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1564 release speed?

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I have inspiron 1564,core i3, 2gb ram which is 1 stick 0f 2gig in one slot.

laptop runs very slow, takes forever to open something, especially browsing..

thinking to increase ram to 4gb , wud that help or shoud i change the processor n motherboard too at same time to do full upgrade.

Any suggestion to improve the speed? 


My Inspiron M5030 repair and upgrade

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I don't need help, I just thought I'd share what I learned in case it helps anyone else.

Earlier this year I bought an M5030 very cheap due to a 7 beep failure. The motherboard had been re-flowed twice already but the owner gave up this time. I did a gentle oven re-flow myself and it ran for a few weeks of sporadic use then failed again. I went at it a bit harder the next time and then installed lm-sensors to control the cooling fan as I see fit. Previously the fan would only run when the CPU got to 60c and would turn off again at 40c, repeat. Correctly configuring fancontrol in lm-sensors got it to run reliably in the mid 40s with around 80% CPU use. I think on any machine that's well known for heat related problems this type of programme is mandatory.

After a couple of months of reliable use I got a bit reckless and started looking at faster CPUs. It came with an AMD V140 (2.3 Ghz single core) and I've fitted an N660 (3 Ghz dual core) which has, in my limited testing, transformed it. I could previously run Youtube at 480p on some videos but would often have to drop back to 360p. Now it runs 720p full screen smoothly with no unexpected buffering or choppiness. Full screen 1080p is a little juddery but maximum resolution on this machine seems to be 1366x768 so that's irrelevant. 123 movies runs very well but I'm not familiar enough with it to know it's native resolution etc. Heat management is good and it only runs 3 - 4 degrees c higher than before.

I did update the bios up to A05 which is simple in Windows but a right pain in Mint, though this is mostly due to my ignorance of Linux basics. I don't know for certain that the update was necessary for the CPU but I'm pretty sure it is for the 8GB of RAM which is my next move. I'll update this thread when that's done.

Inspirion 15 3000 series randomly goes to sleep, how do I fix it?

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Hi there, my friend recently got this laptop and we decided to play some mkx, after 10 or so minutes, the laptop goes to sleep mode. I went to the settings and there was an option to put the laptop to sleep on charger after 10 minutes. I disabled that option, however, it is still going to sleep. I am using Windows 10 if matters. Any solutions?

My Inspiron 15 7000 7537 keyboard arrow keys, space bar, n, b keys not responding

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Several days ago I noticed that these keys were having difficulty in responding when they were struck. Sometimes I had to press hard on the keys to get them to work until eventually they stop responding. I am wondering if it's a hardware or software problem. I used an external keyboard as well as the onscreen keyboard and they work fine. So should I replace the keyboard???......

Is laptop charger covered under warranty (Inspiron 13 5000)?

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My inspiron 13 5000 charger has stopped working, no longer charges my laptop. Bought the laptop less than a year ago. Will Dell replace just the charger? Or will I have to send the entire laptop back?

Dell Studio 1569 touchpad disable

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Hello.

I would like to disable the touchpad when I have a mouse plugged in. I have gone to the control panel/Hardware & Sound/mouse and there is no option for touchpad.

I have updated the driver. Originally touchpad did not show in device manager. But after updating the driver it shows in device manager now. There is no option for disabling the touchpad though.

I have searched and searched the internet and cannot find a workable solution to disable the touchpad when a mouse is plugged in.

Any advice? I am up for trying anything.

I am running a Dell Studio 1569 Windows 7 home Premium 64bit.

The last Dell I had had a program for controlling the touchpad. Is there anything like that for this model?

FYI there is no hot button for touchpad on this computer. I have tried fn + F3 and nothing.

How to set cpu fan speed on e6420, its on 0rpm help!!

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Hi, i m having issues to set my cpu fan speeds, the problem is it starts to spinning when the cpu temp raise up to about 65°,  then go up to about 3500rpm and when the cpu cools off, it stops again, i really dont like having the temps going to 65 with only 15% of cpu usage, i want to set my fan to continously spin, but idk how, if anyone know how to do it, pls help me, thx!
pd:i m using ubuntu linux.

My Dell Inspiron 5558 will not turn on (no fan or POST sounds)

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Dell Inspiron 5558 does not turn on. There is no fan or POST beep when depressing power button. No screen illumination. I have tried to drain power from RAM and attempted to start up following power drain from Ram procedure with power adapter connected. Any help will be apprecated.


5110 bluetooth driver

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I have a Dell 5110 W7 64 bit service code BMTTGR1 that is getting random freezes that don’t seem to be tied to any certain task or usage. I recently reinstalled the OS. I think I have an idea what is the problem. Although a driver was installed by driverbooster or by me going to the Atheros site there would still be a yellow mark by the Bluetooth in device manager. I would like to try the Dell driver instead but I can’t determine which of the drivers to use from the dell site since there seem to be multiple options. Can you tell me which driver file I should use and how to completely remove the driver that is there so I can see if this is the problem? Thanks.

Base System Device (Windows 10, Studio XPS 1647)

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Hello,

I'm having a problem with my devices.

PCI bus 9, device 0, function 1

PCI bus 9, device 0, function 2

In my device manager it states that Base System Devices have warnings. When I look for driver updates it states that driver software could not be found and that i must visit a manufacturers' website. I visited the site, completed the driver detection and it stated that everything was up to date. 

Im not sure what to do at this point, please help. Thank you!

dell xps 9560 dead

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has anyone else experienced their 9560 just shutting off randomly? mine just went and it wont respond to anything dell told me over the phone so i have to wait for it power down due to the battery which was nearly fully charged, the power light just blinks white now every 5 seconds and thats it, slight click after each blink. its only a couple of weeks old.

starting problem

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Taking around 2 to 3 mins to start. What may be the reason for it...??

Model Name: Dell inspiron 15 5559

specs:

8GB RAM

1tb HDD

4GB graphics

i5 6th gen.

Studio 1558 fan & power/charge light issue

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I had the battery replaced in my studio 1558 recently and since then each time I use it after an hour or two of usage the fan comes on at full speed and remains on constantly and the power/charge indicator light alternates constantly between blinking orange and steady white. If i restart the machine i get a message during boot up that the system doesn't recognise the battery and it will not be charged and the only way i can restore normal operation is to shut down completely and restart. Despite the issue and the battery message, the battery is actually charging and appears to hold the charge fine but i am worried that there is some other issue or that it is an issue with the new battery and it will eventually malfunction completely. The repair shop who replaced the battery have taken the machine back and checked it and said they can find nothing wrong with it and have not seen the fan and light issue happen while the machine was in their shop. Can anyone shed any light on this for me??

TB16 Docking station

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I have been successfully using a TB16 docking station with an XPS 13 9360 for several months, running two external monitors, and recently bought a second TB16 for a different location. I am now finding that shutting the lid of the laptop, with either TB16, causes a BSOD error VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE (igdkmd64.sys). I have updated all of the drivers (and BIOS) and am currently assuming that the error is linked to the recent installation of the Windows Creators update. All working OK before, which suggests there is some incompatibility introduced by the latest Windows update. Anyone else with the same problem or suggestions for a solutions?

Inspiron 17 5000 series keyboard

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When i close my laptop and reopen later in the day ( i have the login after closed off) it will come back on with select keyboard language so i select US it then restarts and everything is ok until the next time i close it.


Dell Inspiron 13 both shift keys not working

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I've had this issue for a few months and it comes and goes. Basically both shift keys go almost completely dead every now and again. you might be able to force them to work but it'll only work for maybe one out of 20 or so key strokes. like i said, i've had month long periods where they work perfectly. i've used a keyboard tester software and when i press both the shift keys the software tells me that they work which makes me think its something to do software wise and its not a hardware issue. i've looked online but nothing has even come close to helping me. i've had the laptop for less than a year i think and the issue stated happening quite shortly after i got the laptop

Windows 10 problem

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After installing windows 10 in my laptop 'inspiration 3442' my touchpad isn't working and video isn't playing smoothly. Plz tell me what can i do now?

XPS 9360 BIOS 1.3.7 created USB dropout/lag in WD15 dock

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Much like has been reported three days ago with the TB16 dock (see here), once I updated the Bios on my XPS 13 to 1.3.7, I started experiencing unexpected cutouts of USB powered devices. In this case, it was my Logitech universal receiver. This cause stuttering/dropouts of the mouse.

When I switch to the on-board USB slot on my laptop - no issue. Whether the USB 2 or USB 3 slots on the dock - the problem returns.

I have no issues with my HD monitor or with the Ethernet connection on the dock - just the USB. Every driver is up to date and, as I said, the ports in the laptop work great.

Latitude E6440 No Boot

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Hello all. I've been doing some work on a Latitude E6440, replaced the keyboard and reinstalled Windows. It came back a couple weeks later and doesn't boot anymore. Black screen after you hit the power button. Holding D down does display the diagnostic colors so the screen works fine. I tried swapping out the memory but each time I'm greeted with the flashing battery light which I understand is "incompatible memory". I re-seated the CPU and removed both the main and cmos battery for a while. The laptop powers on and stays on, no diagnostic codes are output. If I tap the power button while it's on, the CPU fan kicks on for a couple seconds and then the whole unit powers off. I am stumped and haven't seen this behavior before. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Dell Inspiron 1564 Bluetooth Driver Issue

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I updated my operating system to w10. But bluetooth driver did not installed automatically and I cant use bluetooth devices. The web site is not contain driver for w10 or copmatible version. What am I gonna do?

Tkanks.

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