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Devices and Drives

Hi Folks, can someone please help a novice here? In "this PC" I can see my OS (C) drive and Recovery (E) which is my external HD. But now there is another "new volume (F)" and I've no idea what it is...

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How to disable Inspiron 5520 touchpad?

I'm typing this the second time because the cursor jumped around and finally erased what I had written. I use a wireless mouse but it doesn't disable the touchpad. The only thing I have found...

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front panel pin placement on 4600i motherboard

I bought a 4600i motherboard, but can't find information on pin placement when installing the motherboard in a new case.  Need motherboard diagram showing the pin placements.

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Forgot my bios password

HiI have a dell XPS l501x . Yesterday i upgraded the BIOS to A08 but i forgot my bios password . I called dell support she gave me one code but that didnt worked .I was told to replace the motherboard,...

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Wifi internet disconnects when closing the lid.

I have some problem with my Dell Laptop. When I close the laptop lid (plugged in) wifi internet disconnects automatically. When I close the lid (on battery) it's not disconnected. I also checked the...

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Need a new graphics card!

I currently have an Alienware mx14 laptop that is about 4-5 years old so its not the best performance wise anymore. It has help up find however with what im doing. I've been playing League of Legends...

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Adapter not found; Wimax not ready

Hello There!I recently formatted my OS and installed new copy of Windows 7. I installed all the drivers for proper functioning of my laptop. But following are messages I have under notification box;1....

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Can boot to Windows - Cannot get into BIOS!

My service tag ends in <Admin Note: removed per privacy policy~RK>.  I can boot into windows or with a boot disk but cannot access my BIOS to change settings. I only get the message enter system...

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XPS 15 9530 - Erratic/Poor WiFi Performance

Recently received the new XPS 15 9530 with the 512GB SSD option. For the most part, the laptop is performing okay. However, every few hours, the WiFi starts to behave erratically. The signal strength...

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Alienware M14x R2 Laptop Mouse Left Click Problem

Hi everyone,I've had this problem since I purchased the laptop since last year, and it hasn't been a large problem but it seems to be coming up every now and then.  I tried searching for the problem...

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Split Screen on Dell N4110

I have diagonally white screen with thick black lines and the other half is OK.What is tha cause ?- LCD Monitor?- Flex ?- Video Card ?

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XPS 13 SSD not Found

Laptop has worked fine for 1 year, then the last 2-3 months we are getting intermittent SSD not found errors.  Try to boot and the SSD is not recognized.  In the past we could leave it some a few hours...

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Yellow !!! Near devices in device manager

Well, Dell's website is not helping with their auto hunt on the driver issue. I'm running windows 7 32 bit on a latitude 6420 I've even search google with hardware IDs and it keeps bringing me to...

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"Dell System Detect" is loaded.. but Dell can't find it

"Dell System Detect" software is not found on my E6410 Laptop; yet, each time "Analyze System For Updates" and "Dell PC Diagnostics" routines run.. a new copy of Dell System Detect is installed .....

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XPS 15 (L502x) with i7-2860QM - 16GB RAM supported?

Any plan on making this work ? (2x8GB 1333 SO-DIMM DDR3) . since what I can read on Intel this HW supports 16GB RAM....I guess & hope - it's a BIOS patch

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Problem while booting my laptop

I have a Dell laptop Inspiron 5030. While booting, Dell logo comes again and again and does not load OS.Also while Diagnostics, there comes a error : " Error code : 0413"  Msg : Error code 2000-0413...

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Inspiron 8500 power button not working

Returning to computer found blue screen.  Could not turn off computer by pressing power button - no response. Removed power cable and battery to turn off computer.  Replaced battery and power cable...

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Vostro 1700 LCD cable not detected error code 2000-0413

Hello,I have a laptop dell vostro 1700.It gives me the error code 2000-0413Screenshot:I also changed a hard drive that was defectiveI can not reinstall vista pro...Blocking the first restart after "end...

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Vostro 3560: replace DVD-RW with BD-RW drive. What is the BD part number?

Anyone has swapped the DVD drive for the BD drive? I've found some on eBay but I wonder what will happen with the magnesium front plate. Is it easy to unmount from DVD bay to place it in the BD? Which...

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I forget bios password for dell xps 17 L1702

any one can help me please from 2 months before i set password for bios now i forget I removed the cmos battery and laptop for 10 min never help the main screen gave me this code Unlock key Hint Number...

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