Moving Windows 7 boot drive to SSD (questions)
HI all,I have decided to add a Crucial M500 240gb Solid State drive as my boot drive and have my current 500gb mechanical hard drive in the second drive bay.When I purchased my Studio 1737 in 2009 it...
View Article7 beeps Dell Inspiron M5010
I have an Inspiron M5010 I have had it about maybe 2 1/2 years I am the only own the computer has had and has never had any problems with it until a week ago it died on me while I was doing homework. I...
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Dell XPS 15z Latop screen dark shadow problem
Hi, I have a Dell XPS 15z laptop. I was typing on my laptop today when out of no where, a dark shadow abruptly emerged on the right side of my laptop screen. At first I thought it was a glare, but...
View ArticleUndocking Precision M6800 - Blank Screen
I have a brand new (month old) Precision M6800, I generally use it docked on my desk at work attached to two monitors via the docking station (I have confirmed via dell support that it is the correct...
View ArticleLatitude E7440 pre-desktop authentication
Hello,I am about to buy Latitude E7440 notebook, but first I need to know if pre-desktop authentication is supported. To explain, here is the text from Thinkpad users manual:Using the fingerprint...
View Articlecan I change my screen to touchscreen?
Hi everybody,I have a DELL Inspiron 15R N5110 laptop, its screen is not touch-screen, I want to replace it with a touch-screen, is it possible? if yes, does DELL provide such parts compatible with...
View ArticleDell laptop (Model No P09E) doesn't let me disable the touchpad mouse
I am currently running Windows 8 on my laptop and have a usb mouse (Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 plugged into my usb port). When I go under 'Device Manager > Mice and other pointing devices' I see...
View ArticleCd Drive not turning on anymore Dell inspiron 1525
I have a Dell Inspiron 1525. I've had it since 2008, and a few months ago my cd driver just stopped working. It wouldn't open, but the light would come on. I opened it manually and tried loading the...
View ArticleTouchpad 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...
View ArticleBluetooth not detected after installing drivers
Hi,I reinstalled Windows7 on my dell Inspiron n5010. Then i tried installing the drivers as per this link...
View ArticleHas 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...
View ArticleBeep beep sound when starting laptop
Hi,Laptop (Dell Inspiron N5110) making a Beep beep beep beep sound when I switch on.. this continues for about 45 seconds to 1 minute till it get booted.. bought it abt 2 yeas back, problem started...
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XPS 15z construction problems....
hii own a dell xps 15z for 2 weeks now, and i am quite happy wth it except for two concerns about solidity... first, the little chrome metal thingy going all around the pc is tingly at some points......
View ArticleStudio 1536 shutdown with M1004 error
My laptop shuts down with no warning. After waiting a short time I can restart it but get a M1004 too warm error message . Any idea what is going on? I am using a "X-pad" cooling pad.
View Articleservice tag changed by technician after motherboard replacement?
I had a boot problem that was dealt with by a dell service contractor who replaced the mother and daughter boards. After swapping the hardware, he entered the service tag in the bios of the new...
View ArticleLatitude E5430
Hi All,We are having a random issue with a batch of Latitude E5430s and I wanted to get some feedback from the Dell user community to see if anyone else has encountered this previously, and what you...
View ArticleBeen through 4 batteries in less than 3 months
Hi all, My work gave me a Dell Latitude laptop late November or early December. The battery they gave me with it held very little charge, so they gave me a new one. Since then I've been through 4...
View ArticleLattitude E5510 - network driver update - Installation Blocked
Hello, hoping someone had run into this issue. We have a Lattitude E5510 that is having disruptions in connectivity. It will just freeze when in IE after a few minutes of use. I don't see a...
View ArticleInspiron 3521 backup and recovery usb key not detected
Haii have dell inspiron 3521(windows 8 64 bit) i am trying to create factory image with sandisk (cruzer switch) 16gb but it is not detected i have the latest bios version A12 and the backup and...
View ArticleLatitude E7440
Though in all adverts it boasts about strong encryption options, I could not find any way of encrypting the disk other than Windows Bitlocker. In the Dell Data Protection Console, but there are no...
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