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Despite charging the Battery for 100% the next day the battery is at 0% dead

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I have this problem since  3 days.I have scarcely used the Inspiron 17 7737's laptop battery because I was always plugged in during my work so the Laptop battery used to always stay @100% but since past three days when ever I'm turning ON the laptop it shows 0% i.e If I remove the charger then it automatically gets switched Off.

Could you please tell me what exactly is the issue due to which the battery is always at 0% despite getting it topped to 100%.How can I check the health of the Battery and if at all it turns damaged what next


Upgrade CPU and Ram for Inspiron 13 1370

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Hi,

i have a Inspiron 13 1370, is possible upgrade CPU and RAM? 

Thank you

driver update for HDD (ST1000LM014-1EJ164) for inspiron 17 7737

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Hi,

I am looking to get all my drivers up to the latest versions. Searching for a driver for the HDD I have in the laptop on the Dell site I am led to www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=RNNWR.

my query is that the page doesn't explicitly state that the laptop model I have is supported, but the HDD is the exact same model - is it OK/is there anything to be gained by updating the BIOS/driver?

Using legacy GPS/NAV products with my Dell Windows Tablet.

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This applies only to those devices that have an internal GPS/GNSS sensor

Many folks have realized that you can not use legacy GPS/Navigation products with many windows 8/8.1/10 tablets because GPS is not available from a com port. These programs expect to connect to an external GPs device via a serial connection.

The internal GPS/GNSS sensor on Windows tablets does not provide this capability. Its data is normally available only through the Windows Location platform API.

The good news is that there are a couple of different products available on the market that solve this problem. Centrafuse Localizer (google search) provides NMEA standard output from your internal GPS sensor by creating a virtual comport. It is compatible with Windows 8/8.1/10 and works with virtually all mapping, navigation and geolocation products. It is available as a desktop app with GUI or as a background service, and supports 1, 2 or 3 virtual com ports. 

GPSDirect (goggle search) also provides a product that works in a similar fashion.

Both of these are paid products, but if you're really adventurous, there is at least one free alternative I've seen discussed on some Russian forums. You'll need to use Google translate if you decide to go that route and don't speak Russian.

Dell XPS 13 (2015) cannot find some wireless networks

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I have Dell XPS 13 9343 (Ubuntu 15.04, 3.19 kernel) with Broadcom BCM4352 wireless card and it cannot find some wifi networks including mine. My other notebook (same Ubuntu version) and cellphone have no trouble to connect it. I have already install A05 BIOS update and bcmwl-kernel-source.

I have check my modem settings and try every mode (b/g/n) still no luck. Also I don't have any idea how it decides to show some neighbour networks in nm-applet. Is there a way to fix this?

Keyboard stop function

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Hi,

I have a dell studio 1535, Vista home premium

Suddenly  the keyboard stop function.

I have to shut down the computer physically and reboot and then it function again for a vile.

How do I resolve this problem ?

Rickard

Inspiron 7548 - Unable to select Graphics Card

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My Dell has two graphics cards, the Intel and a discrete card.

I used to be able to right click and select an option to chose which card runs for which app.

Recently I had some repair work carried out by Dell. For some reason, they wiped my SSD, so it came back with just a basic version of windows on it. No Dell software, nothing. It took hours to get it all back up to date.

I then switched to Window 10 - no problem.

However, I've lost the ability to chose the graphics card I want to use. The right click option is no longer there, but the system can see both graphics cards. I'm guessing I'm either missing a bit of software that was not put back on when my SSD was wiped, or Windows 10 update has messed it up?

"Shuts Down" after "Dell" logo screen and then prompts for Password..."Fn"

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I have a Inspiron Vista Laptop.  I have tried...

power on while tapping F12

...while depressing "ESC"

"Fn" then Power On

So, I finally decided to insert the Vista Reinstallation DVD Windows Vista Home Premium 64BIT  SP1,

but "boot up" will NOT read DVD drive, and shjuts down again.

Please HELP.

 


My laptop is stolen from my work place

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My Inspiron N5110 is Stolen few days back 05-aug-2015 i fear i may lose my data i have allready registed in local police can i recive any help from Dell

thanks

Ubuntu 14.04 Precision M3800 USB ethernet adapter

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I'm running Ubuntu 14.04, and I have a problem that I cannot find an answer to anywhere. I have issues loading certain websites when connecting via the provided usb ethernet adapter vs wireless. For instance

Wireless no problems:
http://weatherunderground.com redirects to www.weatherunderground.com
http://weather.com redirects to http://www.weather.com

USB Adapter:
http://weatherunderground.com hangs
www.weatherunderground.com hangs
http://weather.com hangs
http://www.weather.com loads but never stops loading. My guess is there are items on the page that can't load.

Thank you,

Sean

Dell Inspiron 5545 Overheating

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I have a overheating problem with my laptop. I am advance technical and i change twice thermal pasta on both CPU and GPU, but seems the problem steel exist. when i am playing World in Conflict, the temperature goes 97C and in OverDrive i see -20 thermal margin. like in the picture below...

Power Companion Failure, No Support from Dell

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First, I apologize if I am in the wrong forum. This is the only one that seem fit.

I purchased a Power Companion with my new XPS13. Both worked great on arrival, and I absolutely loved the idea of having enough power for my laptop, phone, and tablet on the go.

Then, 2 months later, the Power Companion stopped charging devices and cannot be recharged. LED shows 2 bars of power left in the brick.

I knew it was passed the 30-day return period, so I proceed to call Dell customer service hoping to file a warranty claim. In 2 calls, I talked to 17 different people in various departments, no one seem to have a clue what to do with my problem, and just transferred me to the next department they deemed fit. I talked to people from printer, peripheral, even enterprise UPS. I talked to people in the US, India, and Philippines. After wasting 2+ hours repeating my problem and holding to be transferred, 1st call ended when I was transferred to a "closed" department, 2nd call ended when I was hung up by an agent that only said "hello".

Tried getting chat support, 3 tries ended with the customer service agent transferring me to tech support but with session ending and no one chatting. 2 emails were sent to Dell with no replies.

So now I have a 100 dollar paperweight on my desk, and I'm about to be on a trip with no time to hang around listen to Dell music.

What should I do now?

"BEEP" Codes Inspiron 1545 Laptop Vista 64BIT SP1

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My Inspiron laptop will not get past the Black Dell Logo screen.  It will not boot Windows (Vista).  I have been troubleshooting 2 days now.  Forum advised me about BEEP Codes...so I am receiving 3 BEEP Codes.  But I cannot find the "guide" to define what 3 BEEP codes signify.

Please help.  Thank You.

bloatware

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I have a new inspiron 15 5551 that takes forever to load ...................it seems to have an awful lot of unnecessary dell and microsoft garbage on it can anyone tell me what is absolutely required and what i can either safely uninstall or disable 

Optiplex 745 + E4300 + Windows10 installation: Data Execution Prevention error

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I'm owning an Optiplex 745 with an Core2Duo E4300 processorThe BIOS is to latest version 2.6.6

The PC is running Windows 7.

While trying to upgrade my installation to Windows 10, I get the error stating my PC doesn't have Data Execution Prevention  functionnality.

AFAIK, the E4300 processor as the Data Execution Prevention function;.


Has anybody succeed in installing Windows 10 on such configuration ?


NEW Inspiron 5555 - Certain keys stopped working on day 2

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Originally all keys were working fine and today, those on the left side of the laptop keyboard don't work.  It seems to be the first two or 3 keys in each row.  Tried rebooting and still not working.

Any suggestions?  Is there a Dell phone number I can call for help?  This is a touch screen with Windows 10 preloaded.

Service Tag is <ADMIN NOTE: Service tag removed per privacy policy>

Express Service Code is <ADMIN NOTE: Express service code removed per privacy policy>

Transfer HD Photos from a defective Laptop onto an External HD...

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System Board on my Dell Inspiron Laptop is defective, so laptop will not boot up to Windows.

Therefore, I have salvaged the little 2.5" Hard Drive from the Laptop.

Can anybody assist me/ guide me with HOW TO transfer MY Pictures from the laptop HD (it is removed)...onto an external HD or even another Computer's HD ?

My computer is "dead", but I would really like to retrieve all My Pictures on the HD.

Thank you.  -Nashville

 

Keyboard Backlight

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I just received my Latitude 3550 with Standard PS/2 Keyboard. But the backlight of keyboard is not turned on. I didnt find any options in Windows mobility Centre. Please help me on this issue.

Thanks in advance

Dell xps 15 laptop stuck on dell loading screen

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I was casually surfing the Internet without downloading anything, and the laptop froze. I waited for an hour and it was still frozen. So I switched it off by holding the power button for few seconds. After I switched it back on, it displayed processing the cpu. I waited for 5 - 7 hours and it was still the same and the battery drained out. After charging it, I was switched it back on and it asked to either to choose to restart or advanced option and tried both. Until I really needed my laptop for an emergency case I had to restore it that was installed softwares all got deleted. I was devasted. But it started working until I had to put to sleep and it's back again to the same process.. I really need help. It hasn't even been a year since my purchase date.

screen problems

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Hello, I have a laptop Inspiron 15-3521

I have dropped by mistake a liquid juice on it. I have waited until it was completely dry and then i turned it on.

My laptop worked but the screen only sem at first black and the picter can not show but it work and respond after about 15 minutes and the screen has white line in middle of the left side

. I need to know what is the main problem for it, if you can tell me. I have attached my Service Tag to this message. Thanks in advance

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