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Dell E6410

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My Dell E6410 won't start.  Everytime I turn it on, it tells me that "An operating system was not found.  Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system."  It was working fine yesterday!  I've tried multiple things.  I pressed F2, and it popped up.


Studio XPS M1640 Bluetooth non-connectivity issues

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I have an older system that originally have Windows Vista 64bit, it never had any issues related to Vista OS but I upraded to Windows 7 to avoid any loss of support. However, with Microsoft more or less forcing Windows 10 on people, I caved and got the free version. As I have recently wanted to use my Bluetooth, I have a DELL WIRELESS BLUETOOTH 370 (FOXCONN) I noticed that there's no longer any kind of icon, access, or an inkling that it even exists on my system. It worked prior to Windows 10 when I still had Win7, but I'm looking for drivers that will for sure work and as far as I can tell there's no way of enabling the feature within windows.....according to the BIOS it's enabled but it doesn't work.  I'm going  to keep looking for a way to get around the OS but I'm posting here too because I'm thinking others have had the same problems.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Chris

Inspiron 15 3541 ram issue

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I have what I think is a strange problem: I acquired an Inspiron 15 3541 with no ram for my daughter to use and I find I can only get it to boot with old 1066 MHz ram in it. I have tried 8GB and 4GB DDR3L1600 MHz modules and she just won't boot. The original ram according to Dell's support site was 8GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz. It will boot with both 1 and 2GB 8500 modules. I am stumped. Can anyone shed any light on this issue. Is the ram I am trying somehow not compatible?

Laptop Will Not Charge, Tried Everything

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My Dell Inspiron laptop just will not charge. I have bought a new battery, a new charger and read these forums over and over. Naturally, since my laptop is out of warranty, Dell won't give me the time of day. Sometimes, very rarely, I can get it to charge by starting it without having it plugged in, then plugging it in after Windows starts, but lately even that doesn't work. I wouldn't mind it normally, I rarely use my laptop away from a power source, but for some reason, the computer is noticeably slower if it's not charging. I'm really to the point where I will never buy another Dell again, but for now this is what I have and what I have to work with. If anyone knows a fix, or even a work around to get this thing working for the next month or so, I would appreciate it. And yes, I updated the BIOS already, in fact I think that's the problem. But I'm ready to try anything at this point. 

Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7567 Buzzing noise.

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Hello, I noticed recently that when my fan is at its fastest rpm and the laptop keys are pressed lightly there is a buzzing noise that can be heard. this noise goes away if the fan slows down or I press harder on the keys. Recently I also discovered that adjusting the screen physically as in moving back or forth seems to take it away as well. Any thoughts?

Ergonomics in Inspiron 15 3000 Series (Intel) - 3567

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Hi community and DELL

I recently bought a Inspiron 15 3000 Series (Intel) - 3567.

Excellent choice I have to say, I am swapping my old Mac Book with this DELL Laptop.

I have the following recommendation for improvement.

The touch pad is not in the proper position, as it is on the left side of the laptop and this creates a problem on the alignment of the fingers with the limits of the left and right parts of the touch pad. This creates also an issue with the right arm as it needs to be extended to  the left side to do the work.

I am looking forward for your feedback and improvement in the future.

Thanks a lot

Is my laptop dead?

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I have two dell laptops. One for personal which is an inspiron and another for work.

Tonight I was browsing the Internet on my personal laptop when all of a sudden the computer turned completely off without warning, the screen just went black.

I tried to turn it back on and it didn't work. I left it a while and still nothing.

I then tried swapping the battery from my work laptop and it still didn't work.

However I then noticed something weird. Whenever I plugged the charger into my personal laptop, the charger would suddenly stop working and I would have to unplug it and plug it back in to get the charger to recognise it was still plugged in.

As such, it seems as though my personal computer is not only dead, it can temporarily kill a charger also until you unplug it and plug it back in. How is this even possible?

Does anyone have any idea if my personal laptop could be saved or should I just accept it is gone? It is quite old so it has had a good run of about 5/6 years.

Thanks,

Unable to install a software

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Hi guys,

I do music production and was trying to install Iztotope ozone 7 on my new dell xps 15 9560. However can't seem to get my copy of Ozone 7 and neutron to be installed on my new dell xps 15 9560. When installing, it would freeze on the installation bar screen. When I switch over to custom install, it would just freeze in general. Also, I have contacted izotope and they recommended me to lower my resolution from 4k to something lower and It's still not working at 720p. Can anyone help? Thanks


fan problem in my dell m3800

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dear readers,

i noticed a problem with my dell m3800.

of the 2 cooling fans instead, only 1 is working. the working one is the right one.

does anyone have an idea how to fix this ?

greetings

dell m3800 fan not working

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dear readers,

today i noticed that one of the fans in my dell 3800 is not working. i dont know this for certain because i didnt open the laptop but i can definitely feel it not working.

does anyone have an idea on how to fix this

Dell Inspiron 14 7460 Left Palm Rest Slightly Opened Up

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Hi, I am currently using Dell Inspiron 14 7460 (for about 2 weeks). Lately, I just saw the left palmrest (near the touchpad) is slightly opened (it is visible when I use my laptop in a well-lit environment). For more details and pictures, please refer to this link:

community.dell.com/.../127545-dell-inspiron-14-7460-left-palm-rest-slightly-opened-up

Are those conditions still considered as normal? And if they aren't, could I claim the warranty for that?

Thanks.

Dell DA200 Adapter ProblemT (Code 31)-A USB port reset request failed.

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Suddenly my Dell DA200 Adapter doesn't work on my Dell XPS 13 9360.    HDMI & VGA can still work projecting to my monitor, but USB and LAN stops.

Tried uninstall, reinstall, update USB drivers to no avail.  Last resort was to clean install but problem is still there!  It's only been 3 months and I practically did nothing different than yesterday (no new install, change/update driver, etc.), just stopped today!

Tried the hdmi adapter to the USB-C and work, also showing it as billboard device, whilst the DA200 don't show.

Want to tried to wifi power setting, but couldn't find it in the device manage->network adapter?

Any idea what should i do?  Faulty adapter seems to be the last answer, but it's practically new and it was working flawlessly before.  Will i be able to claim warranty on it?

Thanks

fps problem and wifi problem

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windows 10

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3537U CPU @ 2.00GHz
Display Adapters
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000

i have fps problem every time i want to play games and when i did dell diagnostic it showed me that all good but at the video card check i saw my fps is between 4-8 and i had many laggs.

i dont understand why the report showed my computer passed all the tests when my fps is bad and i need help.

how to fix it?

in addition my wifi is turning off himself some times and i dont know why it is happen

XPS 15 9550 down res without bug

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Hi all, first time here.

I have been using the xps 15 for a while for school work and to prolong my battery / use apps, i switch from the default 4k settings to 1080p. However, there lines would appear underneath when viewed on the screen. (lines do not appear on the actual document) 

Inspiron error code 0142 (01APR2017)

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laptop fault condition. it began a seq. of ear pierce sounds. followed on screen repair option (may take an hour +). no chg. rebooted F12, diag error 0142, validation code 88380

any ideas?  I think the 0142 is the hard drive but I don't know what the validation code means.

purchased 29NOV2016,,,  beyond the 90 day warranty, mail in support  : ( 


XPS L502x: 2nd Hard Drive using a Universal Caddy in Optical Drive Bay

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Hi,

I am trying to replace my optical drive with a HDD Caddy with a Seagate 2TB HDD. When I start my laptop with the drive installed both my bios and os don't recognized it. If I start my laptop and then slide the caddy into the optical bay my os picks it up immediately. If I restart the computer the drive is gone. I have discussed with the caddy manufacturer and they aren't sure what the issue is. I have updated all my drivers and my bios via Dell's website.

Can anyone provide some insight?

Thank you.

XPS L321x No Turbo Boost?

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Hi all,

My L321x is installed with windows 10 but i am unable to get it to turbo boost or im not even sure if this particular model has turbo boost.

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2637M CPU @ 1.70GHz, 1696 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)

Ive seen online that this model is supposed to get 2.8ghz when on turbo boost mode.

Upgrade memory dell Inspiron 1750

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Hi ! I have a Dell Inspiron 1750 LapTop with 4Gb installed. 2 x 2Gb working fine. I bought 2 x 4Gb DDR2 6400 800Mhz, once I installed the 2 memories the laptop didn't start, only the white light shows on. No fan, no hard drive running. I installed only one memory on slot 2 and the computer works fine. I switched the memory to slot 1 and again the laptop doesn't start. Seems that slot 1 is faulty. But it used to work fine before I tried to install the new memories. Now I can only use slot 2 with a 2Gb or the 4Gb. If I put both 2 Go like it was the laptop won't start. Any idea how to make it works? Thanks

XPS 13 Constant Hang/Freezes

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My XPS constantly hangs and freezes.  I've tried reinstalling Windows 10 and the same problems occur, usually right after turning on the laptop.  I can get to the Windows 10 screen, and then 90% of the time, the laptop will hang or freeze.  The round, circling icon will show, but nothing happens.  I reboot holding the on/off slider and after several attempts (usually shutting down about 5-6 times), the laptop may function, but will still sporadically hang/freeze.  I notice it hangs every time when attempting to do a Windows Defender scan.  It always hangs at roughly the same spot - after about 32335 files scanned it hangs.  I've also tried to do an offline scan, and it hangs after a few files are scanned.

I'm at my wits end - as I mentioned, I reset Windows 10 and the same problems occur, which leads me to believe it is hardware related.  I have updated the BIOS to A08, but the same problems occurred using the A07 BIOS.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I'm about ready to throw the laptop out.

xps 9550 trackpad won't clikc

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My trackpad is lifting and after looking at the posts here, i was encouraged to open up the machine and inspect the battery. Imagine my lack of surprise to see that the battery was indeed swelling which was compromising the trackpad. 

The fix is simple, a new battery. I'm posting this for posterity though. Dell refuses to acknowledge that there is an issue and worse, when i called, they don't sell the batteries new anymore. 

My only conclusion is that they had to use their entire stock of new batteries in repairs, or the know they are an unsafe product with known issues and discontinued manufacturing. 

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