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Dell N5110 CPU upgrade

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Is it possible to upgrade  i7-2670qm  CPU of my Dell N5110 laptop to latest 4rth generation CPU?

Thanks

Rusty


PXE Boot Latitude 7275

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We have a test Latitude 7275 which came with a dock and connecting USB C cable. We've been assured by Dell that we can PXE boot from these devices. However there seems to be no way to enable PXE boot in the BIOS.

Can anyone tell me how to set this up?

Need Suggestion on Dell Inspiron 1525 battery replacement

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Hi,

My current Laptop Dell Inspiron 1525 and battery of type X284G
 [Rating 11.1 V , 48WH capacity and prid :KR-0Y823G-71766-1B1-B1IS ]. Since current battery needs to replace i have order for X284G battery but i got battery type RN873 [Rating: 11.1 V, Capacity : 56WH and prid: KR-0Y823G-71769-4CR-C81S] .
When i asked replacement 3 times i am getting same RN873 type not X284G.
In caution they mentioned replace only with TYPE:GW240,RN873,GP952. But my current battery type is X284G only.
Can you please suggest me whether i can replace X284G battery with above mentioned RN873 type.

Need help transferring ownership/warranty of new Inspiron 15 7000

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I purchased a laptop from Amazon recently which the previous owner must have registered before returning to the store because when I tried to obtain support yesterday I was told that the laptop is not showing in my name.

I tried to use the transfer of ownership form but I do not have the original owner information. I can provide the service tag, express service code (and pictures of each if needed), along with a copy of my invoice from Amazon.com.

Can someone from Dell assist me in getting this taken care of? Thanks!

error code 2000-0142

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Can anyone help me. im having a bad time with my HDD..it keeps failing..

Dell Backup and Recovery Question

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3 laptops with issues--and I am greatly in need of advice/help.

My daughter's system is having issues. Q: We did not create a recovery disc when we received it 14 months ago. Is it still possible to create one if it is having system errors? She is not concerned about the personal files she has saved on it, but I want to make sure that we can recover all the important system programs (including pre-loaded windows), and the Microsoft office suite we added.

We get a 2000 01 42 error from the pre-boot assessment test. HD Short test failed. When I try to go into windows it shows a 0000139 error. In the advanced options I can select Dell Back up and recovery...which prompts me to back up her personal files and add any additional files I select. ((I could not find program files.) Would this back-up be the same thing as creating a Recovery disc? If not, what would I do to create or acquire a recovery disc? And would a recovery disc do all the work for us and get the system back to her starting point plus Microsoft office?

Thank you!!

I cannot install universal serial bus controller driver.

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I downloaded the driver software(Intel(R)_USB_3.0_eXtensible_Host_Controller_Driver) but on installing it says that my computer doesn't meet minimum requirements to install this software. Please help.

Keyboard Query

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I have a latitude E6540 laptop.

Is It possible to turn off the Touch-Pad.  I have problems with my hands and cannot use it but keep accidently touching it and the cursor moves, causing problems.

Possible or not?


Swipe sensor/ Preboot Manger / Bios Admin password

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Hi.

I installed Control vault / fingerprint sensor on my Lap top a long time a go with windows 8.

So pre boot it asks my for a biometric swipe (a fingerprint) but a long time a go i forgot the password with it in case it fales. but now i bought a new dell lap top i formated the drive and installed a windows 10 with all uppgrates including BIOS. But still this hangs on. I installed the Control vault win 10 driver but the Swipe sensor program does not run, so i can swipe a finger and change/ disable the fingerprint program.

How can i disable the pree boot manager ?

Am I going to buy a stolen laptop?

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Hi to all, I'm going to buy an used Dell Latitude e4540. It cames with a price of 330€ here in Italy. It's a bit under the average price. I've found another one for €390. I wonder if there is any way to discover if this laptop was stolen or not. I don't want to buy a stolen laptop. Thank you. Paolo

Alienware M17x R4 Freezes and now won't recover

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My Alienware laptop has had trouble with freezing up for a long time.  It happens every couple of nights on average, but sometimes will start locking up several times a day.  When it freezes, the cursor works for a few seconds then it freezes also.  I have to hard boot and it usually comes back up with no problems.  Two nights ago, it would not boot.  I did a restore point and it worked for about 3 minutes and froze again.  After hard boot, it would not boot into windows.  Restore nor repair Windows would work either.  I can still get into the F12 and run diagnostics.  All the Hardware seems to test OK. 

This is the third time this has happened in 6 months.  I do not want to reinstall Windows over and over as a solution.  Anyone have any suggestions?       

Advanced pattern test failed: real or fake problem?

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[This topic is related to a previous topic, see

I have also replied to that topic.

Situation: I ran the Diagnostics Test on the Dell website at my laptop (Inspiron i7 5759). A program called ' SupportAssist'  does this.

Result of this test: the Advanced Pattern Test (memory) failed.

But is this a real problem, or a fake problem?

Do I have an actual (real) problem with my memory, or is there a bug in the SupportAssist?

(see also the topic I linked to for more details)

Function Keys on Dell Inspiron 5558

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I'm trying to make mess with my function keys, and i'm having no luck. Basically i want it to only mute my sounds when i press the FN Key + F1. But when i click F1 it mutes the sounds, back when i had windows 8.1 or 7 it was simple to change this function but i cant seem to figure it out on windows 10.  Any help would be great! Thank you.

Video Scheduler Error BSOD Windows 10

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I've had my XPS L502X since December of 2011, Originally Windows 7 64 Upgraded to Windows 10 64 when it became available worked good for awhile. Now when ever I try loading into a game I've increasingly received the Video Scheduler Error and also the Your nvidia driver quit working but was successfully recovered popup. 

Any suggestions to remedy this issue? Never had a problem before installing Windows 10.

Network !!

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Hello,

i instal the last version of bios!

Afther my nerwork (Realtek RTL8106E...) doesn't work.

i verify the cable and this is ok.   i instal the driver and the problem persist, doesn't work!

can you help me!

thanks, 


Erratic Mouse/Touchpad Behavior: check your power strip (and charger) [solved]

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Hi Dell!

I just discover today that my touchpad always went wrong because my laptop charger was faulty. The jumping issue is solve as soon  as I unplugged the charger.

I'm frustrated since this touchpad always bothered me, the bug came the first day, disappear few days and since it is more or less violent. 

 I spent years trying to uninstall and reinstall/update drivers, as Dell recommended, and wasting a huge amount of time for nothing. And now I know that it was a defect charger, my warranty is gone.

EDIT: my bad, it was not completely Dell fault since the problem was a faulty power strip where my laptop was plugged. The ground was disconnected (check the continuity between the grounds).

But, 2 dell laptop (different model) were plugged into this faulty power strip, and the second one did not had any problem, except, sometime a weird vibration feeling when touching a metallic part. So the first laptop was not very well design since it did not handle that. I still don't know from where that current leak come from. 

(inspiron 3520 windows 7)

Fan settings for NVIDIA

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I have a Inspiron 15 7000 Series 7559 but I cannot find a way to assure the fan turns on to keep the GPU cool.  The NVIDIA site has a program that does not support windows 10 and is missing a DLL to try to use it unsupported.  I have tried a 3rd party app which reports the GPU and CPU temperatures, which happens to show the fan is NOT running.  If it is supposed to turn on automatically? at what temperature?  These things are normally configurable.  Seriously thinking of downgrading from Win10.

Various issues with XPS 15 9550 Touch

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1. Audio playback, even when playing back a pure sine wave, will crack every minute or so.

2. Bluetooth stereo headset wasn't working at all. After updating all drivers and bios, it now connects on reboot but then the laptop thinks it is forever connected, even when the headset is turned off. When waking up from sleep I get a popup on the lower right corner saying it's connected. Until I reboot again I can't use the headset.

3. Battery life is abysmal. Is there a <Admin Note: legalistic deleted> given the difference between Dell's statements and the realistic ~3 hours even with marginal usage.

4. Tapping on the touchpad doesn't respond every 4-5 times. Same spot, same force, just ignored at random.

Dell is not being helpful, suggesting they send a tech to reinstall windows. Of course there's no way that'll help and I'll need to reinstall everything for work :( Should I cut my losses and get another truck from Lenovo? at least they work.

Hi a question abot M4800 power adapter

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hello!

as far as I understand, a 240W ac adapter will work with the M4800, and it is better than the 180W.

now - there is that charger in Aliexpress, and in the details he doesn't specify it supports M4800, but I can't see why it won't. can someone tell me for sure if it will fit?

www.aliexpress.com/.../32570462168.html;ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_9,searchweb201644_1_505_506_503_504_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_1,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6451&btsid=0533945c-10d3-41bb-a68a-cd6183579aea

Adding another SSD Drive To A New Dell E5550?

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it's possible to add a second ssd drive into a  Dell E5550?

thanx

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