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LAPTOP 2 A DESKTOP FOR THE WIFI?

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  How do I hookup my laptop to my desktop to use the wifi so that I can update my Compaq Presario? Is it even possible?


Dell Vostro 3446 is not turning on!

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I recently buyed a dell vostro 3446 notebook from dell website in previous year and I installed windows 10 on this device! Sometimes it got stuck in sleep when the sys is shutting down and I immediately close the lid down!  But this time the situation is different! It is not turning on! I tried static discharge(I can't recognise what it is called) method but it didn't work! When I plug in the charger, the power LED is not turning on! When I press the power button the LED blimp for 1 sec and then turns off! Last time the laptop was fully charged! When I press the power button, the screen is not turning on and the fans and CD drive don't give sound like they do each time when I press the power button! Suggest me some methods guys and this is my service tag: GHX9532! Please tell me that this laptop is under warranty or not?

Upgrading GFX card on a dell pecision 6600

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Im trying to find out if its even possible to upgrade the gfx card and if so, what is the best i can fit in it?

i have amd radeon hd 6900 atm and want something that has more than 2gb of vid memory

Touchpad disabled when opening the lid

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Hello,

I currently have my settings to "do nothing" when I close the lid. When I reopen the lid, the screen and keyboard start up fine, but the touchpad seems to be deactivated. I'm unable to move the mouse, and I must close and reopen the lid several times in order for it to turn on.

Is there a keyboard shortcut to enable the touchpad, or something I can do to fix this problem?

Dell Inspiron 5547 / Windows 10

Thank you! :)

Dell XPS 17 L701X RAM capacity

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Hello

I currently have the Dell XPS 17 L701X i7 processor; there are two slots for RAM (current setup: 4GB = 2x2GB) and I wish to upgrade.

Please can someone tell me the maximum capacity of a single slot - I wish to replace one of my sticks of RAM with an 8GB stick so as to achieve 10GB = 8GB + 2GB. Is this possible with my machine? Dellcares on twitter and the pre-sales chat team disagree on their answers. Can anyone clarify once and for all whether it is possible to do this, or whether the max capacity is 4GB per slot?

Thank you

Alienware 17 early 15 USB problem W10

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Hi, i got an Alienware 17, it's great, but the usb ports seems to be malfunctioning, whenever i plug a device (cell phone, scanner, printer, etc) it keeps connecting and disconnecting, not recognizing it.

Is there anything i could do to solve this?

Thanks

XPS 13 9350 will not shutdown

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Updated system to lates BIOS as directed by Dell. Now the system will not shutdown. No matter the method to shut it down, the system will automatically restart. 'Any assistance???

Inspiron 7350 7000 Touchpad Stops Scrolling, Zooming, etc.

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My touchpad cuts out occasionally for no apparent reason. The scrolling, zooming and other features will no longer work. I can move the cursor around but it will lag. I have to restart or sleep/wake up the laptop to restore the touchpad functions.

Can anyone help with this issue?


Dell - WAKE UP

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I assume dell is going to send us all a new webcam for free....right?  Since you can't be bothered to fix the driver?

I wish we could  all organize a class action lawsuit.  Any attorneys wanna make a buck here?

E7470 Fingerprint Reader Burning Hot

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I just got a new E7470 laptop and the fingerprint reader is burning hot. Support wants to replace the part. But I feel this is a software issue. Anyone have a similar issue ?

which port to use to plug in to charge battery

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please  help i  have  just  got a  Inspirin 15 3000 series intel  dell  laptop  and  cannot  find  a port  to  plug  it  in

can  you help please?

XPS 9550 Robot sound and other issues

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Let's make this short and to-the-point:

- Purchased XPS15 9550 in April 2016

- Upgraded SSD to Samsung 950 Pro 512GB.  RAM is 32GB Crucial DDR4-2666

- Purchased the WD15 and TB15 docks

- I work at a high-tech company, one that designs and works on PCs, laptops, and desktops.  I have a degree in EE.  So I am very very technical.  

- OS is Win10 Enterprise x64 with my company's standard IT bundle.  

Problems:

1. TB15 does not work.  USB devices will drop after 5 minutes and DP / HDMI will drop a few minutes later.  Tried all the drivers and BIOS updates.  TBT utility will fail to detect the dock even if connected. Updated TBT FW to NVM16.  It is only good for charging the battery.   

2.  WD15 partially works.  USB and DP work >80% of the time, but highly disruptive during the work day.  Decided to use it just for charging as well.

3.  Called Dell TS multiple times on the TBT problems above, and had MB replaced twice.  Problems remain.  I've just given up because their TS people have no clue about they product they are supporting, or just were not given any alternate path / options after replacing the MB twice.  I can attribute problems above to Dell's faulty TBT implementation.  

4.  Most annoying is the random, robot-voice, mouse/kb slowdown occurring a multiple times an hour.  I hear it when on Lync calls, watching videos, playing music, etc.  I tried switching from WiFi to USB-Ethernet, tried updating all the drivers, and looked at Event Viewer and Windows CPU/DISK monitors.  I could not find any evidence showing the definitive cause of the robot voice/slow down.  BTW, I am on AC power.  

Could it be related to the Samsung NVMe driver?  If not, how to debug and find the root cause?

Inspiron 5368 2 in 1 touch pad problem

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Hello! I have a new Inspiron 13 5368 2 in 1 laptop that I've owned for about a week. I love the laptop so far...other than the touch pad. The touch pad works, though it seems to somewhat unresponsive at times and it just doesn't seem precise. When I'm using the touch pad, the pointer doesn't work nearly as accurately as it does when I have a usb mouse plugged in. I've used laptop touch pads before, though this one seems to fight me more than usual. It seems less responsive when my finger movement slows down for more precise movement. At times, the pointer isn't moving when my finger is moving across the touch pad.

Anybody else experiencing this with this laptop? If so, are there any driver downloads or setting that can fix the issue?

Thank you!

External Battery compatibility

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Are the 12000mAH and 18000mAH external battery packs compatible with the Precision M 5510 mobile workstation?

QuickSet Application for Dell 5888

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Hi!

Where I can download Quickset application for Dell Inspiron 15-5888 model?

It is absent in section "Drivers and Downloads" on Dell support site.

System: win10 x64.


Dell Latitude E6430 A18 Bios dump needed

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Hello,

I desperately need a Bios Dump of an Dell E6430 Version A18, as somehow it is impossible to update the Bios (currently it is A14). I have some problems with networking when using a docking station I hope to solve with this..

Please no advice how to update Bios, I already tried everything(!). The Laptop does just a reboot instead of flashing the update.

I can create a dump of A14 from Windows using Intels FPTW (64bit Version) without a problem, so I hope it will work with A18 as well.

At least using Windows 7 Pro 64bit with Adminstrator account.
If anybody with an E6430 and A18 could just create a dump (just click "dump.bat") and upload it here it would really make me happy.

With best regards

André

ram upgrade

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i have inspiron 5520 system with 2 GB RAM. I want to upgrade RAM. Can i upgrade add one 4 GB RAM so that total system RAM will 6 GB. will My System run properly?

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Where can I find 8GB Single channel DDR3L 1600MHz (8GBx1)

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any online shop to buy hardware for Inspiron 15 7000 series???

TB15 and WD15 - along with anything connected to the USBC/TBolt port

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I also have endured the saga of the Dell (in my case a fully maxed 9350) flaky USBC/TBolt port.

I had a TB15, but eventually sent it back. Although fully capable personally, I refused to extensively modify a fairly expensive device that should be working.

So, I tried a WD15, only to have it be as unstable as the TB15. The TB15 had the incessant display disconnect/connect problem, as well as Ethernet issues. The WD15 would repeatedly disconnect/reconnect any USB3 devices. The P&P tones were maddening.

I discovered that a USBC to USB3 hub would also disconnect/reconnect incessantly. A USBC to Ethernet dongle was unreliable. The only thing that seemed stable was a USBC to Ethernet dongle.

The various driver and BIOS updates incrementally fixed issues. Finally 1.4.4 seemed to give me stability. But.... I had to put the machine in airplane mode to have any stability when the WD15 was connected.

Reading here, I ordered an Intel 8260 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module and replaced the Broadcom card. After figuring out the problems with switching modules, I now have a properly working 9350/WD15. I have put it through it's paces with various combinations of airplane mode on/off, docked/undocked, etc, etc and I am close to pronouncing I have this fixed.

One note: you have to thoroughly remove all Broadcom drivers, etc. This includes the Widcomm stack.

I strongly advise Dell - and those reading here to ditch the Broadcom POS and install the Intel 8260. They are only ~ $25

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