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Dell XPS 13 9343 recurring Windows 10 (64 bit) BSOD due to DW1560 broadcom wifi driver (bcmwl63a.sys)

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Recent versions of the DW1560 driver have made my system completely unstable due to recurring BSODs which note one of three errors: bcmwl63a.sys, fault in page file, memory management.

I've run checkdisk and Dell's PC doctor app and neither shows an error, I've also done a clean reinstall of Windows 10. Only going back to the 2014 W8.1 driver has worked. Unfortunately, both Dell update and Windows update will continue to attempt to install the new unstable drivers.

This appears to be a widespread issue (see google results for "dell bcmwl63a.sys windows 10". Posting here in the hope of getting an update on this issue, or any info on a better workaround.


Dell Latitude E6420, keyboard, combined [ ' @ ] key.

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We bought a Dell Latitude E6420.

It works well, but unfortunately combined the [ ' @ ] button is still not working. (Not showing an @ on the display).

I spent many hours to change the language settings, and so forth, but nothing helped.

(I bought the laptop in the Czech republic, but mainly use English or Dutch language.)

Who can help us to solve this matter?

E5550 - Bitlocker not working. Black screen

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Hi,

I'm trying to get bitlocker to work with windows 10 on a E5550

TPM is activated an owned (at least status is okay)

Installed Windows 10 on a clean MX200 ssd and updated the  BIOS, Firmware of the ssd but all I get is a black screen during the first boot after the first bitlocker boot.

I checked the graphics driver and this seems to be the latest according to microsoft.

I installed a couple of P3800 using the same procedure and those machines work.

Anyone know how to get bitlocker working on a E5550?

Problems started after installing Win10

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Hi,

I recently installed Win10 on my inspiron 15-5548. Ever since the upgrade I experience many "weird" problems:

Every now and then a black cmd-like window opens for a second and then disappears. At the top of the window there's a folder name which contains the words Dell Support.

The keyboard's buttons for controlling the screen brightness stopped working (though I am able to use them for normal F11 and F12 functions).

Whenever I change the volume there's a bar on the screen. The problem is that since the Win10 installation the bar remains on the same level, regardless of the real volume setting.

In addition, I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the installation of Win10, but sometimes the WiFi stops working until I right-click the WiFi Settings button and press Trubleshoot. It usually happens after frequent wireless network changes.

Thanks,

Guy

Need guidance on buying inspiron i7 5558 laptop in Thailand billed and trasfer to India

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Hi Dell Team,

I have decided to buy inspiron 5558 i7 laptop which has 2 years international warranty from Thailand with billed someone else. The product listed in ebay.in site.

Is it possible that i can transfer to India Dell and avail warranty?Please guide me in this.Based on reply i will proceed further.

Please do needful.

Regards

Kishore

E5250 laptop constantly freezing up

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We bought 3 Dell E5250 laptops and have had issues from the very beginning. They continually lock up. They are set not to sleep or power down drives/screens EVER when plugged in. However, they continue to lock up when sitting for a while, and at random times while the users are using them.

I have run hardware diagnostics and no problems detected.

I have set the network priority so that it uses the wired network before the wireless.

I have reformatted and reinstalled Windows 7 Pro and still have the issue.

I have not tried turning Intel SpeedStep off (a suggested fix I've seen on here). Has anyone tried that and had success?

I'm considering returning these, but the horror stories of Dell's customer support make me skeptical I'll get anything done.

Any other suggestions? I've about given up on Dell - I never had problems with any of their computers until I bought these.

adding memory to xps 1810

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How do i add memory to xps 1810? and how much does it take? When you look at the board there is only 1 slot on the board does that mean you add 4gbb in that slot or 8gb? 

error code 2000-0147

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Inspiron 3521----please explain to me what this error is & what can i do to fix this..... not on warranty any more----this is my 3rd hard drive on this laptop since i bought it 2013


Anyone pls HELP!


Vostro 5470 Built-in keyboard key combination not working

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I am having an issue of key combination (Lshift + L, Lctrl + L, Win + L) not working. RShift + L seems perfectly fine. Tried reformatting and reading up the FAQ but not prevail. Any Suggestion on how to fix it?  Help would be greatly appreciated.

Faulty laptop service tag registered under wrong name

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I received a faulty laptop from dell it is registered under the wong name so the Technical team is refusing to help me. Whe ringing I am constantly tranferred between different departments. Absolutely disgraceful. I have posted my experience on various websites so people are aware. Never again.

How to BOOT New HDD in inspiron 5558

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Hello all

Today I bought a new inspiron 15 5558 laptop and

I would like to BOOT my old HDD from the laptop I had before

To copy the data to a external hard drive 

So as to get all my files back

Question:

How to boot the old HDD ?? I need details about BIOS changes and anything else if it's posible

**Old HDD is a Western Digital WD3200BUDT

Thanks in advance

latest win10 update re-enabled touch xps 17

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the latest update for win10 re-started the touch screen on my laptop. However it didn't put the usb hid touchscreen driver back in device manager. I don't know how to turn off the touchscreen. This screen is one of the ones that came with the n-trig driver. Touch screen is pulling my cursor in to the bottom right corner of the screen repeatedly.

Alienware 13 R2 does not wake from sleep with lid closed

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Hello, I just received an Alienware R2.  I cannot get it to wake up from sleep mode when the lid is closed with my USB keyboard or mouse.  It does wake up from sleep mode with my USB keyboard when the lid is open.  I just updated the bios to Version A05,A05.  Before I updated the new bios, it wouldn't even wake up from sleep mode by hitting the laptop keyboard.  I had to hit the power switch.  

I also have updated the video drives to Version 20.19.15.4312,A04 (Intel HD) and Version 10.18.13.5442,A02 (nVIDIA Geforce).

I am guessing this is still a BIOS problem, but is there a fix?

Thanks.

Precision M4800 takes a few minutes to detect USB mouse/KB when docking

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We have several new M4800 in our office and when you dock them it takes 2-3 minutes (after waking up from sleep) for the system to recognize the external USB mouse and keyboard.  They are connected to the dock and not directly to the laptop.  I've been using the same docks on M4700s for the last couple of years and we don't not experience this issue.  Any ideas on why this would occur?  They are running Windows 7 Pro x64.

My first thought was Windows was searching Windows Update for updated mouse/KB drivers every time they docked, so I configured the system to use local drivers first before looking to Windows Update.  That did not fix the problem.  We are going to try BIOS updates (if any) next to see if that helps.

Thanks,

Jeff

Inspiron N4010 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows 10 do not recognize 8 GB of RAM

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I bought two 4 GB chips of RAM from Crucial to upgrade my Inspiron N4010 from 4 GB RAM to 8 GB. It was Windows 7 first, then I upgraded it to Windows 10, still OS does not see full 8 GB. Each of 2 chips, installed by itself, is recognized by the system just fine, but when I put both in, it still detects 4 GB only. Any suggestions? I ran Dell diagnostic tool and it did not find anything wrong with the laptop. Prior to buying chips from Crucial, I ran their diagnostic tool and it recommended the right product for me to buy. Description of the Crucial product says it is compatible with N4010.  


Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 Stops at Dell logo

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Hi My netbook runs on windows 7 home premium. My netbook stops at dell logo but in order to boot to windows, I need to press any key to continue. If i didn't press any key, The netbook will stuck forever in the dell logo. I repeat, I have access to Windows and Bios. My problem is, How to make my netbook to boot into Windows without pressing any key.

4k monitor blurry

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4k monitor not clear at all.  is there a new driver that I need to make it clear???

PBR Image - Since this past week, I got this new drive, which is SLOWING my laptop greatly...

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Since one week, I'm getting to see a new drive named: PBR Image and it's slowing down my laptop so much, it disappears SOMETIMES, when it does disappear it will work very fast, but when it shows it takes forever to do anything. Can someone please help me, I love this laptop, and I really can't stand this because I have so much school work to do. Please HELP! Thank you!

Which ports on an Inspiron 17R SE7720 are USB 3.0 vs. USB 2.0 ?

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Which of the ports on my Inspiron 17R SE7720 are USB 3.0 vs. USB 2.0? 

I tried downloading the PDF manuals for my particular laptop from the Dell Support site, but they don't reveal which ones are USB 2.0 vs. USB 3.0.

Latitude D610- Screen goes blank after WinXP loading screen

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I'm having an issue with my Latitude D610 where after the Windows XP loading screen, the screen will go completely blank. No BSOD, no login screen, just a blank screen. This began happening at least a year ago, however I bought a new computer so this one fell to the wayside. I tried system restore when it first occurred to no avail. The computer does boot into Safe Mode. Any suggestions?

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