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DELL INSPIRON 5559 Keyboard Issue

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The combination of keys Alt + PrtScr in not working to capture active window screen in Windows 10.

I have tried Fn + Alt + PrtScr/ Alt + S/....; reset bios default; update bios; install Windows 8.1 again and Windows 10 again but I still can't capture it.

The PrtScr key to capture whole screen is ok.

I have tried a new Dell 5999 but still get that issue.


Dell Inspiron 15 5559 keyboard issue

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The combination of keys Alt + PrtScr in not working to capture actived window screen in Windows 10.

I have tried Fn + Alt + PrtScr/ Alt + S…; Reset bios default; Update bios; Install Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 again. But still get that issue

The PrtScr capture whole sreen is ok.

I have tried new Dell 5559 but still get the same problem.

Installing original OS

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Hello,

My Dell Inspiron 11 laptop HDD crashed, it had a win 8.1 os which I had upgraded to 10. Now I want to install my original OS, I do not have any recovery media, kindly tell me how to activate my OS, I do not have the product key either.

Beeping sounds on my Dell Inspiron 3521

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When I press the start button, I get a beeping sound. one beep then pause then beeps again. Can you please help me?

Dell Latitude D531 Overheating and switching off

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My Mother Uses a Dell Latitude D531 laptop computer so go about her daily work. The d531 running windows 7 is ideal for what she does but unfortunatly when she starts playing pointless Facebook Games such as Candy Crush ect the fan comes on really loud and shuts the computer down you can feel the heat under the laptop and throught the keyboard.

So at first I cleaned the heatsink out, re applied thermal grease and put everything back together and it was fine  for a couple of weeks the fan still ran fast (but since it's AMD / ATi based I expected that) 

but after a couple of weeks it was back to its usual tricks. I have added different thickness' of copper shims but it still goes off and now i'm at a loss, I even downloaded a program to make the fan run constantly but the laptop still goes off when on facebook games


It currently has 3 copper shims under the GPU and 2 under the processor and I am out of ideas i have bought a brand new fan to fit to it but does anyone have any ideas ???

Specs:

2.00GHz AMD Turion 64 X2

4GB Ram

Sandisk 120GB SSD

15.4" Glossy Screen

Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit

We have had this laptop 4 years it was brand new when we got it 4 years ago never been opened so as you can imagine it is in emaculate condition

Any ideas?????

Inspiron 15 series 5000 CPU's upgrade

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Hi!

Can I upgrade my Inspiron 5558 with a quad core CPU? If so, with what has been tested?

Regards

New Alienware 15 R2 and Graphics Amplifier - Not Working

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Definitely not the first and probably not the last but I can't get this amplifier to work with my new 15 r2 & evga gtx 970 sc - windows 10. I have tried new laptop bios and the one before along with new nvidia drivers and old listed on the site both laptop and desktop versions new command center and amp drivers too. Every time I think I'm in the clear the drivers seem to crash, the computer lags and then crashes, it keeps restarting, or I have these following errors (driver issue code 43, or when booting I get :( screen with "video_scheduler_internal_error" and it just keeps rebooting to the same thing or just boots to black screen. I have also tried with external and internal monitor. I have tested the card on a desktop and it works fine. Any help would be great. Thanks!

Dell Precision 5510

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I have bought Dell Precision 5510 which I paid ~2000 euro. It came with pre installed Ubuntu 14.04. 

However, this laptop uses Nvidia Optimus technology which is does not have stable support for Linux.

When connecting external monitor I get random crashes when switching mouse between integrated and external screen. I have tried to update to latest Bumblebee project but still have sporadic issues. 

Another issue is that sound card random disappears and then I need to turn off the laptop, unplug the charger, wait, plugin the charger and boot the computer, at which point MOST of the time sound works again, or at least partially.

I have contacted Dell technical support which said since I have bought the laptop for the company they are not able to refund my money and take the laptop back, but they can only replace the laptop. 

I have tried to update to latest Ubuntu but the sound issues persist.

Please, I BEG YOU, explain to me why are you selling PREMIUM Linux incompatible laptops at such high prices without telling people it uses incompatible hardware?

What should I do now? I am getting very frustrated, 2000 euro is a lot of money to buy a brick that I can not use? Who can I sue? Where can I get answers? 

Did I just waste a tone of money just so that I need to buy a new laptop from different manufacturer to continue my job?

How can you let this things happen? :/

 


The fans in my new i7559 are not running

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I just installed the Samsung 850evo M.2 250gb ssd.  It was easy using the Samsung migration software to clone the existing hdd to it. Initially the fans would run as normal. This morning I removed the hdd and replaced it with the Samsung 850evo 500gb ssd.  Now there is dead silence. It's quite odd to be "webbing" in silence. I'm concerned about the processor overheating. Is this the way is with ssd's?  or am I missing something.

Thanks

Updates not recognized by Dell System Detect

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When I search for new drivers using Dell System Detect, it says 2 drivers are available, however I already installed these updates:

9350_Chipset_Driver_6X18P_WN32_30.100.1519.7_A00

Chipset_Driver_MX1JJ_WN32_11.0.0.1162_A01

Why could this be happening? I am on a Dell XPS 13 9350. 

Thanks,

Mark

Dell XPS 15 9550 Skin

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Hi. I just want to know if anyone has used the dell xps 15 9530 skin from skinit and applied it onto the new 9550 model? Will it fit fine? I don't like any of the skins for 9550.

Thank you!

Inspiron 5759 - Issue with initialize LCD

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Hello,

I am having a issues with my new Inspiron 5759. OS-Windows 10. After install Drivers for VGA-Intel and AMD (from Dell support) the LCD monitor gets black.
Using a second monitor I understood that Windows is working. Device manager lacks of LCD screen as a device.
Also, after the restart (or wake) and plug in power cabel, the laptop always fails to initialize LCD (again black).
Regardless of the settings for "sleep," "hibernate" or "off". I have checked all power setting.
When I use laptop only with battery, LCD works after "wake".

Is there any patch or driver I can install to resolve this?
This is really frustrating from such.

Thanks,

T. Kovachev

Laptop Not Charging and not turning on also

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Hi, my laptop (dell Inspiron 15 7000 series-7537) is not charging, tried the charger with another laptop and it works , so it's definitely not the charger wrong, it also has been discharging sometimes when I charge it " like it shows not charging" on the screen ..... Any ideas on what to do or do I have to send it in for repairs and how much will it cost me??

weird problem with studio 1749

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my studio 1749 won't start up first thing in morning and I'm not sure if it is cmos battery not holding charge or the room not warm enough .

when I turn it on fan goes lights on panel above keyboard light up but after a few seconds it turns of and start button blinks on and off ,if I open it up and unplug the touchpad it turns on and starts up and if I leave that disconnected for half an hour with laptop plugged in then unplug laptop and plug the touch pad back in it starts up and goes fine for the rest of the day .

main battery doesn't hold more than half and hours charge so I am wondering if it is that dying over night and intern the cmos battery not holding charge when that dies or something to do with the temperature in the  room or the touch pad not being seen in bois until the laptop has been started

can anyone give me a hint as to what it might be laptop is in a1 condition never been dropped bois was updated before I brought it please help

Latitude E5420 supports 16Gb DDR3 1333Mhz (2x8Gb)

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Hello people,


I just would like to inform that E5420 with Core i5 2520M supports and runs fine with 2x8Gb DDR3 Kingston Low voltage.
Although Dell says it only supports 8Gb, this is because it was only tested with 2x4Gb.

(Please visit the site to view this video)

Also, don't bother to buy 1600Mhz because it will only run at 1333Mhz.


No print capability

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I was recently hit with an auto update of Win 10.  After three day I was finally able to get into my Inspiron N5050 and revert back to Win 7.  I've had little glitches but thought things were getting better.  I have no print ability at all. Not local with USB or via wifi.  I've deleted printers and reinstalled. Reinstalled drivers using compatibility mode. Updated the firmware on my wifi router. Nothing.  The printer is connected fine to wifi.  I can also "see" the printer when I map the network on the laptop.  When I send a test page or print from a document, it shows that it was sent but never connects and prints. With the issues Win 10 has caused with printers, is it possible my computer still thinks is running 10?  What am i overlooking and what else can I do to fix this?

Chromebook 13 keyboard keys resonate + trackpad?

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Hello all,

I'm having a bit of trouble with the search feature but so far haven't found any info. I figure to post while I keep looking.

So, I just received my CB 13 and it's a beautiful machine. But when I play audio, at or above 50%, the keys resonate noticeably. The higher the volume goes, the worse it gets. To me, that's totally unacceptable. I used a tone generator to help me pinpoint it and it appears to come from the keys. If I put my hands over the keyboard, it goes away completely. Remove my hand, and it resonates a lot again.

Has anyone experienced this issue with the CB 13? 

Also, the trackpad seems a little finicky. I had trouble click and dragging - it would go all over the place.

How does Dell handle exchanges btw? I hope this isn't a common issue across all CB 13s :(

Precision 3510 Screen Upgrade

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Got a Precision 3510 from company with 1366 screen. Since there is 1920 option, wondering if I can upgrade the 1366 screen to a 1920 one? If it's possible, what parts do I need to replace?

Thanks a lot

Windows not booting after dropping laptop

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Hey guys, i recently dropped my laptop and when i did boot it up it didn't and got me a BSOD.. 

i couldn't go into recovery or safe mode because it keeps getting me that screen.

i tried a clean install of windows 7 yet also now no BSOD present but the laptop stuck at Starting Windows without the LOGO... my laptop used to run wind7 home premium 64 bit.. i cleaned installed wind7 ultimate 32 bit..

I know the HDD maybe damaged but i don't want to spare that money on a new HDD..

all the partitions where present when i was doing the clean install and the laptop still recognizes the HDD.

Please is there anyway to fix it without HDD replacement?

Dell Latitude E7250 - bios PXE UEFI bug

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Hi! :-)

On an A12 BIOS on my E7250, UEFI PXE booting doesn't appear in one-time boot menu and BIOS configuration (of course UEFI Network Stack and NIC w/PXE boot is enabled).
After downgrading BIOS to A00, it magically comes back, but after updating back to A12 - it's gone again.

I've also tried A08, no option in here, so it was probably broken before.
Legacy NIC boot works nicely and flawlessly.

Are there any Dell guys out here who could forward it to BIOS development team?

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