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Adding extra SSD for dell xps 15 with 256gb SSD

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Hi, I just bought a dell xps 15 9550 with 6th gen i7, 8GB RAM and 256gb ssd. Is it possible to add an extra SSD for the remaining 2.5 inches hard disk slot. If it's possible do i need to buy the connecting cable for SSD too or does that cable already included there?

Thanks in advance,


Inspiron 15 touchpad not working at all

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As of yesterday (4/14/16), the trackpad on my Inspiron 15 does not work at all.  Clicking, mouse movement does not work.  Fortunately I have a separate mouse I can use.  The settings allow the trackpad to be used even while a mouse is connected.


What can I do to get the pad to work again?

Program for wifi and bluetooth.

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Добрый день всем. Надеюсь в dell специалисты которые понимают по русски.

Яприобрел ноутбук Inspiron 5558.

и столкнулся с такой проблеммой, я не могу найти программу для управлением wifi и bluetooth.

неужели нет что то похожее как wireless console manager? Где в одной программе можно включить и выключить wifi и bluetooth.


Good day to all. I hope dell specialists who understand.

Âpriobrel Laptop Inspiron 5558.

and faced with such a problem, I can not find a program to control the wifi and bluetooth.

is there something similar as a wireless console manager? Where in one program, you can turn on and turn off the wifi and bluetooth.

XPS 13 9350 compact power supply

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I am looking for a compact power supply for my XPS 13. The adapter includes a 2-position plug that can be a space saver when power strips are almost full. Does anyone know of a place in the USA that sells them?

Here's a picture of the swivel plug on the adapter:

double spacing issue follow up

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Hi Guys,

Writing  again since my older posts are not being responded to. 

In 2015, I bought my XPS 9343 and immediately had to get the touch pad replaced for erratic behaviour. Since then, I've had an on-going problem with my keyboard. The space key continuously inserts extra spaces.  Ok,  I  will stop  editing so you can see what I'm talking  about! This  is  the  worst because I'm a WRITER!! It  takes me  forever to edit every little thing i  do  on this laptop  and it's really my only issue. Does  anyone know if this is  a hardware issue or a software issue? I read that it was happening on  earlier versions of this model.... please  help? 

I have tested if this occurs in notepad, email, other word-processors and the answer is YES. 

I have tested if this issue occurs when using an external keyboard and the answer is NO. 

Please advise as per next steps? Thanks! 

Inspiron 7559 with SSD and spinning disk

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   I just got my Inspiron 7559. It came with a 128GB SS disk (an internal card, not a normal laptop hard-disk case) and a 1TB spinning disk. I would like to upgrade the SSD myself to 256 or 512. It is made by Samsung. Samsung also makes some similar disks with 256 and 512 capacity, but they don't seem to be on the open market yet. And the 7559 seems to be using an older interface specification, so I'm not sure any of the newer Samsung disks will even work.

   Does anyone know where one can buy a SSD of a higher capacity that will be compatible with the 7559? Dell sells the same 128GB disk, but I can't find any larger ones there.


Thanks,

    DaveT

XPS L702X I/O USB 3.0 Board Issue

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I'm sure there are plenty of USB 3.0 problems on the forums and I've checked this out, but this issue seems more like hardware than drivers, etc.

I put a new motherboard into my L702X laptop. I plugged everything in, got it all squared away, and the laptop wouldn't move past the XPS loading bar. I did some troubleshooting about various problems over the course of a few days and decided to unplug stuff one by one to see if there was a hardware issue. Lo and behold, when I unplug my USB 3.0 daughter board, the computer starts right up just fine. In fact, I can start the computer, then plug that into the motherboard (probably not a good idea, but just did it for the heck of it) and the USB 3.0 board worked, although it made the touchpad all weird and stuff was... odd, so I turned the computer off and unplugged it again. Anyway, I checked the BIOS to make sure the boot order was correct and whatnot, but I can't seem to get the computer loaded up with that board plugged in.


I assumed it was a problem with the motherboard, although it was odd to me that I could plug it in after the computer was running at it was working. I updated the bios to the latest version, downloaded and installed the USB 3.0 drivers, etc, but nothing seems to help. Could it just be a faulty motherboard? If anyone has any ideas, I'd be appreciative.

Ian

Inspiron 3552 - Boot from optical drive

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Greetings I have a new Inspiron 3552 and I can't figure out how to get it to boot from a CD-ROM, Please advise.


Precision 5510 and Thunderbolt Dock

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Precision 5510 + TB15 = Frustration

I'm adding this as yet another post about Thunderbolt issues with Dell's latest laptops and their TB15 Dock. I've had this laptop since the end of January, a DA200 since early February and the TB15 since early March. Recent driver fixes have resolved any issues with the DA200, but the TB15 is still a hot pile of not working.

First, the specifics. I've stayed up to date on ALL drivers from the support website for both the 5510 and the TB15. I'm on the latest BIOS version (Dell Inc. 01.02.00, 4/7/2016) and have gone through and uninstalled/re-installed everything in the orders specified in various places on this forum.

Drivers from the end of last month seemed to resolve the issues, yet the last few days have shown the system to return to non-functionality. Booting and connecting work fine and as long as the system does not sleep wile connected to the dock, display and network hold solid. Invariably no matter what else is running, after a few minutes of connection every USB device drops off. I am unable to bring anything back until I disconnect, wait a few minutes (or power-cycle the dock) and then reconnect the laptop.

A few minutes later, I will lose peripherals again.

The dock gets very hot, and when USB falls off, it is at a "heat peak". Any USB cable I unplug (especially from the front ports) at that time is almost too hot to touch. I have tried disconnecting other items from the dock (displays, ethernet) and USB still fails after a few minutes of running connected.

I simply want Dell to make this right and fix it. I like the idea of this dock, but something is amiss between the design, implementation and price. I have dealt with this issue for far too long. I don't want to have to be told from a script via tech support to reinstall every driver. I've done that more than once already. I want Dell to own this as their problem and resolve it.

The collective frustration on the entire internet over this dock and Thunderbolt is proof enough that this is not a small issue.

Dell Studio 1749 powering up problems

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So I have a  Dell studio 1749 andSo I have not been able to use the computer because something is wrong with it cause first it was flashing on the power button then i took the battery out and then i tried again and then it would act like it would  turn on but nothing would load on the screen and then it would turn off  and then i thought maybe it is dead so we let it sit for about 30 minutes  on the charger and it still did not work. So I took out the battery and blew in it and it says the battery is full when I click the button on the battery  but it still does not work.do you know what is wrong with it

Dell inspiron 5521 upgrade

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I decide to upgrade my 5521 instead of buy a new one. The result is fantastic and speedy!

Installed:

From windows 8.1 to windows 10 - free

Change drive for SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB)

On benchmark my SSD wasn't showing the performance, it should get so I upgrade all the drivers from Dell for windows 10 updates. 11 of them installed ok and the rest was older version than the one already installed. This corrected the performance of the SSD and RAM.

Change the ram : Crucial CL11 CT2KIT102464BF160B Mémoire RAM DDR3 16 Go (2 x 8 Go) PC3-12800 800 MHz

I know there was a lot of discussion concerning if the 5521 could be upgraded to 16 gig, a lot of articles on the web said that it cannot be done, but in my case it worked.

These upgrades gave me a new and fast laptop.

The only bottle neck is the video performance. This cannot be change. I could try to add an external video card that would plug in the mini port used for Wlan under the keyboard. To drastic for me.

Instead I bought a USB to VGA (StarTech.com USB32VGAE) to connect my 1920x1080 scene and have my laptop screen also. This is not for games, but for normal use. I will have next week.

Very happy and cheap!



Burn on laptop screen.

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Hey there guys, I bought a Dell Inspiron 7559 laptop last month and only yesterday I've been experiencing issues with burnt look on the screen. 

So far I have; 

I have:

  • Updated all my drivers
  • Done a ePSA diagnostic which came up with no errors.
  • Tested my screen through an external monitor which worked fine without the burn look.

Just wondering if I could get any answers as to why this would happen.

Link to picture of screen: https://i.imgur.com/FDd69up.png

Cheers!

Bluetooth & 5GHz WiFi issues - XPS 13 "Gold"

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Hello.

I purchased a new Dell XPS 13 Gold edition (I believe it is the model 9550) 3 days ago and it arrived today. Out of the box, I am not able to connect to 5GHz WiFi networks or successfully pair/connect with 2 bluetooth audio adapters.

When I attempt to pair with a bluetooth audio adapter by clicking "Connect" from the system tray notification center, I am able to see the devices pair, but get the yellow "Couldn't connect" error message. I have tried connecting to a Sony XB950 bluetooth headset and a Belkin HD 955 bluetooth-to-optical audio receiver).


When I attempt to connect to a 5GHz Wifi network (using either my own Cisco 2702i enterprise access point, or my friends ASUS RT-AC66U), I can see the small WiFi icon in the system tray disappear and reappear multiple times, with a red X over the icon. After flashing several times, I receive the "Can't connect to this network" error. I can connect successfully to 2.4GHz networks, but not 5GHz ones.

I have installed all Windows updates, and have installed all updates through the "Dell Update" utility. This included a firmware update. I have also tried uninstalling the Bluetooth and Wifi adapters through Windows Device Manager. The drivers for both adapters are completely up to date as of this post.

Since the "Dell 1802A" adapter is used for both WiFi and Bluetooth, I am thinking I have a bad adapter? Please advise.

XPS 15 9550 Sleep Issue

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After the last Windows 10 update (4/12/16) my system would no longer go to sleep. I applied the latest BIOS update (1.2.0) and now it is sleeping again so you might want to consider installing this BIOS update. It also supposedly fixes a number of other issues people have been having.

JohnD

Screen issue on Dell Inspiron 7559


Screen issue on Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 model

You win some, you lose some (Intel display driver strikes again)

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 Well I updated to the latest BIOS (v1.2) on my XPS 15 9550 laptop and things seemed to be going good. I was now able to get my system to sleep after the assigned time. Then I ran into the old Intel HD display driver stopped responding but has successfully recovered error. not once but 10 times, 8 in less than half a minute. I had upgraded to the latest Intel driver about a week ago so I don't know what the story is now. Most of these seem to be occurring when I am scrolling horizontally across a text file or in thos latest case across an Excel spreadsheet line. I am using an external bluetooth keyboard, not the laptop's keyboard. The Bluetooth driver I have is actually one version higher than the one listed on the Dell Support website (12.0.1.731 vs 12.0.1.730). This what was installed on my system when I received it. I don't know why Dell has not released that one.

JohnD

Could someone help to disable my DELL Security Manager?

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Service TAG: C1C1WS1

with lock code: C1C1WS1-1D3B

language

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When I star my Dell computer for the first time I let the language in Arabic

and I want to change it to English or french

what can I do?

Windows 10 install?

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I want to do a clean install of windows on inspiron 7000 series using usb - I cant get the laptop to boot from usb without giving errors. I will be installing to a m.2 ssd and using the existing drive for data only

I get error in non paged memory fault if I use legacy boot from usb, if I use uefi boot I cant select the usb to boot from?

Got it to show up now in the boot menu but still getting page error faults, does it a couple of times then enters into system diagnostics and finds no faults

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