Dell 14z, Windows 8, wont shutdown or suspend but restart works
As per the title, I have 14z running Windows 8 originally (upgraded to 8.1 now to see if that fixed the issue). It was working fine, but for the past month or so it will not shutdown or suspend. Upon...
View ArticleBattery not recognized
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 and I didn't have any battery issues until I installed windows 7. After that was installed, at start up I get the black screen that says that the battery can not be...
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Insprion 1720 not starting up
Recently my 1720 stopped booting up. I've checked the power output of the ac adapter, and its putting out the correct voltage. When I turn the computer on, the power light (ON) lights up, then the...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 1501 won't recognize battery. Updated BIOS to 2.6.3, but still...
I took in an orphaned Inspiron 1501 a few weeks ago. I had to put in a new HDD (a reformatted Mac Powerbook drive) and reinstall Windows XP (lacking Dell recovery disks, I used a self-purchased retail...
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Dell Inspiron 3537, few problems
Hi.I have a Dell Inspiron 3537 few weeks old. Originaly was Win8, but I update it to Win8.1.After I registered laptop, next step was to partition my C: partition on two parts, partition C (OS), and D...
View ArticleWifi is not working!
I recently bought an inspiron 3521 and after few months its motherboard crashed. A service man of dell came and replaced the motherboard and reinstalled windows my pc. All the drivers were uninstalled...
View ArticleAnother bad hinge story
I have the same issue & I wanted to know if this was an issue for any other Dell owner. The hinge on mine is very difficult to adjust...no wonder it broke away from the mounting!A possible...
View ArticleBroadcom USH on Windows 8 64-bit
I am running Windows 8 64-bit on a Dell Latitude E6430. In device manager under Other Devices it lists Broadcom USH w/swipe sensor and there are no drivers installed for it. I cannot find drivers or...
View ArticleBoot from SD Card
Hi all,I have a DELL Vostro 5470. Is booting from SD CARD supported for this model? I am having a bootable sdcard and selected boot from removable disk options, but the system do not detect the...
View ArticleHibernate doesn't restore the system state
Hi.I got a Dell Precision M4800 recently. It came with Windows 8 Pro 64-bit installed, which I upgraded to Windows 8.1.Today I found out that hibernate doesn't work. It does turn off the system, but...
View ArticleIntel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 Disconnects
Have had problems with this card (Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230) since day 1. Have tried every driver out there and it still drops connection. Have tried on many different routers and WiFi systems...
View Articleprecision m70 restore to factory settings
i am in need of some help, i am selling my precision m70 laptop and want to restore to factory settings. i do not have the disc. i have tried hitting F8 on start up but i do not have the option of...
View ArticleWhat is the status of driver support for Windows 8.1 on Vostro 5470?
Hi, I recently bought the Vostro 5470 laptop, with an SSD and Geforce 740m. I'd like to know what is the status of driver support for Windows 8.1? Is it safe to upgrade or not yet? Thanks
View ArticleLatitude E7440 hard drive size? 9MM? 7MM? mSATA?
PCIe?Can't find this info anywhere. I have some 7mm SSD drives I want to deploy with these. However, if it's PCIe, I might go that route too.
View ArticleHow to use euro and rupee keys on Dell Vostro 3460 keyboard?
The keyboard on the vostro 3460 has a standard US layout but the 4 $ key also has a rupee symbol and the 5 % key also has a euro symbol. How to I get the keyboard to generate the rupee or euro symbols?...
View ArticleE6520 bluescreen - only on Battery
Here's one that's bugging me...I have an an E6520, Win7 Enterprise. While plugged in, perfect. While on battery, it will bluescreen after awhile, with the following error.Perhaps somene can...
View Articleproblem in shutting down
can anyone help me out. my n5110 is showing problem in shutting down in both windows 7 and 8. as i shut it down through proper way, it gets logg off but the power button doesnt get off, hence needs to...
View ArticleDell Inspiron 1750 Won't power on
Dell Inspiron 1750 won't power up. The power light on the front is white and the fan starts for about one second and stops. Also there is a continuous beep when the external power adapter is not...
View ArticleXPS will not boot
Hello, I have a laptop xps 1647, when I connect the power cable the power button automatically turns on but the laptop does not boot (with the laptop opened). This happens with or without the battery,...
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