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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?


Blank screen

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Installed latest updates for windows 8.1 and on booting up screen goes blank when windows logo should appear, staying that way. Is there any way to turn computer back before installation without use of screen. Set up and boot options are available as screen goes blank only when windows should be running, even complete reset would be ok as the few programs installed are available.

Dell 7737 Function Keys

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Morning I have had a look and cant seem to find an answer, for what seems to be this simple issue. I want to turn the F1-F12 keys off from the default use, as in no matter when I am in a program, when I press f5 say then the search options comes up in Windows 8. I want them to use the default for whatever application I am using. Any ideas anyone ? Cheers Scotty

My Laptop Bluetooth is not working following a TS HDD warranty exchange

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Recently I had my hard drove replaced by The Dell Technical Support Team, the new hard drive works fine and I've downloaded all relevant driver online. However a few drivers are not working or the hardware is malfunctioning: 1- The SD HC Card reader drivers were not working, how ever after two weeks of complaining I took it soon myself to perform a MS troubleshoot and solved this problem. 2- (This is is not yet resolved) My Bluetooth device is somehow not working I know this as my computer can not be discoverable nor discover other devices. I've tried trouble shooting this problem but my system does not pock up any errors. I've tried deleting the driver and reinstalling them. The support driver I found online are -Audio_Driver_149YN_WN_6.0.1.6788_A03 -Network-Dell WirelessDW1704_W8_A04_Setup-W9F25_ZPE -Network_Drivers_W9F25_WN_12.0.0.7850_A04 -Network _Driver_33HD1_WN_8.002.0612.A01 Please note I have tried the all and some do install and change nothing whilst others seem to get stuck at "Activate Bluetooth Using Wireless Switch" Please not that this is an error in discovering following a Technical Support hard drive replacement, I have emailed Dell at : Dell_Premium_Support_EUE301@dell.com Dell Technical Support reference Service Request Number: 892733792 But nobody responds to my emails anymore Please Help Me (29SPCW1)

M4800 Precision - Fan noise without substantial load

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Hello reader/support,

I'm a proud user of an M4800, but the constant fan noise bothers me a lot. I ordered it wit win7 but almost directly switched to win 8.1.

What I already discovered:  In the event viewer I experienced a lot of MSI error events (every 11 seconds) .

 Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceOperationEvent WITHIN 10 WHERE (TargetInstance ISA 'Msvm_ExternalEthernetPort') OR (TargetInstance ISA 'Msvm_VmLANEndpoint') OR (TargetInstance ISA 'Msvm_SyntheticEthernetPort') OR (TargetInstance ISA 'Msvm_ComputerSystem') OR (TargetInstance ISA 'Msvm_VLANEndpointSettingData')" could not be reactivated in namespace "//./root/virtualization" because of error 0x80041010. Events cannot be delivered through this filter until the problem is corrected.

If I stop the Intel(R) PROSet Monitoring Service these events stop, but I wonder if the performance of network devices is not affected negatively:

The Intel(R) PROSet Monitoring Service actively monitors changes to the system and updates affected network devices to keep them running in optimal condition.  Stopping this service may negatively affect the performance of the network devices on the system.

Nevertheless after this action CPU usage has dropped, but still too much fan noise while the system does nothing ;o(

I contacted support and they adviced me to reinstall with win7, but that is no option for me for the moment.

My power options are set to 'Quiet (Reduced Fan Levels)'

In the BIOS vA03 I could not find an option to  lower settings there. and all latest drivers are downloaded and installed.

 

All tips, advice very welcome.

 

Power button causes wake up from sleep without being pressed?

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My XPS 14 (L421X) has woken up several times from sleep for no reason since i bought it and this night it woke up in my bag so it was very warm when I noticed it this morning, risk of fire here!!! I checked the event viewer >> windows logs >> system and sorted after "Power - troubleshooter". It shows that "The system has returned from a low power state." 3 times during the night and the power button is listed as the wake source! The lid has been closed so there is no way that anything could have magically pressed the button. 

Did anyone else notice this behaviour? As I see it, this is a very dangerous problem due to the risk of fire.

battery safety

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hi dell community.. should I remove the battery from the laptop for instance more than 12 hours continuous use? when should I remove or keep the battery in the laptop to maintain its safety and durability? thanks..

Facing three problems with dell studio

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A very gud afternun!! I am using dell studio laptop from 3 years nw am facing  with 3 prblms. Firstly  am using windows 7 and its taking a long time to turn on nearly 20-25 mins and by taking such long time my laptop get started but with in a short time of my usage it gets struck this z my second prblm , fed up wid this prblm's i decided  to format my c drive then there my 3rd prblm arised by making the cd drive not working so plz help me out atlst any1 of my prblm!!! thanku!! 


Can't get the wifi to work after new windows 8.1 pro install

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I screwed up my prior OS (windows 8.1 home) so I had to format everything and install windows 8.1 pro. I got every other driver to work except for the wifi driver. The wifi driver doesn't work at all, which means I can't see or connect to wireless internet networks. I tried downloading and installing every driver from the dell website using my express code for windows 8.1, but I still can't get it to work. I've tried downloading from the intel website too. I know the card itself is fine because when I boot up to Linux I can use it. How can I get the wifi to work? When I go to device manager, there is a yellow exclamation mark besides "Network Controller." Inspiron 15R

Used Wrong Installation Disk

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I have a Dell Inspiron N4110. It has been giving me all sorts of trouble so I decided to completely wipe it and reinstall windows, though in my haste I seem to have used the wrong installation disk.  Everything is enlarged as though it is in safe-mode and it won't connect to the internet even if I plug an Ethernet cable directly into it (i'm using a different comp to write this).

I have two disks, one is black and says "Operating System" on the top and "reinstallation DVD Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit". Upon further inspection I realized that it says "this DVD is not for reinstallation of programs or drivers".

The other disk is green and says "Drivers and Utilities" as well as Dell Inspiron N4110 on the bottom. I realized that this is the disk I should have used.

I have tried to do the process again (Reinstall Windows) with the green disk but it tells me that "no valid windows installation disc can be detected" and will not let me continue.

Any suggestions?

XPS 15 9530 - Noise problem?

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Hi all,

I just got my new XPS 15, amazing laptop but there's 1 big problem,

A high-pitched scratching/screeching noise is produced from the power button area ONLY when the power is plugged in and the battery is fully charged.

I've seen other forums and others have exactly the same problem, Any ideas?

I found this example http://z.mk/e6vq , the power is plugged into the laptop at 6 seconds.

Thanks

Hardware and Software failures not even ONE month after a service recall!

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I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3521 that has several issues, first off, the registry is constantly giving me problems like the dvd-drive not working giving the error of 'Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)'. And since this started happening(not even a week after laptop was sent in for a hard drive failure one month after purchase) any hard ware I attempt to install has the drivers consistently failing. And I cannot do a factory restore as when I received the laptop back from the depot it had NO factory installed software. I also cannot do a factory restore or even a system restore for some unknown reason, whenever I try to do one it tells me 'System restore failed, please try again or use advanced system restore'. Someone please help; I am at a loss on how to proceed! 

Getting to the BIOS menu on a Dell Inspiron 11 3138

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I have a Dell Inspiron 11 3138 and am trying to get to the BIOS menu, so can see how to change it to boot from a USB flash drive( just so know how for future use). Every thing I read says to hit PF2 repeatedly when the DELL splash comes up after powering on. When I do this, the bottom right corner shows PF2 setup, and PF12 boot menu. Whether I hit PF2 or PF12, there is no effect, and I just go to the password screen. What am I doing wrong?  Thanks for any help you can give me. My BIOS level is A09.

Windows 8 Recovery

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Dell Has recently sent me a dell windows 8 recovery disk. I am unable to use it because My laptop does not have a cd/dvd drive. What should I do next?

Dell 15r 5521 noisy fan

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Hello,

i have this laptop which is almost new (bought less than a year) and usually after boot the fan is noisy. I don't understand why, because even if i don't do so much work on the laptop (just surfing on the internet) the fan starts running without reason despite the fact that i use a cooler base.

Do you know if it's hardware issue, or do i need to update any drivers.

I updated bios but no change. Is there a problem with the graphics card?

I use ubuntu OS.

Thank you


Inspiron 17R will not boot (5720)

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I have an Inspiron 17R laptop, purchased new two weeks ago, that now will not boot.  It powers on, briefly shows the Dell screen, then the screen goes to blue.  I have run the hardware diagnostics and it shows no problems or error messages.  Pressing F8 does nothing. 

I removed McAfee last night, as I was receiving warnings that the trial subscription was about to expire, and installed Norton 360,  after which the computer continued to work fine through shutdown, but would not boot this morning. 

I would appreciate any and all assistance.

Thank you...

Dell Inspiron 14z will not boot

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Hi, hopefully one of you nice people can help me with a problem I'm having.

I have a Dell Inspiron 14z-1523 that will not boot.  I hit the power button and then the power button and the Windows Mobility Center button blink together every five seconds or so. There is no visible change of the screen. I have tried the paper clip reset and resetting the RAM.  What's going on?  Thanks for your help.

Latitude E6410 cursor moving by itself

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I have a Latitude E6410 with one odd issue- the cursor moves by itself, normally to the lower left hand corner of the screen, but not always. It doesn't seem to matter whether I'm using the touchpad or external mouse. It's pretty much always done this, but seems to be a little worse as of late. I just tried updating the latest version of the Alps software and the issue has persisted. Any ideas?

Hard disk crash

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Hi, mine is XPS L502X laptop taken 1 yr back, recently its started hanging the pc, when I shown in dell service center they told its hard disk failure because of multiple formats. is it really hard disk crashes because of multiple formats? I am using HARD DRIVE,1 TB,5.4,P11,S MSNG-M8. and also please guide me which hard drive I need to replace in my xps laptop(XPS L502X,15 inch.) .

 

Thanks,

A.swetha

My Dell Inspiron n5110 (Core i7) makes a strange beep and clicking sound DURING NORMAL OPERATION

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Hi people, greetings to the Dell community :)

My DELL n5110 randomly makes a strange Single Beep, then a clicking sound which i think comes from it's bottom left corner, this happens while i'am normally operating it, with no error what so ever, and it continues work, nothing appears on the screen, no system notifications, nothing at all, just Single Beep, then a Clicking sound that comes from it's bottom left corner and lasts less than a second, that's it, it's not bothering me, but what is it !!!?

please answer me ASAP :)

thanks in advance.

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