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Dell XPS 13 Battery Only Charging to 30%

I've noticed recently that my Dell XPS 13 battery has been charging less and less. It started at 90%, then 75%, then 50%, and is now down to only charging about 30 or 32%. I typically leave the laptop...

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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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Dell Inspiron 15r SE 7520 Shuts down after boot up

Hi folks, Almost exactly a month ago i received my new Dell Inspiron 15r SE 7520.Right from the start i'm having issues with booting up.When the laptop boots up from either being shutted down or in...

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Weird Fan Behavior E6540 (A02 Bios)

So after having an issue with my palmrest (you can check my previous posts) and getting a system replacement, I am beginning to notice some weird behavior from the processor fan. It seems to sit at 0...

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L702X Bluetooth frustration

I opted for the Intel Pro set wireless on this computer when I bought it, giving me the ability to share my WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.  Lately I cannot keep my Bluetooth drivers installed.  They...

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Dell inspiron N 5010 7 beeps

have a dell laptop but had to reinstall driver and upgrade the bios but the upgrade crashed an now my laptop is not working anymore! Please help need it fast!

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Dell XPS L521x Four Problems (Not Charging, Heating, Display, Wifi)

Hi, I am from PAKISTAN, Their is no Official Dell Service providers in my country...So i am unable to fix out my problems... This is my first post here. I bought my Xps L521x in Jan 2013 at $1016, but...

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Software for External Mike Fails to Launch

I just got a brand new Dell Laptop and installed a software for recording with an external microphone with ots latest driver . I connected the hardware and microphone to the laptop as instructed....

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Back Up CD for my laptop

Hi,I recently purchased Inspiron 15R. And I noticed that Dell did not provide Back Up system CD for my laptop. Is there a way that I can buy separate from Dell? On a side note, I tried backing up via...

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Latitude E5530 optical drive

Hi, I bought a Latitude E5530 off the outlet but it didn't come with an optical drive and instead just has a blanking plate.  I'm trying to work out which drives are compatible with the E5530 so I can...

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Is it possible to have customized laptop?

Hi,I have an Inspiron 15R with an Intel HD Graphics 1st generation and I'm looking for a laptop for gaming, but I want a laptop with Number Pad on the right, but can't find one...Is it possible to...

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which drivers should I download?

Hi, I am updating the drivers of my alienware 14 (I changed the HDD to a SSD) but in the download page I have 2 options, one says "Dell Update Packages in Microsoft Windows 32-bit format can be...

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noobie to win 8 pro XPS 12 -- Get camera to work

How do I get camera to work on XPS 12 ultrabook?I touch Camera on home screen and can't do anything from there.JIM

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Dell Inspiron 15 7000(7537) WiFi issue

Hi,I purchased  the dell inspiron 7000 laptop last week. It has some issues with wifi connectivity.. Though it gets connected, we can see the signal bar fluctuating randomly and the speed of the...

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Inspiron 17R N7110 wont start up / black screen

Hello,I have a major problem. My Inspiron 17R N7110 wont start up. The boot goes without a single interruption and the opening Windows screen is shown. After the Windows screen the screen goes black...

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Laptop won't start - Black Screen and series of bips

Hi everyone,I'm having big trouble with my Studio 1555...I had strange freezing bugs and the fan was very active so I thought I might open my laptop (I had done it already in order to change the...

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Precision M6800 DVD noise or defective DVD drive

Hello Dell,        Got this new Precision M6800 and the DVD drive makes noise for almost every 2-3min but somehow it was solved following the A03 update and UsB 3.0 update. logged to BIOS and confirmed...

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Dell inspiron n5050 black screen

I got a problem with dell inspiron n5050 with the black screen. When i restart the laptop after installing win 7 and a graphic driver (downloaded from dell website), the screen is black, i guess the...

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Dell Inspiron 15 3521

I purchased my laptop on august 8th 2013. Recently it has had a problem where it will power on but it will not boot at all. Instead it will make seven beeps repeatedly. The service tag on the back has...

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XPS 12 9Q33 USB Problems

I've had this machine for about a month and have had a USB port/driver/who knows problems since. Had this problem with both Windows 8 & 8.1. First off, all drivers are up to date as far as I can...

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