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Inspiron N5110 Display problem

Hi,I purchased a Dell Inspiron N5110 i7 2670 laptop few months back. It has recently developed a strange fault with the display where it shows interference/noise on the screen.I connected the laptop to...

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Windows 8.1 driver for Broadcom USH BCM5880

When I installed Windows 8.1 (from the MSDN developer site) on My Latitude E6510 it has an unknown device called Broadcom USH. A Windows 7 driver would probably work, but I don't know what that device...

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Inspiron 1545

Please help me get pass this password message: This computer system ...........595B is protected by a password authentication system. You cannot access the date on this computer without the...

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[Vostro 1310] Can't install ANY Microsoft based OS but just Linux

Hi there,my Vostro 1310 was originally equipped with Vista and I have the Restoration DVD.I'm an happy Linux user since 2004 but now I need to reinstall Windows to avoid issues with my new job.I didn't...

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Dell 3521 LVDS Cable FHD

Is there a FHD LVDS cable that works with the 3521? I tried the R4WW7 for the Dell 7520 and while the cable fits I'm getting no display and the screen won't turn on.

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Administrator account???

Hi,I am setting up my new laptop Inspiron  15 7537 that came with Windows 8. I would like to update to 8.1 but I keep getting a message that I need to sign in to an account with administrator. I am...

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Dell Inspiron 5520

I bought my computer Sept. 2012, downloading Windows 8 shortly thereafter once it came out In Oct. everything went in like normal until about a year later, Sept. 2013. After updating my windows...

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XPS 14 Checking Media [Fail]

I have mentioned this problem here: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/f/4677/p/19537504/20503019.aspx#20503019But I thought it might be worth posting here, too.My 10 year old...

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XPS 12 Touchscreen vibration problem

I have an XPS 12 and, though I love both the equipment and the concept, I have been having problems with the touchscreen since I got it about a month ago. The screen randomly begins to vibrate in a...

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chkdsk /f blue screen when trying to install win xp

Helloi'm trying to fix my dell latitude d520, i want to install a windows xp on it, but every-time i launch the setup it stop after collecting the drivers at the step where to install the windows, it...

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Dell Laptop Inspirion N5110 - Won't Boot So I Can Do A System Restore to Factory

When I turn it on the screen starts to boot then just stops and starts all over again...the three buttons under the screen on the right keep running in tandem.  It just keeps doing it and won't open....

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Dell Laptop Inspirion N5110 - Won't Boot So I Can Do A System Restore to Factory

When I turn it on the screen starts to boot then just stops and starts all over again...the three buttons under the screen on the right keep running in tandem.  It just keeps doing it and won't open....

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Not able to Bool the system

Hi I have Dell new Inspiron 15r Special Edition with window 8.While starting the system it is getting me "Your pc ran in problem ....." message and keep rebooting the system....Not able to go to Safe...

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XPS 15 9530 - Noise problem?

Hi all,I just got my new XPS 15, amazing laptop but there's 1 big problem,A high-pitched scratching/screeching noise is produced from the power button area ONLY when the power is plugged in and the...

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Dell Backup and Recovery (Premium) Ver 1.6.2.4 Can I Use a USB Pen (8GB) to...

I wish to create a Rescue Disk using Dell Backup and Recovery can I use a USB Flash Drive to do this?

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Inspiron M5010 running Windows 7 blank screen with blinking cursor after HDD...

The HDD in my M5010 crashed. The laptop would not boot.  The drive could not be read.I installed a new HDD.  I have re-run diagnostics and everything checks out fine now.I used the Restore CD-ROM I...

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Dell Inspiron 17R 5720 Won't Boot

Hello Everyone,I have a Dell Inspiron 17R 5720 I purchased for my son in January of 2013 that displays the Dell logo with the F2/F12 menu followed by a blank screen and won't boot and there are no boot...

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Problems with my battery "Battery is not Recommended"

I have a Dell XPS L502X laptop. Ive never spent so much money on a laptop before this, and the reason I did was because I thought the more expensive the computer, the better it will be. I have had...

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Dell Inspiron N5110 trouble

Hello,I have an N5110 laptop that has an issue; when I turn it on it gives 8 beeps which I have been told could be either a faulty display or display cable. I tried replacing both, and in each case the...

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How to setup Dell 15R (A05 BIOS) to boot with an Ubuntu live cd in UEFI ?

Hi,I've acquired an Inspiron 15R 5537 and would like to install Ubuntu 13.10 in a dual boot mode.The initial problem is how to enable bios to recognize my burned Ubuntu DVD using UEFI.I read a lot of...

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