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Inspiron 17 7000 series touchscreen issue

I just got this laptop three days ago. I really love it! Today I downloaded League of Legends and played it, then when I decided to stop playing I went back to the desktop and then the start screen and...

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Dell inspiron 14R 5437 Battery

Should i leave the battery on when i charge or should i take it out

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Dell Inspiron 1545 - won't boot up, totally dead. PSU has light and power...

HelloI am trying to fix a Dell Inspiron 1545 for a friend so she doesn't have to shell out the stupid money a repair engineer wants to even breath on the laptop.The power supply brick is ok, light is...

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Anyone else have a USB port die after Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" today?

This could be hardware failure coincidental with today's updates, but has anyone else with a Studio 1749 or similar, had a USB port go bad.After the reboot following the 15 or so updates, an unexpected...

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Windows 8.1 Upgrade Report reveals "not compatible"

In researching what it takes to upgrade my Latitude 5420 to windows 8.1 I found that my Dell Data Protection Encryption 64-bit is not compatible.  Other features are not as well.  What is the best way...

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Dell N5110

I got a question. My laptop is still under warranty, but i lost my receipt :( but i still have my monthly payments in my bank history, Is there ANY way i can get a replacement for my broken one? :( I...

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Inspiron 15R SE (7520) update issues

Hi folks, new here and having some issues with 15R SE (7520) after updating to win 8.1CCC and the Radeon video card don't seem to be working, which seems to be a common problem.Went into support centre...

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Hard Drive not Detecting

Hi,My Dell Inspirion N5050 is not booting up, I ran the diagnosis on boot options F12 and here is it what I got message:Hard drive 0-DST Short testTest Result=FailError code: 2000-0151Validation:...

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Dell Inspiron 14z 5423 Boot problem - Stuck on Dell logo screen

HiOur Dell Inspiron 14z is stuck on the Dell Logo at boot up.It ran out of Battery last night but has been on charge for over an hour this morning.I can't press F2 F8 or F12 because it freezes at this...

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My Laptop Makes Beep sound when I press power button and it wont Display...

Hello,  I have DELL inspiron N5010 when I press the Power on button, it starts making beeping sound and doesnt start. Screen is totally blank. What to do ? Please help. It beeps twice with some time...

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Latitude E7440- Will not work with E-Legacy Extender when unplugged

We recently got a new Latitude E7440 in and were planning to transition to that model for our company from our traditional E64X0 model laptops. What we have ran into is we cannot use the E7440 with the...

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Airplane Mode Switch Driver

Hello,I am intensively searching for a driver for the Dell Airplane Mode Switch as it is used in Inspiron, Alienware or Lattitude notebooks. In my case it is an Inspiron 7537.I need a driver for...

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Keyboard keys not working on inspiron laptop

hi, few keys on my inspiron laptop stopped working since yesterday. its few keys in each row. the onscreen keyboard working fine. not able to go to safe mode as my f8 key not working. my laptop is not...

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Studio 1558 charging issues.

I had my Dell Studio 1558 plugged in and charging and went into full-screen to watch a video. After the video ended and I exited full screen I noticed that despite still being plugged in the battery...

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Touchpad gestures/scrolling/pointer not working after windows 8.1 update on...

Just got a brand new laptop, Dell Inspiron 11 3137, and updated to windows 8.1. The touchpad does not work properly now; gestures/scrolling/pointer not working. I've spent over 16 hours getting windows...

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Inspiron 7537 and Bluetooth mouse disconnections

I just bought yesterday the above model. I used also a bluetooth mouse from logitech. However, I face up many disconnections very often (I mean that in one minute three or four times). I tried to...

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inspiron touchpad with windows 8

quite a long while ago i installed windows 8 on my Dell inspiron N5010 and the touchpad stopped working propperly.back then tech support told me that there is no driver for windows 8 yet.had anything...

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Battery recognition problem

I have a Dell Laptop 1558 studio which is about 3 years old, I kept getting a message informing me that the battery needed replacement and have done that, there were not problems at first but now the...

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Mantra 1720 Laptop = Inspiron?

I have an Inspiron 1720 that had a dead motherboard, found a replacement on Ebay and fitted it. Working fine except the new board calls itself a "Mantra 1720" in the BIOS POST display. I can't find any...

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How to Install A10 BIOS on Inspiron/E1705 with NO battery available?

I installed Win7 64bit on my Inspiron 9400/E1705 and when I went to instal the BIOS update MP061A10.EXE it failed because it requires both power and battery to be operating. My battery is shot and I...

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