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Dell backup & Recovery - Corrupted Environment

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Dell Inspiron 15 model 3542

Windows 8.1

Have a message as per subject, with "The factory Recovery partition that was inlcuded with your system is missing or corrupt." There is a red box that says "Data protection Index - At risk".

Just a few questions about the Dell backup and Recovery tool

1.  How do I fix the current problem

2.  When I display drive C: properties , there is already 43 Gb used. Yet I have not started to store any data yet. I have done the 'cleanup'. This is an OEM install, so possibly there are many programs and apps on this laptop that can be deleted. Just that 43 Gb is ridiculous for an OS with no data.

3. A week or so ago, the Dell backup looked like it was accessing the internet, yet I don't have "Cloud" enabled. How can I check that no data was sent to a cloud ?

Thanks !!


Missing Drivers & KB/Touchpad not turning off in Tablet Mode - Inspiron 3000 11 2 in 1 (late 2014 core i3)

sleep is disabled on Dell Inspiron N5110

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Hi,

I have reinstalled the windows (an another version of win7) on my Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop (all previous partitions deleted, so it is same as if installed a new hdd). I have installed the drivers from my original dell drivers dvd. Everything is good, but the sleep function is disabled, grayed in the start menu (hibernation is enabled). What may the problem? I would use sleep instead of hibernating.

Delete Key not working, continuously delete the files on clicking.

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My Laptop Dell Inspiron 15R , delete key not working. When I click on any file , The message comes for its deletion "Do you want to delete the item and move to recycle bi?". Continuously messages are coming for deletion. In text while typing, the text goes automatically deleted.

PLZ help to solve the issue.

Dell Latitude E4310 Webcam

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The integrated webcam on my E4310 is not being recognised anywhere. This is a topic which already has several previous discussions, but without any solution for me. The webcam doesn't appear in device manager:

 

and is not recognised on skype, or the Dell Webcam Central. When put through the Dell diagnostics test it says no camera is installed. Is it possible that there is no webcam on this laptop and what I see above the screen is something else? Thanks

Error 0x4001001300001002

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Hi

I'm trying to restore factory defaults on my Dell 14z notebook but after completing 99% RESTORING YOUR SYSTEM it gave this error continuously. I removed my hard drive and reformatted and started again, checked other several ways but the same :( someone suggest me to change Recovery Media, I bring another copy of recovery for the same model still the same :( in Diagnose all components are passed and no error were founding.. Kindly please help me sort out this issue, I'm really disappointed from Dell Notebooks :(  

old area 51-m laptop windows xp. power button on screen flashes white 5 seconds and then repeats?

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old area 51-m laptop.  windows xp .when turnen on power button lite, screen flashes white and  then repeats every 6 seconds? suggestions

External Display not working in Dell Vostro 14-3446

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hi all,

when i connect vga cable to external monitor or TV, iam unable to project in 2nd display, tried with multiple cables, tired projector,tv,monitor - still no go, kindly suggest a solution of work around.

OS re-installed, updated bios,chipset,


Admin Bios Locked

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My company recently purchased a E6420 from eBay, and upon turning it on we were admin locked out of the whole system. I was wondering if someone would be able to help me get into the system?

Thanks,

Brandon

Latitude E6320 won't turn on

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I have been experiencing some difficulties with my laptop for a little while now, mainly consisting of it shutting down when being moved (even if it is closed).

Earlier today this happened again and whilst it normally just turns back on, it won't anymore. I have looked through the dell support info and can't seem to decide whether it's a power or post problem. None of the lights on the laptop are on and when I attach the AC battery, the battery light on the computer briefly flickers, but doesn't stay on, whilst the led on the battery itself stays on (I can't remember if this is normal). When trying to turn it on, the power led, battery led and caps lock briefly flicker and it makes a bit of noise but then shuts down after 2 seconds. Does anyone know what might be the problem and whether I can do something to fix it?

Thanks!

Motherboard 15R 7520

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i bought my dell Inspiron 15R 7520 SE in US and now my motherboard went out and it's out of warranty , I'm currently in India can i order the motherboard for my laptop in dell from india or is it complicated? please explain

My Inspiron 15z 5523 with Windows 8.1 does not install Intel WiDi

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I bought this 15z 5523 in 2012 with i3 and Windows 8 mainly because of WiDi but since then haven't been able to install it. Not sure what am I supposed to do as each time I get a message stating my wireless adapter is not supported.

When I did a check, learnt I have Dell wireless 1703 802.11 network adapter is not supported for Intel WiDi. I am not sure how can I enable my laptop for WiDi. Any help will be really appreciated.

Dell inspiron n4010 wont connect to wifi

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Hi, I'm totally new to this place but I need some help... I went to get onto my laptop yesterday evening and it wasn't picking up any wifi. I did the trouble shoot and it said to connect to an ethernet cable. This has never happen to me before and I don't know what to do. Today I did a system restore to a few days ago when it was working just fine... nothing happened.. I tried to press the button on the keyboard to turn the wireless adapter on and that didn't work either. I really need this computer at least for a couple more months for my school work... any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

E6400 Latitude upgrade to * gig memory

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I have a dell E6400 Latidue with 4 Gig of memory I would like to upgrade to 8 gig. I need for my building control software. Were can I find 8 gig .All I can find is the 4 gig memory updates which is what I already done

Thank you Mike

Dell Inspiron 11 3147 - crackling noises

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Hey!

I have recently bought a new Dell Inspiron 11 3147. Everything was fine for about an hour (created my MS Windows account, installed some apps, laptop was perfectly quiet), until I decided to play some music from YouTube. The sound was really cracking and from that point the laptop constantly makes quiet buzzing/cracking noise (it does not come from speakers!), just like HDD is reading data very fast or the fan was damaged. Sometimes music is played fine, and sometimes (i dont know what it depends on) sound is crackling even more.

Plus when the computer starts, the fan noise is quite buzzing too.

Please help, I don't know what could be the problem since it all started when I played music, I dont know what makes music crackle too! I tried to reinstall sound drivers but I guess it's not the driver, since the buzz is there even when Windows is not loaded.


Can Dell xps 15z 7500slv support 16 gig memory?

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Hi Friends,

I have  Dell xps 15z 7500slv and planned to upgrade more memory to setup few virtual machines. My question is can this model support 16 gig memory?

8949sLV Signature Edition

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Whenever I access Dell for information, using my service tag, on my new  laptop (just got it yesterday) it says"XPS 15 (9530, Late 2013)."  The Microsoft store where I bought it lists this unit as (see subject line) not a 9530.  Is this actually a late 2013 unit?  If I bought direct from Dell has the hardware evolved with newer stuff or problematic devices upgraded??

Would appreciate feedback

Beeping Sound and Loss of Ability to Type or Move Cursor

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Hello, all you brilliant people.  Thank you in advance for taking a look at this.  I own a Dell XPS Netbook that I purchase about a year or so ago.  I am having major problems typing, moving my cursor and using the shortcut keys. 

I'll move my cursor to a line in Word and start typing a sentence.  All of a sudden, and for absolutely no reason, my computer will ding (it's more like a little bell than a beep) and I won't be able to type anything.  Sometimes I can type a few letters, sometimes more.  The computer dings with every letter I type. 

Also, I'll want to navigate between web pages using shortcut keys like the backspace button.  I can never get it to work on this computer.  I'll press the backspace button and hear the little "ding."  I won't be able to type or anything until I move my cursor and press the left button to select something on the page.

I suspect that the issue is with my cursor but I don't know enough about computers to say for sure.  So annoying.  I'm going to lose my mind.

Help with msata upgrade Dell XPS l521x

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Hi,

I just upgraded my factory installed 32GB msata card to Crucial 256GB msata card and after the OS installation I did not notice any significant boost in the speeds rand CrystalMark 3 test and that test shows read/write speeds around 260mb/s which was way below than advertised 550mb/s. so i contacted them and realized that i need to change the BIOS settings to AHCI in order to achieve those speeds. Even after that change and re-installing the OS i did not achieve the speeds. I researched on the web and found that the new BIOS version A16 is missing SATA III drivers which is the main cause of the slower speeds on the new msata card. As per the thread i downgraded the BIOS version to A11 and i managed to get speeds up to 498mb/s. S... i am really surprised to learn that the newer BIOS version is missing the SATA III drivers and downgrading to different BIOS version shouldn't be the FIX.

Here are the links to external forums from where i learnt about the issue

[View:forum.notebookreview.com/.../762116-xps-15-l521x-mid-2012-upgraded-ssd-change-isrt-ahci-w-o-reinstall.html:550:0]

forum.notebookreview.com/.../754776-adding-5tb-my-dell-xps-l521x-all-internal-56k-beware.html

Can anyone please confirm if my findings are correct? If not what should i do to use the current BIOS version with SATA III support.

Beeping on My Laptop inspiron 1564

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Hi !

            Im Mark here in philippines, i have 2 units of dell inspiron but i forgot the exact model unit maybe 1564 or 1654. my problem is that both of unit are broken. im happy that i use my units  for about  5 years. both of unit are broken, the one unit was running but its not open the screen. and the other one is when i turn it on there`s something beeping 5-10 continuous beeping 2 times in everytime i open it. but the unit were not open. i love my laptop a lot. that why i want to ask a help what can i do to my units. i cant retrive my files on my unit..

please help me...  

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