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Dell Inspiron 5030 Prob

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Hi iv got a dell 5030 and last night when i powered it up i noticed the Windows Welcome screen had pink dots on it, Iv connected it to the TV but is dose not show up there any ideas as to what could be causing this?


New Latitude 15 7537 disconnects from internet but not wifi

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My new laptop randomly disconnects from the internet but not wifi. When it disconnects, hovering over the wifi icon in the notification area shows the name of my connection and "No Internet Access". Expanding the Networks show a normal connection. Disconnecting and reconnecting from there does not resolve the issue. Ipconfig shows that it still has the correct IP address and other information during these disconnects. Release/flushdns/renew normally gets the IP address again but does not restore the internet access. My wifi router does not show the laptop in the attached devices list even when it is connected successfully.

I have many other computers and devices connected to this network that do not have this issue. My laptop can lose connection at any time for seemingly no reason. It can go 12 hours before a disconnect, or it might drop in five minutes. Some days it will disconnect 10 times.

This laptop replaces a Vostro 3550 that was upgraded to Windows 8 and was set up with identical software as this one. It never had any issues with connectivity. 

Other specs

  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Intel Core i7-4500U 1.8GHz 64-bit
  • 16 GB RAM

 What I have tried/confirmed:

  • MAC address filtering is not in place on the router.
  • IE set to automatically detect settings
  • Confirmed IP address is DHCP
  • Ipconfig /release and /renew
  • Ipconfig /flushdns
  • Netsh int ip reset c:/resetlog.txt
  • Disabled antivirus
  • Disable all non-microsoft services
  • Updated network driver with latest from Intel
  • Disabled Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter

Please tell me what else I can try to fix this. I can't keep rebooting this machine every 10 minutes.

Click right btton problem in dell inspiron 15

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Hello all technicians and experts,

I have a problem with my dell inspiron 15 3537. I installed win 7 x64 and there is a problem with touchpad. the right click is not working when I press two fingers. i.e. when i press two fingers in any file, its not opening options menu.  however, with two fingers, it does all scrolling. it also works with three and four fingers. Please guide me what steps should I take to clear this problem.


Thank you very much in advance.

Dell XPS 12 crashed

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Hi,

my Dell XPS 12 Touch suddenly got stuck and the screen turned white. So I turned it off by holding the Power switch for a few seconds, but now when I turn it on it doesn't get further then the black screen with the white Dell Logo. I am able to acces the menues when I press F2 and F12. Diagnostics showed nothing was wrong. I also just updatet the BIOS the day before, but it ran fine afterwards.What can I do?

Thanks for the help! :)

Help! Cannot re-install Dell Support Center on XPS L502X

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I had problems with Dell Support Centre (some on-screen buttons dead.) I posted in this forum was told to un-install it and re-install. I cannot make this work.


I've tried repeatedly. I get a program called aulauncher.exe This runs OK, but either does nothing whatever, or says "looking for updates", then reports "no updates available."


Please, what do I do to re-install Support Centre?


Original post: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/p/19525737/20458347.aspx#20458347


Thanks


Andy

Bristol, UK

M5010 not starting up - beeping 7 times

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Hi All,

New user here.

I Googled this problem and was sent here. I've read that many others have this problem, but are mainly US based. I'm in the UK. My laptop is just under 3 years old (seems I've done well that it lasted this long!). 

I'm more than a little fed up as my old Dell was purchased in 2003 and is still working. I'm not hard on my laptop - it's never taken from home, maintained well and on my last de-frag (2 nights ago), it was in good health with only a quarter of the memory used.

I was told by Trading Standards that I should complain directly to Dell as under the Sale of Goods Act, I should expect something like this to last longer than this. They were interested to here that it seems to be a common fault in the US, too. 

What are the chances of getting this repaired? Will I have lost everything on it? How much will a repair cost? Should I just bite the bullet and buy a new laptop?

Thanks in anticipation of any help/suggestions.

1920x1080 vs. 3200x1800

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I'm looking at Latitude and Precision and want a screen that looks awesome for both graphics and text. I'd love to get the QHD 3200x1800 but am concerned text might be too small? Googled "3200x1800 text" and found some saying some programs don't display correctly so that's another issue.

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/LivingAHighDPIDesktopLifestyleCanBePainful.aspx

So I guess I'll go with 1920x1080 unless someone knows a solution?

Inspiron 14Z 5423 sometimes won't hibernate.

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I configured my laptop (Inspiron 14Z 5423) to hibernate when I close the lid, but sometimes, I would say 1% of the time, it doesn't hibernate. Today, I closed the lid, put it inside my backpack and that happened. It was in there for almost three hours, overheated and wouldn't turn on for a couple of minutes. Battery status said it was too hot to be charged.

Another problem (2) is that when I put it to sleep, after a couple of hours it will hibernate. And when I turn it back on, it takes a couple of minutes to turn on the screen, and then it shows the Windows logon screen right after. If I turn it off and on again, my session will be lost - all the programs will be closed.

My questions are:

  • How can I troubleshoot and fix the problem that is not allowing my laptop to hibernate?
  • Should I run a diagnostics tool to check if everything is ok after overheating?
  • How can I troubleshoot and fix the problem that when I put the laptop to sleep, and it hibernates after a couple of hours, it will have a delay of few minutes to start up?

Thanks!


Laptop cover

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Ordered laptop cover for Inspiron 15r 5537 but doesn't look like it will fit and can't figure out how to install...?

New XPS 13 (9333) Constant Noise

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I have just recently received a new XPS 13 with the new haswell i7 processor, 8gb RAM, 256gb ssd, and windows 8.1.

I really like this laptop, but it makes a really bizarre noise. It happens constantly as soon as its powered on, like a high pitched whirring sound from somewhere beneath the keyboard. It also seems pretty inconsistent, like it flickers in frequency, and when you use programs (e.g scroll through webpages) it gets louder.

Can anyone help me with what the issue is here? Any help appreciated.

XPS beeps

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My XPS L502X recently occasionally beeps in a random way, and hangs up. OK when re-boot. It happens just after startup, and at least once when the machine was started from cold, ie not hibernation, so couldn't have been an overheating problem.

Should I be worried? What does it mean??

Many thanks

Andy

"Can't run SMART short self test" on XPS L502X

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I've just run the hardware tests. First time I got for the HD, "SMART short self test timed out" and when I re-tested, "Can't run SMART short self test". Everything else OK including other SMART tests.

Is this bad, and what do I do about it?


Thanks


Andy

Monitor Orientation

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I have an Inspiron 9400. Today my cat sat on the key board while I was working on the computer. Whatever she sat on changed the orientation of the monitor. It is now upside down and backwards e.g. the Start button is in the upper right hand corner. I have tried a Restore, turning off the computer for awhile, use the Ctrl, Shift arrow keys at the same time, and put the cat back on the keyboard. Nothing has changed it back.  Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

WIFI Issue on D180 related to screen

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Hello,

I have a Dell Latitude D810 and been having wifi issues lately.  I finally narrowed down the issue to the screen position.  When i open my screen past 90 degrees I loose wifi connection.  When I close it less then 90 degrees wifi works perfect.

Can anyone help?


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HDD No longer recognized

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Dell Latitude D531 stopped recognizing SATA HDD. Says try reseating which does not work.

Not likely HDD failure because: Putting same HDD into enclosure and connecting to USB the laptop can read it. Different disk installed internally is also not recognized.

What is likely the problem?


Touchpad gestures/scrolling/pointer not working after windows 8.1 update on Dell Inspiron 11 3137

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Just got a brand new laptop, Dell Inspiron 11 3137, and updated to windows 8.1. The touchpad does not work properly now; gestures/scrolling/pointer not working. I've spent over 16 hours getting windows 8.1 installed and then troubleshooting this issue. I've contacted Dell; updated the driver from Dell, even tried installing the latest driver from Synaptic. I even tried setting the Synaptic app to run under the windows 8 version. 

Touchpads have been around a long time. It's the last thing I expect not to work properly.

At this point I am ready to send the laptop back and call it quits on windows.

Can anybody help with this?

New XPS 15 screen flickers/flashes

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Good day

Just recently purchased the new XPS 15, everything looks good apart from my screen flickers/flashes. I have to sync my eyes just to re-start and shut down the PC as there is no way I can get away with this issue temporarily.

When I finally managed to shutdown the PC, it will work fine then after a few days its back flickering again and again.

This is my third dell PC in the past few years studio, inspiron then this awesome XPS.. so please I have had enough before this screen completely mess up my eyes someone please give me fix for this?

not able to connect wirelessly to internet

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not able to connect wirelessly to internet

Thinking About a New Computer

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Dell has some systems on sale and I'm thinking about upgrading from a Vostro 1520, P8700, GeForce 9300M GS, and 218GB HDD. My only complaints are the oddly located (left side middle and right side front/mouse area) USB ports, no HDMI port, can get slow occasionally, video rendering is kind of slow, HDD is somewhat small for today, no lighted keyboard, some keys (home etc.) are oddly placed vs. my older keyboards, speakers are weak, and the battery died within a year unlike my older Dell (has this issue been fixed)? I'd like more power for video editing and gaming but want to upgrade only when I can get significantly more power and speed, say 50 to 100%+ more than I have now. Is this possible now while staying in the $1,000 or less range or is the tech not there yet? What blows my system away? Is it worth upgrading now or better to wait for the next level of processors (Broadwell, Skylake or whatever) to come out? So far it looks like I'll need a i7 to make much difference, maybe Inspiron 15 7000 Series Touch? And even going from P8700 to i7 the difference doesn't look like much on paper

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Duo-P8700-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4500U

Or maybe a desktop with i7 - how much faster are Dell desktops than Dell laptops, say Inspiron 15 7000 Series Touch vs. XPS 8700?

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core2-Duo-P8700-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4770

Should I upgrade the graphics card? I don't even see a way to do that on some of the systems.

How are these new systems on heat compared to the 1520? I like a low heat system that doesn't heat up rooms and that was one reason I went with laptops before.

Touch screen or not?

Windows 7 or 8? I've heard bad things about 8 but haven't used it.

O.S.

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I own several Dell products for myself and family.  Usually they are running fine, but one child recently crashed my XPS M1750 laptop.  Since I will have to start from scratch, I was wondering how I can install windows 7 or 8 instead  of XP. I do professional photography and it's easier for me to transfer and edit photos between my tablet, laptop and all in one. Any thoughts?

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