Inspiron 17R SE with win 8.1 . trying to make it dual bootable by adding win 7 but i'm having issues.

February 3, 2014, 4:59 pm

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Hello world..

I've shrunk the win 8 partition and created an additional partition and named it win 7....All went without a hitch .
I've rebooted from the cdrom drive (with the win 7 disc inserted) and all goes as planned .

I get to the 'install now' screen and accept the eula  and select 'custom' installation.

Still OK.

On the next window (where do you want to install windows) i select the partition (named windows 7) and then i click on 'load driver'.....

I am met with a window headed 'load driver' , the contents of the window are as follows.........
'To install the device driver needed to access your hard drive , insert the installation media containing the driver files , then click OK.
NOTE : the installation media can be a floppy disk , cd , dvd , or usb flash drive.'

I've clicked 'next' and 'browse for file' (and looked around) but i cant find any drivers.
The result is a window called 'load driver' stating 'no signed device drivers were found , make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers , and then click OK'

I was told the following  ; "You need the sata drivers for the mobo. You should be able to get from manufactures site."

 

Some googling brought me the following page.........

 

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/3524/t/19500097.aspx

 

 

I followed the instructions to the letter , now during the installation of window 7 when i am asked to load the drivers (that my 17R SE is lacking) i keep going round and around in circles.

I point the browser to the file (on a usb thumb drive) and the browser finds the file.........But the file fails and I keep going , like I said , in circles.

 

I want windows 7 on this laptop as the software I want to use is not compatible with windows 8 and there's no telling when , or indeed if , it will ever be supported by 8..

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Unable to install Virtual PC or vmware on my precision m6600

July 18, 2013, 1:47 pm

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I try to install virtual pc on my laptop but i always get a error message. 

I had this laptop for a 18 months and it my first time tyring install the virtual pc. (i'm able to run virtual pc on my other vostro laptop)

Everything is up to date according the dell system update (bios A13)

All option in virtualization in the bios are enabled. 

I follow the guideline from Microsoft 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7

i got this message 

"hardware -assisted virtualization is not enabled on this computer. 

Anyone 

Here is my laptop specfications see below..

anyone have an idea for my problem ?

Specification

Operating System
			Windows 7 Édition Intégrale 64-bit SP1
		CPU
			Intel Core i7 2720QM @ 2.20GHz	55 °C
			Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
		RAM
			16,0 Go Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
		Motherboard
			Dell Inc. 04YY4M (CPU 1)	25 °C
		Graphics
			Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
			ATI AMD (ATI) FirePro M8900 (FireGL) Mobility Pro Graphics (Dell)	75 °C
		Hard Drives
			224GB INTEL SSDSC2CT240A3 (SSD)
			466GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 (SATA)	35 °C
		Optical Drives
			TEAC DVD-ROM DV18SA
		Audio
			IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Operating System

Inspiron 15R 3537 sleep/wake problem

February 1, 2014, 3:45 am

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Ordered an Inspiron 15R 3537 laptop online which I received on the 24/1/14. Have had constant issues with sleeping/waking since then. To start with the problem was that when the laptop was put to sleep, the screen went black but the power light would not flash, and when I attempted to wake the computer from sleep nothing could rouse it so I had to hold down the power button to shut it down before turning it back on. It seemed the laptop was not entering sleep at all. 

There was also an issue when I attempted to shut the computer down via the normal method. When I did so the screen would go black but fans would continue whirring and the power light would stay on. 

Researched problems on the internet and installed both amd and intel video card drivers and changed several settings in attempt to fix the issue. 

It was resolved for a short time but now the laptop is having a similar but different issue. When I shut the lid it goes into sleep (ie the power button flashes and the screen goes dark) but when I lift the lid the computer acts as if it has just been turned on after being shut down (without me even needing to press any buttons). 

Any help you can provide on these issues would be appreciated as it is very frustrating to have so many issues with a brand new computer!

Inspiron 15R SE 7520 - Win 8.1 - After Sleep Black Screen On Wake - Issue

February 3, 2014, 5:38 pm

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I am currently having a black screen display after my laptop has gone to sleep and I restarting and/or taking out the battery in order to see the log-in screen.

I've researched resolutions and have found a suggestion to update the (1) Bios then (2) Chipset then (3) Video Card drivers in that order.

When I put in my service tag on the dell drivers page I am show nothing for Bios and the following for Chipset and Video.

Chipset

• Realtek RTS5179 Card Reader Driver 
• Intel HM77 Chipset Driver 
• Intel Management Engine Interface Driver 

Video

• AMD Radeon HD 7670M/7730M Graphics Driver 

Where do I get the Bios update and which Chipset drivers should I install and in what order?

I've seen these posts but not of them are the answer:

• http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19543243.aspx
• http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3519/t/19523307.aspx

Thanks,

Greg

CMOS

January 29, 2014, 3:16 am

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I had a dell studio 1555. Yesterday I tried to change the cmos battery. Unfortunately, the battery holder was broken. Can you tell me how to fix it?

Inspiron N5010

February 3, 2014, 4:02 pm

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Windows 7 will not start. Keep getting error code 0x4001001300001002 when I try running restore. Please help. 

XPS 15 Touch BSOD on startup

February 3, 2014, 5:58 pm

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Hi,

I just received a new XPS 15 Touch two days ago and am encountering BSOD on startup from rest.  I receive an error message saying "Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart... IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL".

When I look at my blue screen notifications, it says "The NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M driver (C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nlvddmkm.sys) appears to have caused a system crash.

I have tried updating this driver but I still get the problem.  Any help would be very much appreciated.  Just bummed my brand new laptop is encountering this problem.

Thank you!

Laptop does not turn on

February 3, 2014, 6:22 pm

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My Laptop (Inspiron 15R 5521) does not turn on. It has been almost 6 months since I have purchased the same. It was working perfectly about half an hour before. There are no Beep sounds.

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E6540 Inadequate Thermal System! ATTN: Dell

September 1, 2013, 9:14 pm

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Okay, so I have decided to revise this thread to accommodate the recent interest by customers who own this notebook.

Nutshell Explanation: The E6540 and its "one-fan" design is totally inadequate for properly cooling the i7-4800MQ and the AMD HD 8790M. The advertised specifications (2.7Ghz) are unobtainable during realworld and benchmark testing scenarios. The cooling system just can not handle the thermal footprint of the CPU/GPU. 

Long Explanation: I have spent a lot of time and effort in researching this problem. Here are a few things I have discovered. First, Dell has a history with producing systems that can't handle the thermal requirements of the chips installed inside of them. One would think that Dell would learn from their mistakes... Second, the Latitude E series is probably an "end of life" model. Dell jumped the gun on the E6540 and failed to do the engineering. They assumed that the E6530 design could accommodate a CPU/GPU combination with a higher TDP than it's predecessor (E6530). Likewise, the E6540 was one of the first enterprise-grade Haswell notebooks. So I'm sure the pressure was really on at Dell to push this out of the door. These machines are inherently flawed. DOA! We have been scammed. For those of you who have upgraded to the 2.8Ghz model. You really got scammed! You will never be able to use that horsepower.

I have been a 15+ year Apple customer. This has been my first PC in a long time. Frankly, I'm very disappointed.

Now. Let me go ahead and leave a few links here that reference other forums/sources that discuss this issue:

[Notebook Review: Forum] http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-latitude-vostro-precision/729032-e6540-owners-thread-29.html

[NotebookCheck.net Reviews] http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Latitude-E6540-i7-4800MQ-HD-8790M-Notebook.97595.0.html

As a customer, I have been instructed to 1) Update the BIOS 2) Reinstall Windows 3) Send in my machine for repair

M5010 won't boot - just gives seven beeps

February 3, 2014, 7:06 pm

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My Dell Inspiron M5010 is not powering up anymore: I get 7 beeps on startup and my screen remains black. I already tried different procedures to fix the problem (removing battery, let the computer cool down etc.) but nothing helped.

Can anyone help?

Is the L502X compatible with 5Ghz router?

February 3, 2014, 12:30 pm

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I am looking at getting a dual band router and want to be sure if my Dell L502X can handle it. Somebody at work mentioned that it needs some kind of adapter. As always, I'd appreciate the help.

Dell Inspiron 3520 Error Code 2000-0142

February 3, 2014, 6:42 pm

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Short and simple. My laptop wont launch. It says "preparing automatic repair" and then goes black. Ran the diagnostics check and everything was good except the hard drive. Its windows 8, was bought December 2012.

Error Code 2000-0142

Validation 129817

Msg: Hard Drive 0 - S/N S2X1J90C767757 Short self test unsuccessful

Please help.

 

new XPS 13 Haswell Win7 AND 8GB RAM?

November 19, 2013, 5:03 am

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I see that the Windows 7 (non touch) version of the XPS 13 refresh with the Haswell chip only comes with 4GB of RAM. Is there a way to get it with 8GB, or to add 4GB after the purchase (ie is there a user-accessible open RAM slot)?

The machine looks promising, but 4GB seems like a non-starter, esp these days.

recovery disk to usb question

February 3, 2014, 8:38 pm

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Today, while working on documents from my external hard drive I was reminded I needed to create a restore/recovery disk.  I figured I would just put the file on my external rather than digging for a usb drive.  It installed and immediately closed my open applications.  When I tried to re-open the files I was working on from my external my external drive now shows up only as SYSRECOVERY (U:) and when opened all that it shows is the recovery files, none of my other files that I know are stored on the external.  Any ideas how to remove the recovery disk software or to access what else is on the hard drive?  Thanks!

Driver Power State Failure on Dell Vostro 3550

February 3, 2014, 8:51 pm

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Hi all. I'm getting a constant BSOD with Driver Power State Failure as the cause. I tried downloading WhoCrashed as suggested on an existing thread here, and here's the info I'm getting:

windows version: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, 6.1, build: 7601
windows dir: C:\Windows
Hardware: Vostro 3550, Dell Inc., (edited for privacy)
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz Intel586, level: 6
4 logical processors, active mask: 15
RAM: 8491417600 total
VM: 2147352576, free: 1921105920

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Crash Dump Analysis

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Crash dump directory: C:\Windows\Minidump

Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.

On Tue 2/04/14 3:06:39 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020314-36785-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x78A8A)
Bugcheck code: 0x1000009F (0x4, 0x258, 0xFFFFFA8006A13660, 0xFFFFF80004DCD3D0)
Error: CUSTOM_ERROR
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Tue 2/04/14 3:06:39 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe (nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x0)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x258, 0xFFFFFA8006A13660, 0xFFFFF80004DCD3D0)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Fri 1/31/14 1:00:08 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\013114-24382-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x78A8A)
Bugcheck code: 0x1000009F (0x4, 0x258, 0xFFFFFA8006A14660, 0xFFFFF80000B9C3D0)
Error: CUSTOM_ERROR
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time. 

and so on.. it goes on like that for a bit.

Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot and fix this would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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0271 Error: Check date and time.... 0251 System CMOS Checksum Bad

July 20, 2013, 1:34 am

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my dell studio 1558 showing an error after dell logo...

0271 Error: Check date and time.... 

0251 System CMOS Checksum Bad

 

what does that means??? and why the are happening??

even after setting the new date and time, it happens again and again after each shut down..

help me out..

Click sound coming near power button dell inspiron n5010

February 3, 2014, 9:30 pm

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My  laptop is dell inspiron n5010...  i shut down my system last week by long press...  and my laptop battery is in critical stage wiithout power cable i cant work... in my power button click sound is coming when the system in usage help me is there any problem n hardware

XPS 12 Volume Buttons/Switches Not Responding

February 3, 2014, 9:44 pm

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I recently purchased a Dell XPS 12 and so far it has been an amazing device until when I noticed that the buttons on the left side of this ultrabook that adjusts the volume would not respond at all. It was working previously and had just suddenly become uncontrollable.

Any solutions?

MS Visual C ++ Runtime library = runtime error

November 14, 2007, 1:36 pm

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MS Visual C ++ Runtime library runtime error

 

Program: C:\Program files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

 

What can i do to resolved the problem?????

 

Thanks

Inspiron 5521 touchscreen not working

February 28, 2013, 4:31 pm

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Hi, I just ordered and received an Inspiron  15r 5521. It is supposed to have a touchscreen, but I've not been able to figure out how to turn it on.

The laptop came with Windows 8 which is new OS to me, so I may just be missing it, but I did find the Pen and Touch settings and when I click on it, it gives me an error stating "Tablet and Pen Settings is unavailable. For assistance, contact the manufacturer of your tablet or computer. (error=0).

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

Update: I just came back to this question and realized it wasn't answered.  It turns out BestBuy had incorrectly listed the notebook. I ended up having to take it back to BestBuy and exchange it for a different model.