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Warranty coverage

I have an Alienware M17x R4 that just got a small crack on the screen and I was wondering if my warranty covers this.  The warranties I have are Next Business Day Support and XPS technical Support.

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did not solve

thank you for the help but it did not solve the issue i forgot to inform that i have recently reinstalled windows xp and after is when i began having the problem. i have updated all the driver s...

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Inspiron 17 3721 won't turn on and beeps

My Inspiron 17 3721 won't turn on and beeps and pauses for a second and beeps again. It is just a black screen and to make it stop beeping I have to hold my power button down for 5 seconds. It is a...

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Laptop boot up

My lap top went crazy and now when it boots just a blinking cursor appears at the top left of the screen.  Help. 

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Stuck CD

If you really did do that all you did was reposition the cd. Going into BIOS disables the FN key, plus holding those keys while having the laptop upside down will damage those keys. At least that is...

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dell 1749 over heat

My 3 year old laptop 1749 is staying  on only for around 20 mins and then switches itself off really hot underneath, its still under warranty, any advice pls? thanks, ive browsed around and found a how...

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Formatting laptop hard drives with no operating system

My Tax-Aide district recently had donated six Latitude D610s.  They have no operating system but do have new, unformatted hard drives.  I have access to Win 7 but am unable to install it without being...

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dell inspiron 3420 SM BUS CONTROLLER DRIVER PROBLEM

hii,,i have installed new window this morning,,,all the required drivers i installed and are normal in function but i got problem with SM BUS controller driver i tried many ways and drivers from...

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XPS 15 L521X Touchpad settings issue

Okay, this is driving me nuts.  I have a new XPS 15 L521X running Windows 8.  It has a Synaptics touchpad. I started having this issue, and tried to resolve it by uninstalling and then reinstalling the...

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needing help with factory reseting my Windows XP Professional XPS m1210

Please help me out. im having trouble with this laptop a friend gave me that dosent connect to internet and dose not have a wifi wizard and i wish to factory reset it and im not sure how this process...

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What causes bad battery health?

I've been concern about my laptop battery (Dell N7110) It's been going down a bit. I read reviews in case if i was wrong but the battery suppose to give 7 hours or 5 hours not sure which because i just...

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Keyboard Backlight Problem

Hi i have a problem with my keyboard backlights its not working i want to ask u that does dell Inspiron N4050 have keyboard backlights if yes so how to switch on them.In dark i ts difficult to fing the...

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Inspiron 17-3721 and Linux

Hi allI've been using a Vostro 1700 with assorted linuxes for the past five and a half years. It's been an excellent machine, and is still in good working order so now it's time to replace it, I'm...

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Issues with booting Dell Precision M4400

I have this old Laptop that i started using recently worked fine (this one heats so much and i mean up to 95%) until today when it fails booting(well sometimes after a couple of tried it starts...

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Two of my USB ports not working on Inspiron N5110

Please help. I have a Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop. The two USB ports on I/O board (top right and back right ports) aren't recognizing any USB devices. I'm plugging in USB 2.0 flash drives and neither SS...

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N4010 : Loud continous beep before OS loads

Dear Dell,My laptop starts beeping on booting. The moment the Dell logo is populated and the progress bar reaches 70%, a continous loud beep sound comes, if i press any key it moves ahead with the...

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Dell Studio 1749 left button problem

For some reason. When I click the left button on my Studio 1749. My screen blinks or flashes. When I try and drag and drop some thing. It seems to put it in some kind of mode. Pressing the power button...

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Inspiron n7110 overheating? Possible memory issues.

Does anyone know what the normal operating temperatures are supposed to be for the various temperature sensors? I have not been able to find any information anywhere, and had to download a third party...

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Inspiron 15R 5521 thick vertical stripes on screen

Hello to whoever might be reading this.  Was wondering if anyone has experienced this and what I can do about this.  I just bought my Dell Inspiron 15R 5521 Touch screen laptop at the beginning of...

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Wireless

I had to format and reinstall windows XP pro.  Some where along the way I lost the wireless connections.  Any help on how to retrieve it.

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