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Use XPS 15z without LCD

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I would like to run my XPS 15z (L511Z) with the LCD removed and use an external monitor instead (via the display port).
I have removed the entire LCD screen&cover, including the connecting cable to the motherboard.
I get 8 beeps during power up (indicating LCD problem) and no video output to my external monitor.

Is there a way to avoid the LCD-diagnostics test and run the XPS without a LCD ?


USBs, TouchScreen, BlueTooth, Webcam Not Working

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Hey All

My Webcam, TouchScreen, BlueTooth and USBs [ USB Root Hub, USB Generic Composite Device, Generic USB Hub, USB Root Hub (xHCI) ] are not working.

About the USBs issue, I tried download the drivers from Dell's Support, but when I Try to install says my configuration system aren't correct or something; I couldn't find another ones to try.

About the BlueTooth, TouchScreen, Webcam issues, I just can't see any option on my laptop to turn the devices on. In "my computer" says "No Pen or Touch Input Available for This Display" , but it used to work. I Believe I can't see the drivers on Device Manager.

My Laptop is Inspiron 7537, Windows 8.1 

Thanks!

Inspiron 14 How to Free C Drive Disk Space

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I just bought my Inspiron 14 with Windows 10 installed on it 4 months ago.  The capacity of my C drive is 28 GB and there is already almost no space left on my C drive.  I cannot even install my Windows 10 update at this point.  I have almost no files stored on the hard drive or photos (less than half a GB for both combined).  I need some advice of how to free up some C drive space-any advice.  I am at my wits end about what steps to take.

XPS 15 9550 CPU Throttling

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I've installed the latest BIOS, it solves the underclocking issue originally mentioned in this thread:

en.community.dell.com/.../19660225

I thought the issue was related, but its not.

Since day one I have had this issue with the processor throttling down to 0.6/0.8GHZ after 10 or so minutes of gaming, things go back to normal after a further 5-10 minutes and repeats itself again. If I switch off Intel speedstep the issue resolves itself to some extent, the cpu stops throttling but i can get occasional fps drops, So with speedstep off the CPU does not turbo past 2.6GHz.

When the cpu throttles below 1Ghz I notice the IGP takes over and the dedicated GPU stops or at least stops performing as it should. MSI Afterburner shows 100% GPU usage on GPU 2 (IGP) 

GPU temps can hit 84C whilst gaming and I've seen the CPU get close to that figure when its working properly, but usually hangs around the high 70's.

Has anyone else noticed this? Its the only issue I have with this Laptop, otherwise everything else is great.

Edit: Oh and I've just noticed my battery wear level is at 3% already? I've only had it for a month.....

Scrolling on Chrome is extremely slow (works fine in IE, Firefox, "Edge") on Inspiron 15 5000

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Hi, 

I recently bought another Dell after owning a few different types of laptops. I'm pretty happy with it so far, seems like a great laptop (i5, 8gb ram, 1TB memory, backlit keyboard) for my needs and I got it $150 off retail. 

Everything is good except scrolling with the touchpad in Google Chrome is horrible. It will take 8-9 full scrolls to get to the bottom of the page, where it would take Firefox 2-3 full scrolls to get to the bottom. 

I've tried some of the things I found online, like playing with some of the main chrome settings, playing around with some of the settings in chrome://flags/ and restarting, but no luck so far. 

Is this a Dell problem or a Chrome problem? Windows 10? Any idea how to fix it? There has to be a way to fix it, given that IE (is that was Edge is?) and Firefox, the scroll works fine. This probably isn't a dealbreaker/I doubt I'll return the laptop over this, but its annoying since Chrome is my favorite browser and its terrible with this computer. 

Thanks! Any advice or new things to try?

issues with Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series- 3543

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5th generation model; i7; 8Gb ram,

Boot up time is is up to 60s or a bit longer sometimes. 

Have already disabled all start up programs apart from anti virus and have scanned for malware.  

Get black screen during boot up. The set has already been in for repairs twice where clean installs of first, windows 10 then windows 8,1 was done.

Also have issues with touchpad . latest driver has been installed .

please assist.

dell latitude E5550 does not sleep properly

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I'm having a problem with sleep mode (dell latitude E5550, 8GB RAM, i7-5600U, 500 GB Solid State Hybrid Drive with 8GB Flash, Intel HD Graphics, Windows 8.1 Pro).
Manual sleep works 1 time and the second time will freeze the laptop.
Manually sleeping freezes the laptop even if the laptop is running on a battery.
Looking for any suggestions here.

Thank You.

Hotkeys

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After a recent update, I notice none of my function hotkeys are working on my M3800 keyboard.

Mute, Vol Up/Down, Search, Keyboard backlight, brightness up/down, etc

How do I get these working again?


Dell Inspiron 700m CMOS checksum bad press f1

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When I boot this PC up I get an error:

0271:  Check date and time settings

Warning

0251:  System CMOS checksum bad - Default config used

Press f1 to continue

Any thoughts on what this is?  Is the CMOS battery bad?  The laptop is ten years old.

Inspiron 3537 Power Up and/or Battery issue

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My 3537 is about 2-3 years old.  Over the last week, when I boot up, the screen indicates a critically low battery issue.  The charger is working (I tried another one), but the battery charging LED does not light.  I have gotten it working by removing the battery and the charger, waiting a few seconds and then replacing both.  Then the battery LED goes on and the laptop boots normally.

Could it be the battery?

Thanks,

Vin

Hard drive error code 2000-01 42

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I have an inspron15 laptop. It was not booting up, I ran a self test system check and there is a problem  with the hard drive- error code 2000-01 42. Any advice how to resolve this?

latitude e4300 - recovery CD

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Hi everyone, I've just bought latitude e4300 (p8400) without hard disk.

I've bought hard disk and i want to restore system to factory defaults with all preinstalled software but... i couldn't find recovery CD for latitude e4300.

I'm from PL not from US. Where can i find recovery CD for this HW ?

Does Dell Active Pen 750-AAMI work with the Inspiron 13 7353 special edition

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Lisa Gade at mobile techreview, shows her using the pen that appears to be the Dell Active Stylus-750-AAGN with no problem.  I ordered one and it does nothing on my 7353.

Some forums say that the Dell Active Pen-750-AAMI does work with the 7353.  Has anyone with the 7353 used the 750-AAMI pen with success?--and with which programs.

Thanks to all 

general hardware wear and tear dell inspiron 5558

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Hi, today I dropped my dell Inspiron 5558 series 15 from my table. I turned it on and it seems to work fine. But only a scratch on one of the edges near the usb port. Is there anything I should worry about? Like How to detect any other hardware issues not visible.

How do you restore a Dell Inspiron N5050 Laptop's Pre-Installed Windows 7 - Home Premium OS Back From A Clean Wiped, Ubuntu 14.04 OS?

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Hello World!

I have always been a fan of Dell and Microsoft products! I enjoy everything both companies bring to their loyal customers such as support, a product that works, and excellent technological advances. 

I recently had a room-mate introduce me to the LInux Community; which I also enjoy as a hobby. I have become pretty good with most of the basics and terminal commands but have no experience actually reverting OS systems; especially when I do not have the media. I have the COA on the bottom containing the product key but I don't have the partition pre-installed by Dell. 

Does anyone know what I should do; preferably someone who has a great deal of experience with Linux-based systems or might know of an easier way that could be executed from the BIOS. The integrity of the data is not important and laptop is beginning to show it's age; though I am not complaining about this.

 

Thank you if you can help as I am a student and can really use the features of Windows with my classes. I also don't believe my school is going to allow Linux systems very soon.

Sincrely,

John Hatt - johnhattsite


Dell Inspiron 15 N5050 Laptop Windows 10 Update

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To Whom It May Concern,

I recently updated my Dell Inspiron 15 N5050 Laptop from Windows 7 to the free Windows 10 Microsoft offered. However, I am currently experencing several issues I cannot find solutions for. Please see below:

1. My desktop screen flashes / refreshes every minute on the dot. This causes any desktop icon to realign to the left of the screen as well as close any folders that are open. Thus, rendering the PC basically useless. However, this doesn't affect web browsers or programs such as MS Word.

 2. The Dell touchpad does not work or respond. If you open the mouse properties (This device is working properly) is displayed.

3. If you restart / reboot the PC a black screen appears without a cursor. If you close the laptop lid and let the PC "go to sleep" and reopen it the Windows 10 log in screen.

Additional Specs - Dell Inspiron N5050 / Intel HD Graphics 3000

I like the Windows 10 format, but I cannot use this PC effectively. Please respond at your earliest convenience.

Best Regards,

Matt 

XPS 13 (9343) Driver Issues

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Is it just me facing these problem(s)??!!

The XPS is a wonderful laptop but for the love of God what is up with the drivers, I am very thankful for the fix with the trackpad drivers but what about bluetooth and sound?


more than half of the time if I hook up my bluetooth headset, once disconnected I loose the ability to play sound through my speakers and windows is too stupid to resolve the issue on it's own. only solution is to reboot my computer.


This is not fun, I know the XPS is fast but that doesn't mean I must test it's reboot speed everytime I want to alternate the headset between my phone and pc


I have multiple sound drivers installed and I don't even know which bluetooth driver i got. they were updated with the latest patch from windows

Is there any tool that can check for the compatibility of my drivers? I would hate to have to return this babe back.

Dell XPS 13 Screen Flicker

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Hello all,

My Dell XPS 13 has had a screen flicker issue ever since I bought it.  It mostly happens when the laptop is turned out and seems to go away after it's been running for a few minutes.  Here's a video of the issue:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="www.youtube.com/.../CWGlTpkmgBg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Any ideas?  Should I send it back to Dell since it's still under warranty?

Dell XPS 15 L501x Screen Issue and Resolution

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I am facing weird issue with XPS 15 L501X screen. It displays windows image for 10-15 seconds and suddenly flickers and goes off(LED lights still on). Laptop screen display has lights but no image. I bought new laptop screen but same situation. I am little confused between cable problem or screen or Video chip problem.
Observations I posted earlier is completely on extetnal TV. Here below complete illustration.
We have 4 option in laptop.
1. Disconnect Projector (Computer Only) - Laptop shows nothing. screen has lights but no windows image. External TV shows nothing as expected.
2. Duplicate - Laptop screen shows 10-15 seconds when laptop started. then goes off. External TV shows low graphic/distorted/broken image display.
3. Extend - Laptop shows nothing. External TV is clear and perfect windows image.
4. Projector only - Laptop shows nothing as expected. External TV is perfect.

Appreciate quick responses.

Wifi driver problems Inspiron 3543

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So this has been happening a while now with this drivers not working properly, before the new year I was using the windows 8 64 bit driver on windows 10 because it seemed to be working but with the update that happened with windows 10 over the new year it is no longer working and neither is the windows 10 driver so what can someone point me in the direction of getting this resolved please? I'm a student and need my laptop for school which starts tommorrow if anyone can help please do if you need any more info message me (yes the ethernet works its just the wireless driver)

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