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charger warranty

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Hi!!!!

I have a laptop with warranty till Nov'17.

My charger is not working so wanted to know if it comes under warranty..

Please let me know asap!!!


Wifi Speed Caps Out 10Mbps

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Hi Everyone,

I need help.  I have a 15 inch Dell Inspiron 1564 i3 4GB Laptop.  It is a couple of years old.  I picked this laptop up after it was thrown away. I bought a new hard drive for it and installed a clean install of Win 7.  Everything works great except that the Wifi Speed caps out at 10 mbps when my phone is able to reach 140Mpbs on the same wifi connection. I installed the Dell Wireless 1397 drivers for it. What else can i try to improve the wifi cap on this laptop?

Thanks in advanced.

Audio jack - hardware problem?

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My new (outlet) xps 9550 has this strange issue when I have plugged an external speaker into the laptop.  When the laptop is off there is still a signal coming through.  For example with my old laptop I would commonly keep the speaker plugged in then after say 30 minutes of no audio the speaker would ( by default) switch itself off.  This isn't happening on the xps - it's as if the jack has not been properly terminated or insulated, there is clearly "noise" coming through even with laptop switched off.

I'll be honest and say I'm unfortunately very close to asking for a full refund as it's only one week old. ( the other issues that I've picked up on are a very annoying electrical buzz ( what I now understand as coil while) when scrolling web pages.  A power brick that makes a high pitched hiss.  And audio popping/ volume spikes.  Not sure of I was sold a lemon ?  

If the audio jack issue described at the top is a hardware issue I think that will be the final straw... Any feedback welcome

My laptop's POST behavior is getting slow

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I am Korean and in little short of English. Please understand.

I bought a Latitude E6230 laptop from dellrefurbished.com and upgraded os to windows 10 right after the purchase.

This laptop is my first UEFI laptop therefore I tried to optimize my computer and entered BIOS settings too often.

This behavior made my UEFI POST behavior slower.

Windows 10 UEFI startup time was about 11.5 seconds at first time, but now, it takes 14 seconds for startup.

How can I reduce my laptop's POST time and quicken startup time?

Thank you.

CPU : i7-3520M

RAM : DDR3L 2*4GB

SSD : 128GB

OS : Windows 10 Pro x64

No external video cards.

7710 laptop. What process to choose

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Hi guys. 
I'm planning to buy Dell Precision 7710 laptop and now choosing the processor.
I'm working with After effects and 3ds Max so planning to choose the Graphic card Nvidia Quadro m5000m (8Gb), and 64gb RAM ECC.  There are several types of processor so I'm wondering which is better for my use. 

Here is the choice:
- Intel® Xeon® E3-1505M v5 (Quad Core 2.80GHz, 3.70GHz Turbo, 8MB 45W, w/Intel HD Graphics P530)
- Intel® Xeon® E3-1535M v5 (Quad Core 2.90GHz, 3.80GHz Turbo, 8MB 45W, w/Intel HD Graphics P530) [add $76.56]
- Intel® Xeon® E3-1545M v5 (Quad Core Xeon 2.90GHz, 3.80GHz Turbo, 8MB 45W, w/Iris Pro Graphics P580)

I see that there is slight difference in GHz and integrated video. But the price difference in some instances is more than $500. So my main task now is to clarify is it worth of saving this money. 

So I would like to ask you guys 
1) how big is the difference between 2.8GHz and 2.9GHz in performance? 
2) Since I will use Nvidia Quadro m5000m does the type of integrated video card (HD P530 or Iris Pro) is still important for my use? 

Thank you in advance for any help or advice.
Alex

my inspiron 7000 series ( 7566 ) 's bios cant detect samsung 960 evo m.2 ssd

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i bought a samsung 960 evo m.2 ssd last week,and i installed the ssd in my laptop.Open my laptop and go to bios and cannot find my ssd in the boot sequence and the pcie slot show 0 , but it still showing the ssd serial number.i can also found it in my device manager,i try to install the samsung nvme driver but it show it is not connected ,and the samsung magician show the 960 evo as unknown drive......

i looked through the forum and found out inspiron 7567 have a bios update for this problem..

for 7566....there is no any bios update..

any others way can solve this problem?

CPU frequency down to 2.1 GHz with only 66 °C on Inspiron 15 7567

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Hello

I am using  Inspiron 15 7567 with i7 1TB HHD+256GB SSD with the up-to-date BIOS 1.0.4.

I use the default settings in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility and start CPU stress test and FurMark to stress test it. From the diagram below. At the 3rd minute on white line. The CPU temperature hit the 80 °C and suddenly frequency down to 2.1Ghz and never raise up even it is only 66 °C. 

inspiron se7720 power ON ?

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Hello.

Since 1 month, if  i press the power button, the laptop goes ON,  (with the lights in the right corner)  BUT the Laptop goes immediatly again to OFF without any reason!

If i press again the power button, the laptop goes ON and stays ON.!   

I must always press twice so that the laptop stays on!

Can someone tell me, what's going on ?

 

thanks.


Vostro 5480 BIOS update crashed, now bootloops

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Hello,

I recently tried to update the BIOS of my Vostro 5480, but the update froze in the end. I waited 1 hour but Windows was still frozen, so I decided to turn off by holding the power button.

Now I can't boot anything else, as it will always goes to the BIOS screen with the message below, it waits 5 seconds and then reboots itself.

Unfortunately, it's not under warranty anymore.

I searched Google for solutions, but none helped me. I got the latest BIOS file (can't find old ones), and tried putting the files inside a flash drive (.exe, .hdr and .rom files) with some random and suggested names, but I couldn't get it right.

Is there anything else that I can try?

Thank you in advance

Webcam problem on Facebook Messenger

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Inspiron 5559... webcam works OK in the Camera application and on Skype.  On Facebook Messenger video calling however, it gives a non-photographic outline of the actual image instead of the normal video image.(screen capture attached).  I've reinstalled Windows 10, updated the drivers, etc.   Two hour chat and  phone session with Dell Support... all to no avail.   At this point, Dell says they will replace the camera but I suspect the hardware is OK?  Any thoughts much appreciated!

white scree error in dell vostro 1015

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i have dell vostro 1015 i am suffering white screen display issue since i have buy a laptop ..i have replaced lcd screen twice .but still i am facing this white screen issue i have read all blogs related to dell vostro all of them said replaced lcd screen but it is not working as per my consideration there should be cable issue of  lcd screen ..could you help in it ..

Installing Windows 7 64 bit on a vostro 3500 which ran Win 7 32

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Hi all,

I am on a very steep learning curve here from a state of almost ignorance, so please make answers simple :-)

My husband's Vostro 3500 hard drive died so I decided to put Win 7 64 bit on instead of the 32 bit. The computer is capable of running 64 as we had a choice of versions when we bought it. I say 'it' but we actually bought two at the same time and mine is still working.

So, I got 64 bit SP 1 version from Microsoft, I formatted and partitioned the drives so I had a system drive; this was all new to me but I am confident I did it right. I installed 64 bit from the disc and it all ran but wanted a cable to connect to the internet and looked like it was running in safe mode.

I then installed the Dell drivers from the 32 bit Drivers and Utilities disc, checking that they weren't 32 bit specific. The computer then looked as it should except it wouldn't set up an internet connection. In networking it didn't give me the opportunity to set up as a Home or Public, that bit just didn't appear and I couldn't get round it. No internet in any way!

I then spent another couple of days reading and following leads and eventually it seemed it could be nothing but the fact that I had not installed Dell's System Support, and had not known the order to install the drivers.

So, I downloaded the SS for Windows 7 and Vostro 3500; which I must say was very difficult to find. I reformatted the disc, partitioned, installed ..... everything good. Installed System Support and the chipset drivers, restarted. And everything grinds to a halt.

I recollect that the drivers for the chipset were listing 32 bit when installing but I wasn't paying full attention and thought I'd just missed the bit where they did the 64 and for some reason both were being installed ..... As I said I was ignorant when I started all this.

I can not do anything with the computer now. I can't get it to go to the command prompt even so I can reformat. I have ordered an enclosure so I can take the hard drive out and reformat it from my computer.

So this leaves me with problems I need your help with.

Did the System Support read the computer somehow and think it was 32?

How can I stop this happening next time?

If I don't install the System Support how do I get it to attach to the internet?

Sorry this is so long.

I like to buy Dell xps 15 if possible

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Hello,

I trying  to buy this laptop in many different ways but seems that is not possible..so please if you can help me I will appreciate that. .I am from Zagreb, Croatia and i'm ready to pay delivery costs if necessary...

I want this configuration:

9569 i7-7700hq gtx 1050 16gb ram 512gb ssd pcle Fhd windows

Bubble or blemish under the screen on my XPS 15?

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Hello all,

I've had my XPS 9560 since launch and I've recently noticed there is a blemish of some kind on the top right part of the monitor - possibly an air bubble under the screen but I'm unsure. Maybe just a discolored spot? I think I've only become aware  of it due to running mostly on battery this week as it is less noticeable at full brightness. That said, it is present at all levels of brightness if you look carefully. It is not visible when the screen is off and I'm 100% sure it is not on the outside of the glass.

I have contacted Dell support and am currently awaiting a reply, but thought I'd see if anyone else has experienced a similar issue? picture below, hard to see on camera but it is below the arrow!

Thanks

Vostro 3558 backlit keyboard

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Hello - I have a Vostro 3558, BIOS A11, have the 4 pin keyboard backlit connector.  I bought a backlit keyboard, installed it and although the keyboard works fine, it does not light up.  No option to enable/disable in the BIOS.

Will there be an update to the BIOS to support this hardware?


No dell touchpad tab under mouse properties :(

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Hellloos, I'm having some technical difficulties with my dell inspiron 17R 8.1 update. Even after updating my computer, I still had the dell touchpad tab under my mouse properties, out of nowhere it disappears. & I looked for it in the device manager window & there was nothing. I also downloaded the file that is posted to the thread on here, opened it and all it said its not compatible. Im just so confused on this lol. I could really use help :c

Keyboard Layout

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On my Inspiron 1564 there is a key between the F12 key and the Insert Key on the top row of keys.  The key has a small rectangle with an x in it.

What is this key's function ??

Boot Dell E6520 from second HDD (CADDY in ultrabay)

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Hello.

Is it possible to boot system on Dell E6520 (windows7) from second hdd in ultrabay (in CROM place)?

I want to run windows from two independent disks (without any boot manager)

Regs

Dell Update vs Dell website (Dell Smart Assist)?

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Hello,

Should I be using Dell Update to keep my XPS 13 9360 up-to-date, or the Dell website?

The Dell website seems to have more up-to-date software and drivers, whereas Dell Update says that I'm up-to-date.

Thanks..

Dell e7450 lcd screen upgrade

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I have a dell latitude e7450 laptop and I would like to upgrade the screen. What is the screen model used in the 1080p version of the laptop?

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