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Laptop Turns on Then Shuts Off

When pressing the power button the laptop begins to boot (all the indicator lights cycle and I hear the optical drive start) but the laptop then shuts off after ~3-4 seconds.  I never even get to the...

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Where are the hard drive drivers

I am trying to reinstall Win  7 home premium on my 14z laptop. I get to the screen where it asks "Where do you want to install Windows?", but it says "No drives were found.  Click Load Driver to...

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Dell Latitude D830

Hello!!I have Dell latitute D830 notebook. I installed Window 7 32bit. Works fine on this laptop.Tried to connected external monitor and Issue is--I am not able to connect external monitor. I could not...

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Touchscreen not working

First off, if anyone is reading this and considering buying a Dell laptop, I suggest you reconsider. Their customer service department is truly the worst that I've ever dealt with.  But maybe there are...

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How to order the Win7 OEM install DVD?

I got a new hard drive for my N7110.  Either the current hard drive is failing (as indicated by diagnostics) or it has a really nasty malware.  I have a brand new drive want to do a clean install on...

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I Having Some Problem's ;(

I hope someone can help me or tell me what i need to do.I have recently brought a Alienware 17 ( New one ) , and i'm in love with it. this just started happening today. when i click to open something...

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Multiple keyboard drivers

I'm having a problem with certain keys not working on my laptop,  One of the solutions I've seen is to delete the driver and re-install.  However, There are  drivers displayed in the device manager....

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XPS m1210 Laptop Booting to Black Screen :(

Hello all! I have had my Dell XPS M1210 laptop for around 6 years now. I bought it new from Dell and even had Dell upgrade it right away. It has been working like a charm until about a month ago. I was...

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I would like to place an order online for a System Recover CD/DVD for Laptop

I know the service TAG, but could not find where to place the order online? Tried to call Dell Customer support telephone - frustrating transfers and never ending VR menu options. Gave up after 4...

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Battery won't charge on old studio 1555 but will run off AC adaptor without...

So my laptop randomly stopped being able to be charged. I thought it was a problem with the battery because the laptop will run off of just the AC adapter plug with the battery removed. So I ordered a...

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Dell XPS M1530... Battery not charging, says its plugged in but not...

Hi, I could really use some help, my laptop battery status is at 0% and its staying on with the adapter plugged in, and the battery status says its plugged in but not charging, can someone please help...

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INSPIRON 3521 - FAN CONTROL PROBLEMS

TO THE BIOS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ATTENTION Hi, I just bought an INSPIRON 3521 Base using Windows 8 x 64 bit with BIOS A05.The problem is that when the fan turns on (CPU temperature 50-52°C and fan...

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Dell Studio 17/1749 Light Blinks 3 Times but no Post

I just replaced the motherboard with a new one in this laptop and when I plug in the power the light blinks 3 times but the machine will not turn on.  I have checked all connections, verified the...

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Airplane mode button not working. Any help, please? First time dell user.

Hi, I am have recently bought a dell inspiron 15 7000 series laptop. Its only been a month that I have been using it. Everything was fine but my airplane mode button (the button beside F12 and PrtScr...

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E1505 with T7200 runs 4gb ram (3.24 available) in win8.1 64bit without a hitch

I bought this old laptop in 2006, and just recently it had begun to slow down in a major way. It had a meager 1gb ram, and paging to the 5400rpm hard drive (that was getting awfully full) had me...

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Trouble with Inspiron 9300 laptop

Hi,I am having a problem with my dell inspiron 9300 laptop. The fan is constantly running on high from the moment I turn the computer on. The computer seems sluggish and slow and the CPU usage is all...

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the cursor on my Inspiron N5110 has been behaving erratically.

A tech person suggested I disable the touchpad and use a mouse instead. When that didn't work, He then said to  disable the touchpad. I can't do that on this computer. I even tried uninstalling it. It...

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Upgrade to a backlit keyboard XPS 14 L401X

Originally, my xps comes without a backlit keyboard. I would like to upgrade to a backlit keyboard. I know there is a second ribbon cable on the backlit keyboard and before I purchase one I just want...

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Dell Inspiron N5010 Minimum CPU temperature to run a fan? (Problem I need to...

HI i recently bought N5010 i5, ATI HD, 4GB, because of my bios failure i got a new motherboard replace due to my warranty. I saw my laptop being opened and installed new motherboard but i noticed that,...

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Laptop does not wake up from sleep + no bluetooth.

I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 3537, and for the first few week or so it worked perfectly. But then I made the mistake of updating to windows 8.1. My first problem, where my computer does not...

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