hi
we have the dell Latitude E5470, new, and its very unresponsive
Checked for malware / Antiviru, none found.
ran dell update, all updates installed.
windows updates installed also.
but for a new machine I5, 4GB ram, the "spinning whell" of microsoft is seen a lot, a lot of "Not responding" errors too.
what else should i check,? even turning off visual effects its still handling like a brick....
I have an Inspiron 15 5000 series laptop. It does not show any sign of startup. I do not see any light including the power light on the power button when I press it. There is a green light on the power adapter which confirms the power gets to the laptop. I tried removing the battery and removing the power cable and then holding the power button for a minute and later fixed the battery and the power and tried turning on... It plays dead. Any idea how to get this going?
I have a Dell Precision M4500 that is giving me problems.
I am currently running Windows 7 Pro x64 with 4GB RAM ( (2)sticks of Samsung 4GB (2x2GB) 1Rx8 PC3 10600S -09-11-B2 Laptop Memory). I recently tried to upgrade one of the slots using (1) PNY - 8GB DDR3 1.6GHz DDR3. Once I replaced the RAM and started the computer, I got the prompt that windows failed to start and gave the options to run startup repair or start windows normally. Neither option worked. I ended up putting the original RAM back in and it worked fine. The new PNY 8GB stick is Single Channel with CL of 11. The existing RAM has a CL of 9 (not sure if that makes a huge difference). If anyone has any idea what the issue might be, I'd like to hear your thoughts.
I have a Inspiron n4050 with an i3-2330M processor, and recently i find out that the processor isn't soldered, it's in a socket! So i was wondering what range of processor can i buy for upgrading?
Did i have to stick in the Sandy Bridge generation or i can jump in to the Ivy Bridge?
Can i put a i5 or even a i7?
Thanks for your replying.
Just purchased this laptop, tried connecting it to our church projector (EPSON EX7210) which we were using with our previous laptop through a VGA cable, so in order to connect it to this new Inspiron 5559 I had to get a VGA to HDMI converter.
As I try to project the extended screen, the image shows fine, but I get alot of blinks both on the laptop screen as well as on the projector, (as if there was a loose connection), it makes it very difficult to get anything done.
I already reduced the resolution to 1280x768 as suggested by my projector settings, but the problem doesnt go away.
Can someone please provide some guidance on what I should do to fix this problem?
I highly appreciate your help!
best regards!
What is the best way to clean the screen on the xps 13?
Just received the XPS 13 9360 in the mail today. I am trying to figure out how to speed up the scrolling. I've been using a MacBook pro since 2011 and I am used to being able to scroll to the end of a page with one swipe. On this computer, I'll need wrist surgery after a month.
Everyone with other manufacturers seem to have ways of increasing the speed by opening up the software specific to the installed hardware, but Dell doesn't seem to have that. And the only scroll speed option that I can find in the mouse options is for a mouse, not a touchpad.
I really want this laptop to work. Please help me.
like the title says my 1 week old 9560 seems stuck, I've run multiple benchmarks in which the cpu scores WELL below the average for this model, and even torture tested it using prime95, during which it never boosted at all. What is the next step? what can I check/do?
Hello,
when starting the laptop, WIN does not boot-up
when i ran the diagnostics (F12/diagnostics), the screen is black and the PC "plays a tune" and than beeps 1-4-6 code (short beebs). I cant find this code anywhere. Do you know what does it mean?
Thanks :-)
My dell latitude e6320 started misbehaving suddenly. I removed and fixed the battery back one day and then it refused to power up again, it came on eventually after much removing and fixing back exercises, then would go off if i lift the laptop or shake the table. this happens when am using the laptop without the ac adapter. When using the ac adapter, the battery shows full or charging and atimes, it wont charge, the yellow charge light flashes when i connect to the ac adapter. Now if i press the power button, it will want to start then go off when on battery power alone. but the system runs fine when using the ac adapter.
if i manage to start the system on battery power, the battery can last for 3/4 hours...but if i shake the laptop or lift it up it will go off immediately. i have checked the battery locks at the buttom...it looks okay.
What could be the issue n solutions.
Many thanks.
In the Dell XPS 13 (9360). Using the latest BIOS 1.3.2 (but the old previous BIOS version was the same).
If you go to the "Fn Lock Options" under BIOS, there are 2 options, they are listed as:
Lock Mode Disable/Standard = The F1-12 Keys behave as function keys
Lock Mode Enable/Secondary = The F1-12 Keys control the secondary functions.
These options are Swapped. If you disable the "Fn Lock" and set the mode to "Lock Mode Disable/Standard", log into Windows, and Press F1, it will then MUTE the system. Even though it should act like an "F1" Key.
If you go back into BIOS, set the mode to "Lock Mode Enabled/Secondary", log into the system and Press F1, then the Help comes up.
The options are swapped on these two configure options. Please update the text in the BIOS to match the appropriate configuration. Thanks. I've included a ScreenShot of the BIOS options. "Fn Lock" does do what it describes (disables Fn-Esc). Doesn't matter if u turn this on or off. If you have it set up as I do below, the Fn Keys are set for the proper Function (F1-F12) operation. However, the text says it should do its secondary functions in this mode.
Okay, I just acquired this lovely unit: intel i5 3340 2.7, 8 G Ram, 128 G SSD. 2 problems:
1. The driver update feature on the site says I need a chipset driver update, about 129 MB, but it won't install after several attempts, even though it says successfully installed.
2. If I close the lid or put the unit to sleep, the lock screen will come on after opening the lid, but login screen will not appear. I've been searching forums from Dell, Microsoft, etc, with no solution found yet. This morning, the laptop took two attempts to boot, even though I had shut it down last night. Similar thing - lock screen only.
Dell professionals - please advise!
i7/16GB RAM/512GB SSD. I'm attempting to run several different small Windows 10 VMs (one at a time) using VMWare Workstation 12.5. I can't use any of them; the entire system becomes nearly unusable, slow, and very hot the second I try to boot one up and continues until the VM is shut down. It appears the CPU is trying to burst (the new dynamic thermal tech?), overheating, and then settling at 0.38Ghz according to performance data in task scheduler.
If this dynamic thermal performance tech is the cause, is there a way to disable or fine tune this technology? It almost appears as if it's boosting too much and overheating/throttling the system. I don't need super fast performance on demand, I need consistent/modest/usable performance.
Thanks!
Nick
My Dell 502x -XPS 15 had a network issue, which my IT guy 'sorted out' two days ago. I have been running Windows 10 on the system for aprox. 1 year now, and despite all the ''negative'' news being spread about Windows 10, I have had no real issues....up till now. I find now that my webcam and dvd/cd drive does not work. Can someone help/
Hello Reader,
I recently bought an E6430 laptop with Windows 10 Pro and had about 3 months of trouble free use out of it until yesterday morning when it completely failed. It is definitely the motherboard, because whenever I connect the (or any other) AC Adapter to the laptop, the green light on it instantly turns off and the computer is still stone dead - no lights, no sound of spinning fans or HDD. Totally useless now.
I tried the recommended 'reset' steps where I removed the battery, AC Adapter, (and later: the HDD and RAM as well) and held the power on button for at least 30 seconds, before reconnectig the battery and trying to turn it on again.. Still dead. Nothing I tried worked, so conceded that I'm just another one of possibly 100's of thousands of similar disappointed 'victims' of this (all too common) fault with many post 2006 laptops (not only Dell). This is the third such experience I've had myself with the same total failure, since 2012!
So, quick solution (so I thought earlier yesterday): I went on ebay and bought a new laptop which I thought was identical, however I've since discovered the (newer) one I just purchased on ebay for $400.00 is not exactly the same as the model that just self-converted into a doorstop. That was an E6430 14 Core i5 3320M, 2.6GHz. The one I just bought to replace it with is an E6430 Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz. The plan is to simply remove the HDD from the doorstop (i5 3320M, 2.6 Hz) and place it into the new laptop I just bought.I didn't know until it was too late, that the one I'd just bought is a newer and probably a lot different (in terms of MB device drivers) than my original E64530 i5 3320M, 2.6GHz machine.
Therefore, my question that I really hope someone here can answer is:
Will my newly purchased E6430 Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz work with the HDD from my now failed and slightly older original laptop: E64530 i5 3320M, 2.6GHz?
I have performed the same HDD swap 'trick' in the past and 100% successfully with an older Latitude D610, when it lost its display.. When it died, (with just a bold white bar at the bottom where the Windows task bar used to reside), I just went on ebay and bought another D610 (for about $100.00), which was almost identical - the new one had Bluetooth, whereas the original with the failed display didn't.
All I had to do after inserting my failed one's HDD into the $100.00 one was automatically install the Bluetooth driver and presto - I had my same laptop back again in an instant, but with Bluetooth as well.
That was about 6 years ago and it lasted until I recently bought the new Doorstop. (And it still works now but its Windows XP).
However, I fear it may not be as simple as that with my current E6430 'dilemma'. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I.e. "No forget it, it won't work" or, "Yes that should still run ok, but you might need to run a driver update"....
Thanks for reading my (possibly too detailed) post.
Tony
Hello Reader,
I recently bought an E6430 laptop with Windows 10 Pro and had about 3 months of trouble free use out of it until yesterday morning when it completely failed. It is definitely the motherboard, because whenever I connect the (or any other) AC Adapter to the laptop, the green light on it instantly turns off and the computer is still stone dead - no lights, no sound of spinning fans or HDD. Totally useless now.
I tried the recommended 'reset' steps where I removed the battery, AC Adapter, (and later: the HDD and RAM as well) and held the power on button for at least 30 seconds, before reconnectig the battery and trying to turn it on again.. Still dead. Nothing I tried worked, so conceded that I'm just another one of possibly 100's of thousands of similar disappointed 'victims' of this (all too common) fault with many post 2006 laptops (not only Dell). This is the third such experience I've had myself with the same total failure, since 2012!
So, quick solution (so I thought earlier yesterday): I went on ebay and bought a new laptop which I thought was identical, however I've since discovered the (newer) one I just purchased on ebay for $400.00 is not exactly the same as the model that just self-converted into a doorstop.
That was an E6430 14 1 i5 3320M, 2.6GHz
The one I just bought to replace it with is an E6430 Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz.
The plan is to simply remove the HDD from the doorstop (i5 3320M, 2.6 Hz) and place it into the new laptop I just bought.
I didn't know until it was too late, that the one I'd just bought is a newer and probably a lot different (in terms of MB device drivers) than my original E64530 i5 3320M, 2.6GHz machine.
Therefore, my question that I really hope someone here can answer is:
Will my newly purchased E6430 Core i7-3520M 2.9GHz work with the HDD from my now failed and slightly older original laptop: E64530 i5 3320M, 2.6GHz?
I have performed the same HDD swap 'trick' in the past and 100% successfully with an older Latitude D610, when it lost its display.. When it died, (with just a bold white bar at the bottom where the Windows task bar used to reside), I just went on ebay and bought another D610 (for about $100.00), which was almost identical - the new one had Bluetooth, whereas the original with the failed display didn't. All I had to do after inserting my failed one's HDD into the $100.00 one was automatically install the Bluetooth driver and presto - I had my same laptop back again in an instant, but with Bluetooth as well. That was about 6 years ago and it lasted until I recently bought the new Doorstop. (And it still works now but its Windows XP).
I fear it may not be as simple as that with my current E6430 'dilemma'.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I.e. "No forget it, it won't work" or, "Yes that should still run ok, but you might need to run a driver update"....
Thanks for reading my (possibly too detailed) post.
Tony
Okay guys, I have a Dell Precision M6600. I am having a few issues with it, to begin with. This is my journey since buying it.
- It said "Plugged in not charging" So, I bought a new charger (not cheap) then plugged it in, charged fine. I unplugged it at 100% and then about 30 seconds later I get the "Plug into a power source" message.
- I bought a new battery for it (Also not cheap) and it's doing the exact same thing, plugs in, charging light comes on, windows says it's charging and it dies after aboout 1 minute from full charge.
Any ideas? Im stuck
Just updated to Windows 10 Pro 32bit. I either found the missing drivers or they were updated, except for one. The missing driver is:
The Hardware Ids are:
i need help updating the above driver. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.
Hello folks,
My xps 15 got a bios password problem and driving me crazy.
Indeed I've set up (have) my bios password and being use this password for ages and never been changed.
The funny thing is, today when I try to enter my bios password, system just said Invaild Password !!!!!
I have not been change anything and shut my laptop down properly last night.
After 3 time tried, system inform me SYSTEM DISABLE with some letters. Why ????
I have tried to remove the the CMOS battery to reset the bios password but not working. why???
I called customer service, they give me some super password but still no working and said I have to change motherboard cost 700 pounds ???
I just can not believe that, anyone has the same problem or any advise?
Thanks very much guys.
hello,
almost one month ago my hdd crashed. Dell support told that they will send me a new one, but nothing yet.
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