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Inspiron 17R 5720 won't boot, can't change BIOS settings, can't boot from USB...

I have a Dell Inspiron 17R 5720 that I bought a couple weeks ago. A few days ago I was updating some system updates, and the computer re-booted itself after installing and quit working. After the Dell...

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Dell Latitude E6430s - Fingerprint not working

Hi guys, I just bought my first Dell laptop. I cannot get the finger print working. Although under device manager there is no drivers missing but my system says i don't have fingerprint scanner. Can...

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Dell Inspiron 15 3520 "Target Read Test Failed WHD20-RUS

Hello,Can somebody at Dell please help me with this problem. I purchased this laptop brand new eight months ago and I have read I may have to get a new hard drive. I believe it is still covered under...

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Shutting down when told to sleep

Hey there, I have a new Inspiron 15R 5537 with windows 8 and everytime I put the computer to sleep (through either pressing the power button or from manually doing it from power options) the computer...

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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Bottom Case replacement

I have a Dell Mini 10 with HDMI and the bottom case needs to be replaced. Can I send it in to Dell and have them replace it? If so, how much would that cost?

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Studio 1555 Processor upgrade query.

Hello all,My Studio 1555 currently has its original Intel core 2 duo p7450 @ 2.13GHz processor. My question is can I safely replace this with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 3.06 GHz Processor? I'm worried...

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Latitude D630 Win XP invalid key

I had a Dell Latitude D620 which was stolen but I had taken the hard disk out. (It was running Win XP Pro SP3)I bought on ebay a Latitude D630 with no hard disk. (I am guessing these are government or...

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Vostro 3700 Webcam not recognized in fresh Win7 install

Hello, I am having a problem getting my Vostro 3700 webcam to be recognized after I recently reinstalled Win 7 64 bit from scratch. I did not use the restore disk because the disk is bad. I have tried...

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screenbrightness problem

hi  i am having dell inspiron 3250 , i have a issue regarding bright ness of screen, when the laptop is plugged in through charger its bright as soon as i unplugged as the battery is full the brighness...

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the user profile service service failed the logon

Hi, new to the forum, hope this is in the right place.I have an Inspiron 1564 laptop, and this morning when I tried to log on, I get this message "the user profile service service failed the logon....

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XPS Ultrabook with Windows 8: Active window gets inactive automatically and...

Hello,I'm using DELL NewXPS Ultrabook with Windows 8. When a window is opened and kept idle for about 1 or 2 minutes, it goes inactive automatically and the window state continues to switch between...

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Latitude D420 no network

I had to reinstall XP on my Latitude D420 and now WIFI and Ethernet don't work. Device Manager shows drivers are not installed even tho I downloaded and installed all the drivers I found in the Drivers...

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Dell ATG D620 Latitude Modem Drivers (XP)

Under Windows XP there are no modem drivers. The modem lists in the device manager as "Modem Device on HIgh Definition Audio Bus". I've had no luck trying modem drivers from other models. I only have a...

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dell latitude e6230 fingerprint reader

Hello,I have a dell e6230 with windows 8 installed on it. I want to install the fingerprint reader, but I cannot find anything compatible with my laptop/system.Can someone direct me to where I can get...

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New Inspiron 14z has no power

After a couple of days my Inspiron has no power. Charger lead has light but no light on power button and will not start, no response at all.

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WiFi with Dell Inspiron 1525

Hi community:I have reinstalled the OS (Windows Vista 32 Bit) with the Reinstallation DVD. Everything seems to be OK except for the wifi. I couldn't manage to get wifi activated. However, with a...

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Having a problem with Dell XPS 13 keyboard

Hello,I'm using a Dell XPS 13 which I purchased in February. It worked quite well until yesterday. The keyboard acted as if it was stuck. It responded very slowly when I typed. I had to press a key so...

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how to get wireless connection Inspiron on 1720?

Wired connection is working, in the DM, the "Network Controller" has the Yellow question mark,  I tried all 5 drivers here:http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/Product/inspiron-1720but cannot...

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Inspiron N5050 mouse pad buttons not working

Hi, I'm no longer in warranty and my laptop is working well apart from the sudden downfall of my two mouse buttons under the touch pad. They went from working perfectly to occasionally not working then...

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Dell XPS 14z L412z Eject Button Not Working

So I had to re-install Windows 7 64bit after forgetting the password and after I installed all of the drivers everything except for the EJECT BUTTON seems to be working.  I thought it worked the fist...

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