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PowerPoint Slides not refreshing when in mutliple slide view with the new Dell XPS 15 to an oldprojector

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The PowerPoint sides refresh when NOT connected to the projector, but once connected, I see a background image of the previous screen behind the slides

Any idea how to fix this?

 


Inspiron 15R N1510 8 Beeps on startup

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I know that 8 beeps indicates that there is a problem with the LCD . My LCD is damaged and I have connected to an external monitor and am using the unit as a desktop, is there anyway to turn off that beeping?

[Vostro 3460] Temperature issues

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I am the owner of Dell Vostro 3460 (configuration with Ge-force 630m GPU).

When i play games  / running apps with graphics, CPU  temperature gets to 100-102C while GPU temperature gets to 100-101C.

It takes no more than a minute to gets to this temperature.

While the computer heats to this temperatures it seems like the laptop performs much slower (GPU performance cuts by almost half according to  FRAPS) , moreover - it seems like the fans performs almost normally and barely speed-up..

Fans are clean, nothing is blocking air flow.

running windows 8, BIOS and drivers are all up to date.

any solution ? any-way to speed up Fans manually to prevent this over-heating ?

where can i get a new 15.6HD TLF WLED LCD L50xX (laptop screen) ?

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hello,

i have this dell laptop: XPS 15 Intel Core i5-480M 2.66GHz / up to SC 2.93GHz, 3M

when it fell on the floor, the screen got hit and now a part of it is blank.

can someone help me by telling me where i can buy a  new screen that fits my laptop? 

i'm in London.

thanx

Inspiron 1440 - Beep Codes

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Greetings,

I have an Inspiron 1440 laptop that is not booting. When I turn it on, there's no display and eventually it starts emitting a series of 4 beeps routinely. Can anyone tell me what those beeps indicate? I searched for a table of beep codes here, but couldn't find one specific to this model. Thank you in advance for your assistance. If any other specific info. is needed, I'll gladly supply.

Help with Laptop

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If anyone from Dell reads this, can you direct me to the right department?

Over the past 20 years, I have had no less than 4 Dell laptops and two desktops. I have always liked and trusted Dell computers. On 2-7-12 I purchased two Inspiron N5110 laptops. A week or so ago, I went to turn one of them on and it would not turn on. Tech support advised me that not only did it sound like the motherboard was gone, but perhaps the power supply as well. They also told me the warranty was expired. This happened after owning the machine for only 16 months. I am so disappointed at this point that I felt I had to reach out to see if there was something you could do to help me out. I am a very loyal Dell customer and feel the laptop should be repaired since this is not typical of Dell products. Can you please get back to me and let me know the proper person to speak with (if this is not the right dept)? My name is Gary Berkowitz. <ADMIN NOTE: Phone number removed per privacy policy>. Email: <ADMIN NOTE: Email id removed per privacy policy>. Thank you very much. I would really appreciate a response.

N7010 upgraded battery

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OK.  BACK IN MARCH i BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY FOR MY DELL N7010,  I BOUGHT A BIGGER BATTERY, I PURCHASED THE 9V LITHIUM ION BATTERY, MY COMPUTER WONT RECOGNIZE THIS LARGER BATTERY, I KNOW I NEED TO INSTALL THE PROPER DRIVER BUT I HAVE CONTACTED DELL SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS MATTER & THEY ARE WILLING TO SEND ME A NEW BATTERY BUT I BY NO MEANS NEED A NEW BATTERY I EED THE PROPER DRIVER INFORMATION FOR MY BATTERY, I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS LINK OR INFORMATION TO THIS LIKE WASNT SENT WITH MY BATTERY.  PLEASE SOMEONE AT DELL FIGURE THIS OUT,  IVE RAN ALL YOUR FANCY DELL TESTS & SURE MY COMPUTER IS FINE, ITS JUST WONT RECOGNIZE OR CHARGE THIS BRAND NEW BATTERY

Inspiron N5010 Synaptics Touchpad Error

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Hi everyone,

I am experiencing synaptics touchpad error. Everytime I try to install the driver for my touchpad it says "to install this application, the local security policy option 'User Account Control - Detect application installations and prompt for elevation' should be enabled.

The Problem is I enabled it and restarted my laptop and is still receiving this error. How do I fix this?

Here's the procedure i used to enable it.

Start -> run -> secpol.msc -> security settings ->local policies ->security options -> scrolled down until 'User Account Control' then enabled detect application installations and prompt for elevation then restarted my laptop then tried to install Synaptics Touchpad and still failed to install it.

Please help how to bypass this problem. Thanks. 

PS~ I am using Windows 7  Ultimate 64bit.


4 beeps

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My Dell makes 4 beeps when I try to turn it on. Please help! :(

M17x R4. Battery power start up problems

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Hi,

this is my problem, my alienware will not start on battery, no power light when i power up. When i power up using my power lead everything works ok. I can then remove the power lead and my alienware stays powered up with no problems. I get no bleeps at all. Im also unable to restart unless i have my power lead connected.

I have been onto Dell Support, done all the battery checks and updated my bios from v11 to v12. Still the same fault.

Dell Support is now closed until tomorrow. Just thought i would ask if anyone else has had this problem and resolved it /

Cheers

Spacebar now unresponsive on Dell 5521

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I bought my new Inspiron 15R (5521) with touch screen in April. Now the spacebar has become unresponsive. It takes a hard keystroke to the very center to make it work. Does it need cleaning? If so, how do you remove the keys? Or is this a problem with the keyboard in general and needs replacing? Please advise.

Dell Inspiron 14z-2100sLV not booting and stuck at the Dell logo

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Hi,

I bought a new Dell Inspiron 14z-2100sLV  laptop yesterday and in less than 24 hours, I am facing issues with the Laptop.

While starting the machine, the system is stuck at the DELL logo and is not booting up.

I have tried restarting the machine multiple times in last 1-2 hours but nothing is happening.

I have been using Dell laptops for last 7 years but have never faced any issue with the laptops.

However I am really shocked to see a a new laptop crashing out within 24 hours. 

Please help!!

Thanks,

Rohit

Removing System Board

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I have an Inspiron 1440 for which I'm trying to replace the heat-sink. I followed all the directions in the manual to the letter for removing all the components to get to it. I have removed all the screws from the system board and have pried it loose from the case on the sides. However, something appears to be holding it down in the center. I can't see anything that would be holding it, but I don't want to pull too hard for fear of breaking it.

Can anyone think of what else could be holding it? Is something usually glued to the system board to keep it in? Could something have melted? Anything?

Thanks in advance for any input. If more info. is needed, I'll gladly furnish it.

Having problems with my dell N5010 laptop!!

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My laptop shuts down after dell logo appears.After dell logo disappears,blank screen appears with cursor blinking and after few seconds laptop shuts down.

A week ago I disassembled to apply thermal paste to cpu & gpu after which temperature of cpu dropped by 15-20 degrees,so overheating is not the problem.After reassembling the laptop,it worked fine for 1 day.On second day when I was using the laptop,for some reason I restarted the laptop but it won't boot up and shut down.I switched on the laptop several times again but it won't boot up.On third day,laptop was working fine.Laptop worked fine for 5-6 days.Then I decided to reinstall windows 7 using recovery disks.When I pressed F12 to use recovery disks,after few seconds laptop switched off.It happened several times so I decided to reinstall windows using hard disk by pressing F8.Laptop switched off automatically 2-3 times after pressing f8 but one time I was able to start the recovery process.But as soon as the recovery process started,laptop switched off.After that when I switched on the laptop,it keeps on shutting down after dell logo appears.I switched on laptop many times but same thing is happening,dell logo appears,then blank screen appears for few seconds then boom,laptop switched off.Please help me regarding this!!! & sorry for the long post but I thought telling all of the above is necessary...

Unable to boot from USB in Inspiron 1545

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I need to reinstall rhel5  on my Dell Inspiron 1545. 

the weird thing is that the laptop won't boot from anything but the HD.

i tried using boot selector menu (F12) and selecting usb - nothing happanes.

it is start showing older version boot menu  and not able to reboot from usb. 

also tried changing boot sequence in BIOS - no affect.

i thought my usb  maybe is bad - but i checked in other laptop and it boots great,

you have any ideas how to make it boot?

Thanks


Dell xps L702x ram (3D)

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Hi guys, I have decided to upgrade my dell xps ram, many people says that it support 16gb of ram (if it has 4 slots then 4 gb per slots and if it came with 2 slots 8gb per slot) the thing is that when I run the crucial scan http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/ , it says that it can support a maximum of 8gb (4gb per slot).

What do you guys think? Is it accurate?

My laptop came with a really weird combination x) is 3D model but with 1gb nvidia gt550m (not 555m), i7 @2.00 Ghz ~2.9(turbo boost), what I've read is that 3D model comes with gt555m and with 4 memory slots (mine came with 2 slots, 4gb+2gb preinstalled) 

So I want to know if my laptop would be capable to use 16gb of ram.

Vostro 3550 - Office 2010 Starter Question

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Hi, --- A friend just came by with her laptop and it was loaded with the "click to run" office 2010.....I had her connect to my wireless to do the initial setup and it seemed to work ok after that.  BUT she connected via a wireless access point awhile ago and now the office want to "call home for updates" each time and since she has no internet at home this is a pain.....So do any of you have a feel if the base software is loaded somewhere on the disk (for possible reload) as when I went to load a full version, I got "must uninstall click to run".....thanks...ed

Inspiron 1720 Strange battery/charge problem

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I have been having a strange problem with my Inspiron 1720 when trying to get it to charge or power up.

All of a sudden, I plugged in my laptop, pressed the power button but nothing happened. The power light flickered then went out, as did the battery light. On the AC adapter the green light lit up for a few seconds, then went out.

I have had an official Dell replacement battery for about 6 months after the original gave up the ghost. I have attached it to a friend's 1720 and it charges fine on that one. I can therefore assume the battery isn't to blame.

I have just bought a new AC adapter however that has given me no joy either. 

I have tried taking out the battery and just going off the AC but that does nothing either.

In desperation I plugged in the AC adapter from my work HP laptop. It has the same input/output and wattage. When i turn on my laptop with that adapter attached, it boots up as normal. However, it does not charge the battery.

Why would a non-laptop specific AC power it up but not charge, when an official AC doesn't do anything at all?

Sadly that's where my knowledge ends. Will it be an issue with the power board? 

thanks,

D

Installing a 32GB SSD Cache in Inspiron 17R SE

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Hello all,

I recently purchased a refurbished Dell Inspiron 17R Special Edition laptop from a 3rd-party retailer, supposedly one that contained the 32GB SSD mSATA drive I wished to have included with the laptop. After chatting with a technical support representative on Dell.com and giving him my service tag, it is evident that despite having Intel Smart Response program installed, the laptop itself never did have the mSATA drive installed. My question is regarding purchasing and installing this caching device in my current laptop. So far, the retailer has promised two options: returning the laptop for a full refund or a partial refund while still retaining ownership of this computer. Specifically, would it be plausible to purchase and install a 32GB SSD cache without too much effort and cost?

Thanks in advance,

DriveInDad

Inspirion 17r 5721 question about second drive and opening the notebook

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Hi, planning to buy tomorrow dell inspirion 17R 5721 model with i7 dual core cpu and 1080p panel I have 3 questions

1) notebook will come with no os, which win is compatible with this model 7 or 8?

2) does this laptop have space only for one hdd or have 2 bays and is the any trouble or special note when we want to swap tbe drives?

3) can we access the original drive from the bottom cover of the laptop or no? I saw some weird clip on you tube when guy is openning whole body of laptop in order to swap the drives.

Thx

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