tried replacing power jack but this has not 

helped. I think it could be the motherboard, can you tell me what compatible motherboards i could use.

Regards

R

Dell XPS 15 9550 - DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION blue screen BSOD

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Hi there,


I used big old friend google many times, but to no avail. I have no cluehow to fix this error.
At irreguar moments (often simply while I have a Skype call, but not only then) my new Dell XPS 15 9550 would freeze and then a blue screen appears, saying DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION, we are now gathering information before we restart your PC. But the counter stays at 0%.

So I have to manually restart.

Nevertheless this happens about 1-2 times per week and it is pretty annoying. But nothing I found online would give me a clue of what to do....

Anybody knows the issue and how to solve it?


Dell Studio 1737 Is Overheating

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i have a studio 1737 and it is overheating. the fan is clean, there is no dust in the laptop, the is a brand new paste on the processor, the BIOS is up to date it is A09, all the drivers are up to date too. I cant get to install I8kfan GUI it is not compatible... can someone help me???

Upgrade for Laptop

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Hi
I own a Dell Inspiron 17334 laptop. The model has actually been discontinued by the manufacturer
It has a 4GB RAM and 500GB Harddrive. I wish to know if it is possible to upgrade my laptop. I know I can actually replace the RAM and Harddrive but is there a way to know beforehand whether the motherboard can handle it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You

XPS 9550 cursor lag on desktop

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Hi. 

I am having a very strange issue. Only when I move my cursor over my desktop or taskbar (i.e. not over any open window) the speed of the cursor slows to a crawl, where the cursor itself is slow and there is a significant lag between me moving my finger and the cursor moving, as if everything is moving in slow motion.  There is no other obvious performance decrease.  The issue seems to mostly happen when I'm on battery power, although it has once or twice happened when on AC power.  My drivers, BIOS, and Windows 10 are up to date using the latest from the Dell website. 

Thanks!

issue with new dell laptop

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INSPIRON 15 2 IN 1

this is my first post in this form so I hope I am in the right place. this is my first dell laptop  and I have only had it 2 weeks.  I followed the set up instructions and all went ok. the only thing I done was I removed MacAfee and installed Kaspersky 2017 security which I use and installed my hp printer. then I found out I could not use Kaspersky safe money . I am unable to log onto ebay in explorer11 using Kaspersky safe money and also unable to use the on screen keyboard in Kaspersky safe money using the touchpad .Kaspersky have now told me its a bug on dell laptops. the other issue I have got now is when I sign out on my laptop by right clicking on the windows symbol  / shutdown or sign out. click on sign out I get a blue screen it says YOUR PC RAN INTO TROUBLE YOUR PC NEEDS TO RESTART. what failed  win32kbase service stop exception. I run the dell programme to check my laptop and it said all was ok, I then used the reset windows option and still got the issue and then run sfc scannow and that found no issues.

XPS 15 Internet blocked for no reason

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I had a problem this morning that took several annoying hours to resolve.  I am an old advanced computer user and test eng.  Thus will relate the below in case someone might shed some light on why.

My Dell XPS 15 9550 running Windows 10 could not connect to the Internet after returning from an out of state trip where I had connected the laptop up elsewhere.  Normally at my residence, the laptop is connected to a Netgear Wi-Fi router that is on a CAT5 Ethernet line between my desktop PC and an at&t U-verse modem.  I also at times connect an Android  moto-g smartphone and an Android Chrome laptop into that same Wi-Fi router point.  The U-verse DSL modem also connects to a phone land line besides its POTS line that connects externally from my residence to U-verse fiber.   So all rather typical and simple.

During this trouble both my desktop pc and the moto g were connecting through to the Internet normally through the router and modem that is an automatic process after powering up either.  During the problem the Dell could connect through the Netgear Wi-Fi router to the desktop pc and see all its shared files and vice versa.  Thus the issue was the Dell automated process to route through the modem to the Internet had an issue. I do not understand how the Dell handles this but was aware that involved something with Microsoft because of the Dell Windows 10 implementation. Note prior to this problem, I had months ago fully installed and configured the Dell including the Internet through the above path and had gone through use and a few upgrades over a few months.

I thoroughly went through the various Control Panel network status and setting windows but nothing brought me to a window where I could access the modem for a password or set up a Microsoft Account.  I tried to set up the network manually but it did not accept my password.  It was ignoring whatever I did.  The network troubleshooting buttons could not identify an issue.  One status was that Microsoft Windows was not seeing any network even though I was obviously connected across the router to my pc through a network so that actually ambiguously meant no network with the Internet?  Frustrated, I explored other strategy and opened up the One-Note application.  One-Note noticed I was not connected to the Internet so it brought me through several configuration windows ending in a Microsoft Account, email address and password window.  However my password would not work?  Thus selected a password reset by sending a Microsoft email to that same email address where I received a security code. The fact it sent the password reset meant it had gone through the modem and into the Internet so that again verified the problem was at the Microsoft end.  Apparently there was a way to get into this Microsoft Account stuff that I was not able to locate via Control Panel windows but which the One-Note ap was able to.  So one thing I would like to know if this occurs again is how to get into that without One-Note that I have not to this point bothered to set up or use.

I entered that security code and then the Dell asked to reset my password.  I entered my old lengthy password but it complained that password was the old password that was not allowed.  So the Microsoft Account knew I had been entering my old password but apparently rejected it maybe because it was stale?  If so thanks for not warning me. So changed the password slightly. I began an upgrade process that lasted about a half hour ending in the login window.  After logging in was able to access the Internet normally.

What is max weight that can safely be placed on the top of laptop lid?

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What is max weight that can safely be placed on top of laptop lid without risk of damaging the LCD screen? (laptop lid closed, and laptop is in sleeve) Of course, laptop is not a storage shelf, but there was a few situations when a few laptops was placed on top of the lid, or cat used laptop as a lounger.  What is safe pressure on the lid?

Touchscreen quit working (Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series)

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I have a Dell Inspiron 13 7000 series laptop.  It is 11 months old.  It has worked fine since day one until today.  Today the touchscreen quite working.  All the helpful hints from the internet do not work.  Some ask me to click on the TABLET PC icon in the Control Panel, but there isn't one.  Some tell me to turn off and back on the HID compliant Touchscreen control in the device manager, but there isn't one.  I am running Windows 10 which came installed from the Dell factory.  What else can I try (that I really can try)?


Keyboard Backlight stopped working XPS 15 L502X

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My keyboard backlight has stopped working. The hard-drive in my 3-year-old XPS 15 died, so I had it replaced with a new SS drive. My tech reinstalled Windows 10 and I reinstalled all of my software (AutoCad, MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, etc.). Fortunately, I had all my files backed-up to an external hard-drive and restored them to the new SS hard-drive.

I installed Dell Command Update. I open Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Dell Keyboard Backlight Settings.......I can change the timing of the backlight, but cannot change the backlight brightness slider. It is currently set at the lowest setting, but it will not move to a higher setting. So, I do not have any keyboard backlight at all. I suspect that there is a problem elsewhere.....something is not switched on or there is a missing update? I've spent hours trying to chase this down without success. Any ideas? 

Thank You!

My dell inspinion 1318 Will not power on

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My dell laptop will not turn and do nothing.

Help me please?

Latitude E6420 No Video No POST

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Greetings - two days ago, I accidently flashed the BIOS for my E6420 with the E4310 BIOS rev A09.

When the system restarted, there was no video and the LED's indicated Memory failure (Off | Blinking | Off). Also, the battery charging indicator on the outside was flashing RED.

After reading up on the issue and knowing immediately that I'd used the wrong BIOS, I decided that removing / reinserting the CMOS battery was the appropriate solution.

Having done that, now, I have no LED's and the system is stuck in a loop where the fan cycles 13 or so seconds, the system emits a low volume beep and repeats. This is true IF the A/C power is left connected. Once disconnected, it stops.

I've tried holding Fn key down while pressing power to initiate ePSA, but there is no change.

I've also tried forced ePSA with no results.

Any suggestions are welcomed.

Thank you!

Alienware 17 stupid configurator and competitors

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I want Alienware 17, 32 GB of ram, I want 512GB SSD + 1TB SSD, not possible on Dell webpage, this option is not available. I want nVidia 1080 GTX with better i7 and Windows 10 Pro, which is not possible to buy, because I have to buy most expensive option from Dell which I dont want. Last thing I want is Alienware Vindicator backpack. If I get most expensive option from Dell for Alienware 17 I need to remove half of the laptop, because I dont want it. Is it really so hard and difficult to think about what customers want? By the way, I have still my previous Alienware m17x R4 which is going to be a gift to family member. Config of my Alienware m17x R4, 32GB ram Corsair Vengeance, 2GB Ati 7970, Samsung 512GB ssd + 1TB ssd, Logitech G700s, Corsair H2100. 

This is how the configurator for Alienware 17 shiuld look like:

1. color

- silver

2. base

- Cassini 17, CTO

3. choose your cpu

- Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ

- Intel® Core™ i7-6820HK

4. operating system

- Windows 10 Home

- Windows 10 Pro

5. Ram

-  8GB 2400 or 2667Mhz

- 16GB 2400 or 2667Mhz

- 32GB 2400 or 2667Mhz

7. Harddrive

- 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Boot)

- 256GB PCIe SSD (Boot)

- 512GB PCIe SSD (Boot)

- 1TB PCIe SSD (Boot)

8. Additional harddrives

- 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s

- 512GB SSD

- 1TB SSD

9. GPU

- nVidia Gtx 1060

- nVidia Gtx 1070

- nVidia Gtx 1080 - this option needs better cpu and better power source for an example

10. Alienware Graphics Amplifier

- yes

- no

11. Keyboard

- US

- UK

12.Other options A

- a

- b

- c

13. Other options B

- a

- b

- c

 

The final price is calculated with combinations of these options, so only one Alienware 17 configurator is needed, not 4 configurators, which are basically not configurators, because u cant really configure the product you want to buy. If you want to "build your own" laptop with components you want, it is NOT possible, options are very, very limited and stupid. This Xmas I will go probably for Asus ROG or Acer Predator. There are many competitors with better prices and great support and they have REAL configurator, where you can choose almost anything for your laptop. 1TB + 1TB ssd? No problem with other company. I have only 1 week to buy new laptop and I am 99% sure it will be not Alienware only because Dell never listen to customers needs.

If Dell would sell cars it will look like this: 

1. Engine

- only 3 cylinders, petrol, only with automatic transmission

- V12 petrol, manual only

- V6 diesel, manual only, handbrake not available

2.Tyres

- 5

- 7

- 3 winter tyres, 4 summer tyres

- 4 tyres, available only with V6 diesel engine, handbrake not available

3. Color

- purple with white stars

- white with purple stars

- grey available only with 3 cylinders engine and automatic transmission

- none

4. Airconditioning

- available for purchase only during the summer

- discount during the winter

I hope you get the point...

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