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Dell XPS 13 2015 and Sandisk x400 m2 Upgrade

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I've got an XPS 13 9343 with a 128GB Samsung PM851 M.2 2280 installed.

I'd like to upgrade this to 1TB and the new Sandisk X400 seems suitable:

o Size: Both M.2 2280

o Keying: PM851: M?; X400: B & M

o Interface: Both: SATA Gen 3.0  6Gb/s

o Power consumption: PM851: 190 / 50 / 2 mW; X400: 70/52/9.7 mW

Anyone tried this yet or have thoughts if it might work?


14z ultrabook iastor.sys

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Iastor.sys BSOD had been appearing now and then for the past 3 years. Now I m locked out of my laptop. I tried installing windows 10 from win7. The installation completed but this BSOD does not let me boot in to it.

Normal booting takes me to win 10 and then results in BSOD

Last known config that worked takes windows 7 and then results in BSOD.

None of the other booting options seem to work.

Ran the diagnostics but no problem was detected

Tried multiple times to boot. Dint work. Now diagnostics shows a problem with hard drive 0. Code 0142 validation 68569. But it was OK some time back and dint show any error.

I also noted that ultrabook is heating up very quickly after I tried to install windows 7

1. How do I solve this issue?

2. How do I get my files back? - I have a 1 tb USB ready to take a back up

Thanks in advance for your time.

Dell vostro 5459 with preinstalled win10 downgrade issue

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Hi,

Yesterday bought two dell vostro 5459 laptop with preinstalled win 10 home, but there is no option to downgrade to windows 7, it seems to be fresh installation. Can i get the win7 key to do the installation.

Dell Precision M6800 ALPS Driver Issues

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Hi Guys,

I needed some help with my Dell TouchPad, after some sort of drivers upgrade, I'm not able to use laptop touchpad.

Everytime when I boots up my laptop, I get this error ALPS_setmousemonitor error

Tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers and nothing worked.

Under the device manager, the Windows 10 OS doesn't seem to detect the drivers well and always detect HID compliant mouse which is not the correct mouse driver.

Need help. This problem had been there for weeks and tried resolving myself but none work.

latitude e6500 cannot use fingerprint reader with windows 10: correct?

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just checking to be sure.   as far as i see, windows 10 has no way to use the e6500 fingerprint reader?

not with control vault, data access protection or anything else.   right?

thanks.

Powershare on Dell 15z 5523

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I have a Dell 15z 5523 that turns off the power to the USB powershare port whenever the laptop sleeps or is turned off. So I can't  keep any of my devices charged through the port. Powershare is turned on in the BIOS. Is there something else I have to do to enable it?

L511Z battery problems after Windows 10 install

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I hate to dredge up an old thread but I just got a similar battery problem after an Windows 10 upgrade.

Here are the relevant system details:
XPS 15 L511z is out of warranty
original A05 bios and battery
bios set to default and saved (F9 then F10)
bios indicates charger is Dell 130W
bios indicates battery is functioning normally
status lights indicate three amber flashes
Windows 10 indicates 0% battery not charging

Before I pull the battery and remove the Windows 10 ACPI components, I'd like some advice on how to proceed, thanks.

USB won't work on XPS 12 9250 with Dell Adapter USB Type C to HDMI/VGA/Ethernet/USB 470-ABQN

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I have an XPS 12 9250 with an external Dell Adapter USB Type C to HDMI/VGA/Ethernet/USB 470-ABQN.  This adapter is working for Ethernet and VGA, but the USB port is not working.  I suspect that I need the correct drivers installed.  When I plug in my windows phone or my android phone, both devices show that they are charging, but windows 10 does not indicate that it sees the devices.  If I plug in an external keyboard to the adapter's USB port, windows 10 does not react, and the keyboard lights do not come on (keyboard works fine on 2 other computers).

So, I'm pretty sure I've installed all the latest drivers that are listed on support.dell.com for the xps 12 9250, but it's hard to tell as there seem to be scores of them.

Is anyone else having this problem?  Can anyone tell me which specific drivers I need to get USB working?  Thank you


different softwares giving different CPU temperature readings

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hi

i have dell optiplex 755,

different sotwares are giving different tempearture readings . which one is accurate ?

PC Camera not working

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Hi,


I have Dell inspiron15 which has inbuilt PC camera. It has stopped working. While diagnosing it on Dell portal, it fails to run the tests stating that eiter the device driver is not installed or incorrectly installed. But while checking it from device manager, it stats that you have latest updated driver in your machine. Could you please advise what might be the failure reason.


Regards,

Sanchit

Dell XPS 15 - Built in Battery, "plugged in but not charged", battery disabled

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Hi,

I am writing this as I have hopelessly tried all methods found online without success.

I have an XPS 15 bought in France. I move to Singapore and my original DELL AC adapter was spoiled. So I went to the nearest store and bought a third party adapter. Everything works out fine for a while... Now, my laptop won't charge anymore (stuck at 90%). 

My laptop only turn on if it is plugged under ac adapter. When I unplug the ac adapter, my laptop turn off.

When I turn on my laptop it says "this battery charging is temporarily disabled, press F2 for entering BIOS Menu". 
In BIOS, under battery health it is said "this battery is temporarily disabled, please turn off the computer and try again when the unit is back to operational temperature" 
I have this problem systematically, my laptop is not heated.

I even bring it to a repair shop here in Singapore; but they do not even have the parts to test. 

Please help. 

I am willing to buy a new battery or new adapter, but I am not even sure if that's the problem.

Thank you

XPS L502X BIOS Password

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Hello forum, 5 years ago I set a bios password on my XPS L502X laptop. Unfortunately I can't remember it anymore. Removing the battery for 10 seconds doesn't help. Somewhere I read it would be possible with some master password if I provide my service tag. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Problem in Screen. Scratch behind the glass screen

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Hello 

i realized today a scratch behind the glass of my dell. 

I can indicate if its a scratch or something else because is behind the glass, but i need a recommendation how i can fix this 

laptop not starting

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my laptop dell inspiron 5520 is not getting starting...initially when this problem came...it gets started after doing 5 7 times..but nw its nt getting start...no video coming...but sound of fan is coming and charging is also being done...kindly help

Fingerprint sensor on E5450 software download issue

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I have bought a laptop Latitude E5450 with ubunto OS, i have changed it to MS Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, I can't download DigitalPersona Fingerprint Suite, so I can't use the fingerprint sensor.

what Can I Do?


xps13

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Had computert now for a little over a year.  The machine stopped charging about 6 months in and I got a new receptacle for the charger.  It gets damaged pretty easily.  Now recently the power button has failed and the machine won't turn on.  Buying this was a nightmare; it was like dell didn't want my biz; I was shipping to a diffferent address.   Ended up buying from a retailer on amazon. The support has been terrible.  Definitely not going with dell after  this experience.

Insprion 3148 Tablet Mode

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I Am using Insprion 3148 when I purchased, it was running on WIN 8.1 now I have updated it to Win 10 when I switch to tablet mode my mouse and keyboard will be still live and its not getting locked automatically locked just like on Win 8.1 please help me out in fixing this up.

Thanking you in Advance..!! 

My dell insiporn 3542 give 8 beeps sound and not show display but lcd is ok

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i have dell 

3542 and it gives 8 bit sound but lcd is oky because i have checked it on other laptop tell me what to do warrenty expire.

External DVD

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Anyone know how to enable an Alienware R2 (less than a week old) to recognize/use an external DVD drive?   My old Windows XP system crashed, a system through which I created over 100 DVDs, now none of those are accessible with this new system.  About ready to return it for a Windows 7 desktop.   Yes, all of the ports work fine, accessing external hard drives, and the DVD drives work fine on my neighbors Windows 7 system.

keyboard back-lighting turn off time XPS 15 9550

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XPS 15 9550

Win 10 Pro

My keyboard back-lighting turns off after about 8-10 seconds. How can I adjust that turn-off time? I'd like to make the back-lighting stay on longer.

PS: I think there used to be an app called Dell Feature Enhancement Pack that would help manage this on other models.

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