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Dell XPS 15 9530 brand new (Dec 13) - SSD reports latency around 30ms with...

Hi,Dell XPS 15 9530 brand new (Dec 13) - SSD reports latency around 30ms with minimal activity - slow performance all round.Does not appear to be any sort of firmware updates for this drive.Samsung...

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Noisy fan on 1520 inspiron

I had this PC for roughly 5 years and it has run like  clock; out of nowhere the cooling fan has gotten loud.Anyway to fix this or is this a sign of bigger problems to come?thanks for any help.

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I have a Dell Inspiron 3521 with touch screen. I must've done something and...

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 with touch screen. I must've done something and accidentally disabled the touch screen. How do I re-enable?

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Dell Latitude E6540 Fingerprint Scanner ERROR

Hi, I have just received my new Lat E6540 (first ever DELL Laptop) and straight off the bat am having problems with the Fingerprint Scanner wich was one of the major selling points for me.Every time I...

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Dell XPS 15 Error code: 2000-0142

my computer is unable to start, I ran diagnostics on devices and it says it cannot read Hard Drive 0. The error code is 2000-0142Validation: 97300Msg: Hard Drive 0-S/N TF755BWHKJ3KLS short test...

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Inspirion 17-5720 - Win 7 Prem. - Randomly goes into sleep mode / can't turn...

I had hoped installing new drivers for my laptop would cure the problem but it hasn't.My laptop will randomly go into sleep mode, whenever I type really fast, I don't know if its some type of keystroke...

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silly question but does the alien 18 that cost $5000 come with a dvd drive?

reason I ask is alienware website say no  optical drive included see link http://www.dell.com/ca/p/alienware-18/fsis this an obvious typo? if so hasn't been fixed for months

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AC power adapter type cannot be determined.

I am using a Inspiron 6400 laptop and I was using this power adapter for 2 days and now It wont work at all. It says use a 65 watt or higher adapter I am using a 69 watt adapter. Please help!

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Dell Inspiron 14R not switching on

My Dell Inspiron14R, which was in perfect condition suddenly switched off while  was using it.When i tried to switch it on, the power button was lit for a second before it went off again. When I tried...

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Blue screen

I have an Inspiron 6400. I booted up my computer. Then started windows normally. Now " A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.". It worked fine 2...

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Dell Laptop would not boot

I have a dell laptop, 8 months old..whenever i try to boot it up, it would not boot.the power light comes on and then i hear 5 beeps.i changed the CMOS battery but still having the problem..can i get...

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XPS M1330 Windows 8.1 Drivers

Hello Dell,When will you be releasing drivers for the XPS M1330 specifically for the following operating systems:Windows 8.1 64 BitWindows 7 64 BitBefore you state this laptop is too old, it it quite...

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freezes

 my dell inspiron  freezes after I  log in  & I have to hold the power button to turn it off. but doesn't freeze when I put it in safe mode? how do I make out Nkt freeze in regular mode?!

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New XPS 13 (9333) Constant Noise

I have just recently received a new XPS 13 with the new haswell i7 processor, 8gb RAM, 256gb ssd, and windows 8.1.I really like this laptop, but it makes a really bizarre noise. It happens constantly...

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Inspiron behaving oddly

System Specs: Inspiron 17R Running Windows 8. 8GB RAM; Installed software: Office 365. Adobe Creative Suite - Just Photoshop at the moment; i-Tunes Player; Rhapsody Music Player; The last few days my...

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Has someone noticed ghost images (screen burn-in) on Dell XPS 12 Duo?

I recently noticed ghost images on my Dell XPS 12 Duo. If a bright image on dark background stays on the screen for a couple of minutes and then I switch to somewhat dark background I can clearly see...

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DVD/CD ROM drive isn't recognizing movies and CD's

Hello,My Dell Studio 17"  (1745 model) is not working properly with the DVD/CD DRIVE. I tried to 'reinstall the driver' but I got a message that said 'there is a problem with the driver for Optiarc...

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Endless Self Repair Cycle (Details within)

So on boxing day I managed to buy the Dell Inspiron 15R 5521, however just a few days ago I was simply streaming some youtube videos and the entire laptop froze. I couldn't access Win8's home screen,...

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Missing BIOS activation menu for enabling backlit keyboard on latitude 6420

Hi,I bought a backlit keyboard for my latitude 6420 which was only equiped with a non backlit model at the time I got it.When hitting Fn + >, nothing happens. I read many things on the web and it...

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XPS 14 L421x won't pass the dell logo screen (no ambar light)

Hi, I just bought two XPS 14 L421x ultrabooks, after starting them for the first time a filling all the info for Windows 8 I got the laptop working, did nothing much but just look at the windows 8...

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