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Is there anyone there?

Are there people from Dell technical support on this forum?You sure as hell can't get hold of this "award winning" support any other way.Perhaps someone can suggest how to get a drive replaced. This is...

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L521x Webcam showing as unnown device

Hi,My machine originally came with windows 8 and the webcam was workring fine. Then 8.1 came and upgraded my install and I have had the "unknown device" issue ever since. I downgraded the laptop to...

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Dell E6410 - Dual Monitor Support Possible?

Hello Everyone, I had a quick question as I am getting ready to order a new work machine. I currently have a desktop with 2 external monitors (2 flat-screen monitors) that I would like to utilize with...

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Brand new Alienware M17x - My Issues - And how the hell do I contact support???

So my brand new Alienware M17x R2 arrived on Friday.I've had a couple issues so far:1. Alienware SupportWhere the hell do I get support? support.alienware.com asks for some Account Number, which, i do...

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Windows 8 activation problem Inspiron 15 3521

hi,I have purchased a brand new Inspiron 15 3521 laptop. There is a windows genuine sticker on it. But I am getting the windows 8 activation failure. The message says activation limit exceeded.please...

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XPS 11 Screen Resolution After Sleeping

I have my XPS 11 set to sleep when I close the lid and I've noticed recently that when I open the lid and it wakes up, it appears that the resolution is super-high and everything is tiny - icons,...

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INSPIRON N5510 graphic issue + win7 64 bit activation problem

Hi, As it was suggested many users after the hdd broken, I downloaded ms win7 home premium from riverdigital and tried to activated using ms phone method with my product key at the bottom of the...

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Dell touchpad settings will not open

Hello, I have a dell inspiron N7110 laptop, and I've been running into some issues with my touchpad.Specifically, I cannot for the life of me access my touchpad settings. I go to control panel, then...

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Dell D610 and Vista

Lets see if this thread can stay on-topic.....  I will try to give enough details to avoid having someone stamp it all over with "ILLEGAL"I KNOW that people have installed Vista on the D610, AND had it...

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Latitude D610 - Can it recognize more than 2GB RAM?

We are having to make do and defer hardware purchases.  We have tried to add RAM to a Latitude D610 to improve user performance.  There is a 2GB stick plus a 512K stick.   It seems that A06...

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Locked BIOS Setup, Alienware M17x R4

My laptop BIOS has a admin password enabled, and I can't modify any settings. I have never set one, and I have been the only owner of the system. I need help, I can't get UEFI boot to work because of...

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i have this same external disk drive

and i cannot write ANYTHING to a disk as it reads it only as a mass storage drive much like a thumb drive.  and when i try to open anything on it, it says there is nothing on disk and says i need to...

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Inspiron N4020 won't boot/black screen with 4 beeps

My Inspiron N4020 laptop has been working fine until I tried to boot it tonight. The screen stays black and it emits 4 beeps, a pause, then 4 beeps again. Any help would be appreciated

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Win 7 install

Had a HD crash on a N5050 laptop and had to install a new one. I didn't have a backup so I installed Win 7 from another system disk but Windows did not accept the old product key. What should I do?

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i3 / i5 / i7

Hi,I want to to buy a laptop and hear these options i3 /i5 /i7 processors and SSD / SSHD - Solid state drive / Solid State Hard drive. I just want to buy the laptop for home purpose, web browsing, just...

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Inspiron N5050 Dell laptop

I suddenly couldn't find or search for network on my laptop some days ago till this moment and if i want to switch it off,it shows me a warnung that some other people are logged on onto the computer...

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Unable to upgrade a Inspiron 15 running windows 8 to a 128GB SSD from a 1TB HDD

I just got this laptop and I keep hitting roadblocks with trying to re-install the factory image to a smaller SSD. The image is only 12 GB but the Dell Back up and Restore says I need to upgrade to a...

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Battery failure alert on XPS 15z

I know there have been previous threads about 15z battery issues, but mine is actually completely failed.  On startup, I get a system error message indicating the battery has failed and will no longer...

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System Exchange

I signed into Dell Chat the other day to discuss an issue I've been having with my speakers and earphone port. Fortunately, the representative realized that if he were to replace the motherboard, it...

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Should I buy refurb XPS L521X with i7 quad core ?????

I have bought about 10 Dell laptops in the past for me and family members and I now need a new quad core one for myself. I want a quad core as I do video editing and may play games, and it should be...

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