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Moving Windows 7 boot drive to SSD (questions)

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HI all,

I have decided to add a Crucial M500 240gb Solid State drive as my boot drive and have my current 500gb mechanical hard drive in the second drive bay.

When I purchased my Studio 1737 in 2009 it had Vista on it. The purchase included a free Windows 7 upgrade disk. I installed it and had no problem with the OS upgrade.

Now for the question......

Can I use the upgrade disk to do a clean install of Windows 7 on the blank SSD? I would rather not clone from my current drive since a clean install is always the best choice in my book. :-)

I'm hoping since it's an upgrade disk, I can use the Vista key to install it.

Any comments or suggestions?

Thanks

Rod


7 beeps Dell Inspiron M5010

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I have an Inspiron M5010 I have had it about maybe 2 1/2 years I am the only own the computer has had and has never had any problems with it until a week ago it died on me while I was doing homework. I noticed the screen was blank and did not want to turn on so I had to hard restart the computer when it never came back on and gave me the same 7 beeps. I am very disappointed with Dell Inspiron M5010 I only had it for a  couple of years and now it is a paper weight. I think Dell should have at least recalled the laptops and repair the motherboard since so many people are having the same issue. The Inspiron M5010 is a lemon and Dell knows it and this is why they don't want to recall the laptop or Dell designed the laptop to expire after so long so they could charge for repair fees. Whatever the case Dell should do the right thing do a recall and just repair the poor craftsman ship that their company produced. I would be shocked if Dell did recall the Inspiron M5010 they recall or products but they are batteries the cheapest part of the computer why not recall  for a faulty motherboard. More than just a few people have problems with the 7 beeps.

Thank you

Dell XPS 15z Latop screen dark shadow problem

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Hi, I have a Dell XPS 15z laptop.  I was typing on my laptop today when out of no where, a dark shadow abruptly emerged on the right side of my laptop screen.  At first I thought it was a glare, but when I tilted the screen I realized it looked like something went wrong with either the screen, backlight, etc. I unfortunately can't include a screen shot of the shadow because it doesn't show up that way. However I included a picture I took with my phone that might help explain my problem

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Any recommendation, advise or help is greatly appreciated :) 

Undocking Precision M6800 - Blank Screen

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I have a brand new (month old) Precision M6800, I generally use it docked on my desk at work attached to two monitors via the docking station (I have confirmed via dell support that it is the correct model of dock). The laptop works fine attached to the dock, and fine on its own undocked.

However during the act of undocking (especially if the screen is locked, although this could be a coincidence) the laptop screen will often be left black. The laptop is still running, programs are still open etc. RDPing into the laptop shows all the programs still open and windows functioning fine. Plugging a monitor into one of the external ports will often solve the problem and bring the screen to life.

I have checked the bios version (it's a new model there has been no release) and the GPU drivers. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Latitude E7440 pre-desktop authentication

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Hello,

I am about to buy Latitude E7440 notebook, but first I need to know if pre-desktop authentication is supported. 

To explain, here is the text from Thinkpad users manual:

Using the fingerprint reader

Depending on the model, your computer might have a fingerprint reader. Fingerprint authentication can replace your passwords, such as the Windows password, power-on password, and hard disk password. In this way, you can log on to your computer simply and securely

I specifically need a fingerprint to unlock self encrypting SSD drive, that is to replace power-on password and hard disk password. Then it should seamlessly log into windows. My 6 year old Thinkpad is capable of this, but I can't find any such information on Latitude E7440.

Please help, as I really want to like this notebook :)

can I change my screen to touchscreen?

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Hi everybody,

I have a DELL Inspiron 15R N5110 laptop, its screen is not touch-screen, I want to replace it with a touch-screen, is it possible? if yes, does DELL provide such parts compatible with it?if DELL doesn't provide that, where do you recommend me to find a good one?

I bought this laptop about 3 years back, it's intel core i7 processor with good specifications, it would be a waste to buy a new laptop to use the touch screen while I can replace this one with a touch one.

Dell laptop (Model No P09E) doesn't let me disable the touchpad mouse

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I am currently running Windows 8 on my laptop and have a usb mouse (Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 plugged into my usb port). When I go under 'Device Manager > Mice and other pointing devices' I see two different mice. The first one is my usb mouse (which if I go to properties > Driver > Disable it no longer works). The second listed mouse is 'PS/2 Compatible Mouse' I am assuming that this is my touchpad. If I go to Properties > Driver then I am unable to disable the mouse as the disable button (and its label) is unenabled. I have tried to update the driver in case I'm missing something but it says it is updated already.

Thanks

Cd Drive not turning on anymore Dell inspiron 1525

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I have a Dell Inspiron 1525. I've had it since 2008, and a few months ago my cd driver just stopped working. It wouldn't open, but the light would come on. I opened it manually and tried loading the disc, but it wouldn't scan the cd. I finally restored it to factory settings, because I think it had some kind of virus and I couldn't fix it but now the Cd drive light doesn't even come on when I press the button. I'm not sure if it's fixable, but I just wondered if anyone could give me some insight or tell me how to fix it?? I know it's an old computer and it might just be because of that but anyway, thank you guys!!!

Autumn


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?

Bluetooth not detected after installing drivers

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Hi,

I reinstalled Windows7 on my dell Inspiron n5010. Then i tried installing the drivers as per this link :

http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=gen&docid=268873

1. Whatever order is specified on this page is difficult to follow because it just mentions the applications name and category which doesn't match the ApplicationName and category on drivers and download page.

2. There are multiple drivers available under one applicationName and category ... so we don't know in which order they should be installed.

 

Is there to download an iso which does the driver installation in correct order for drivers. Or

Can we have a list of exe sorted in correct order of installation.

Thanks,

Rajdeep

 

Has someone noticed ghost images (screen burn-in) on Dell XPS 12 Duo?

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I recently noticed ghost images on my Dell XPS 12 Duo. If a bright image on dark background stays on the screen for a couple of minutes and then I switch to somewhat dark background I can clearly see the previous image on the screen for some time before it fades away. Once I noticed it I started spotting even more subtle ghost images. I even managed to capture it in a picture with a low-end digital camera - http://imgur.com/a/RIYff (notice the tray icons clearly seen in the Win 8 start screen and even the facebook ad is visible). It is far more clear when you look at the actual screen and not on a picture. I already arranged replacement laptop (as I had other issues with this one) but yesterday I read news about mass defects in Apple's Retina MacBooks ( http://www.ibtimes.com/print/macbook-pro-retina-display-problems-apple-faces-class-action-suit-ghosting-issue-1129939 ) with practically the same issue. Now I wonder if it is possible that all Dell XPS 12 Duo screens have this problem.

So anyone else seeing this on his machine?

Beep beep sound when starting laptop

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Hi,

Laptop (Dell Inspiron N5110) making a Beep beep beep beep sound when I switch on.. this continues for about 45 seconds to 1 minute till it get booted.. bought it abt 2 yeas back, problem started recently.. what may be the issue here? how to resolve this? 

XPS 15z construction problems....

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hi

i own a dell xps 15z for 2 weeks now, and i am quite happy wth it except for two concerns about solidity...

 

first, the little chrome metal thingy going all around the pc is tingly at some points...   doesnt seem like it will last very long. 

and second: the plastic around the screen isn't glued well at some points: i can see the glue and the plastic getting separated from the screen...

 

anyone have the same issue? does this come into warranty?

Studio 1536 shutdown with M1004 error

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My laptop shuts down with no warning. After waiting a short time I can restart it but get a M1004 too warm error message . Any idea what is going on?  I am using a "X-pad" cooling pad.

service tag changed by technician after motherboard replacement?

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I had a boot problem that was dealt with by a dell service contractor who replaced the mother and daughter boards.  After swapping the hardware, he entered the service tag in the bios of the new motherboard.

I notice that this is a different service tag than the one on the sticker on the back of the computer.

Is the new service tag because I've bought a warrenty extension, or because it is associated with the motherboard and that has been replaced, or a mistake.

If it was a mistake to change the service tag in the bios, should I change it back, or just leave it?


Latitude E5430

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Hi All,

We are having a random issue with a batch of Latitude E5430s and I wanted to get some feedback from the Dell user community to see if anyone else has encountered this previously, and what you may have done to resolve it.

We have had about 7 instances (that we have seen reported) of laptops where the system date and time has been off within the OS (Windows 7).  In further checking, the BIOS has the same time set (incorrectly).  In some cases BIOS has the correct year, month, day, but the hour is off by one hour.  If we leave the system battery out over night, and then boot the laptop sometimes we get the invalid system date and time error.  I have had Dell out to replace the CMOS battery, however, I am trying to isolate a root cause.

Been through 4 batteries in less than 3 months

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Hi all, My work gave me a Dell Latitude laptop late November or early December. The battery they gave me with it held very little charge, so they gave me a new one. Since then I've been through 4 batteries. The first three were used ones laying around the supply room (the last of those was a 9 volt one, instead of a 6 volt). When I first received the 9 volt one, the battery lasted 6 hours. Within a week, it lasted 2 hours. The workplace finally bought me a brand new battery about 2 weeks ago. Again, at first it lasted like 3 hours and now I'm down to 1.

Work tech help is out of ideas. 

The only weird thing I'm doing is that I had another Dell laptop at home whose power cord fit this laptop, so I didn't haul my laptop cord back and forth. I checked the voltage and wattage and they are exactly the same and the tip fits snugly into this laptop. 

Is the laptop eating batteries? 

Is the cord at home doing this? If I get another new battery, will it be ok if I only use the power cord that came with this laptop?

Any help would be appreciated!

Oh one other thing--the laptop almost always warns me of the time left (at around 25% of the battery power) but instead of lasting for time it says I have, it almost immediately crashes. 

It's running Windows Vista basic with an Intel Core i5. I'm not sure which model of Latitude it is, but can investigate if that helps.

Lattitude E5510 - network driver update - Installation Blocked

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Hello,

          hoping someone had run into this issue. We have a Lattitude E5510 that is having disruptions in connectivity. It will just freeze when in IE after a few minutes of use.  I don't see a ton of network activity showing on the Laptop or a bunch of RAM getting used. The interesting thing is that other programs can be run at that time, as long as they don't require internet (Windows Update will also occasionally fail). Scans on the machine come up clean. Apparently this problem has been occurring since the laptop was new.

I figured this might be a driver issue. Current version showing in system manager is Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 AGN  13.3.0.24

The only Wifi driver update I see for WiFi on Dell's support site for 32 bit Windows 7 is: WiFi Link 6200 v15.10.0.10 (A03). I don't even see any previous versions listed.

I downloaded the above driver and ran install and it gives me this error message:

Installation Blocked
Intel Proset Wireless Software v16.1  This version cannot upgrade from the current older
Please uninstall the older module manually.

So before I go into Control Panel and uninstall the previous version of Intel ProSet, do I have the correct version of the driver? Anything else I need to do besides an uninstall from Control Panel or should I need to do any kind of specific folder cleanup to make the install work?

I have never gotten a notice like this when installing a driver which makes me think its not compatible.

 

Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.

 

 

Inspiron 3521 backup and recovery usb key not detected

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Hai

i have dell inspiron 3521(windows 8 64 bit) i am trying to create factory image with sandisk (cruzer switch) 16gb but it is not detected i have the latest bios version A12 and the backup and recovery version is 1.5.0.0. sandisk is shown as local disk in windows explorer

i have checked the sandisk  forum  and it says Many newer flash drives are now Fixed rather than Removable.  It's due to a new Windows 8 requirement

my question is is it possible to create factory image with fixed drive 

or

please suggest me which brand  and type   (like Transcend, hp, Kingston etc) will be recognized as removeble media by windows 8 to create factory image

Latitude E7440

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Though in all adverts it boasts about strong encryption options, I could not find any way of encrypting the disk other than Windows Bitlocker. 

In the Dell Data Protection Console, but there are no options in the Encryption Tab. I even downloaded directly from Dell product site DDP Encryption software (650 Mb !) but in the installation, personal installation option is disabled asking for only Enterprise installation which requires some kind of a server. 

Does anyone know how ?

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