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I was told that I "toasted" my last hard drive on my laptop because I left it "on" all the time.  Is there a way I can prevent "toasting" another, without closing down all my applications?

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No longer able to play DVD's on my 32 bit vista inspiron 1540

HiWhen I got my above laptop first, I could play DVD's on it. Then Twice i've had to change to new hard drives. Unfortunately since then I've  been unable to play dvd's on it. Does anyone have a...

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What are the differences between Dell Inspiron 14R i14RMT-7475sLV 14-Inch...

It seems to me that i14RMT means touch because it has a "Y" at the end. But staples listed i14RM-7500sLV as touch screen laptop as well.  What is the real difference between those two? Is i14RM-7500sLV...

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Inspiron 17R (5737) - Blu-Ray drive?

I just ordered a Inspiron 17R (5737) and was wondering if there's a Blu-Ray drive available for it?  Links would be appreciated.It sure is hard getting used to the way Dell has changed.  I have been a...

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Creaky plastic Dell E6540, right of touch pad on palm rest.

I recently received my E6540 that I ordered from the business store. This has been my first PC in about 10 years. I've been a "mac guy" for a while. I decided to jump on the E6540 due to the 6500...

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How Do I Reset My Drive Hard

I recently redid my Computer an 1 one my Hard drive is Showing up, it shows up in the Bios but doesn't show up with the C: Drive please Help need Ideas

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Power doesn't come on

Hi, My laptop doesn't seem to work all of a sudden.I took it apart initially to give the fan a good clean, I connected all wires back together but now the laptop doesn't turn on. The white light blinks...

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Dell XPS 14 L421x Clean Reinstall Driver Installation Order

Hello,I am planning to perform a clean install of the Windows 8 OS on my Dell XPS 14 L421x. I would like to know the order in which to install the various drivers during/after the OS...

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ST Micro Screen Detection Sensor

I have a Studio 1747 which is a fabulous machine, but since downloading Windows 8 6.2.9200 Build 9200 I have been having difficulty using my Canon wireless printer.I finally received a message today,...

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Vostro 1000 num lock

Hi I have a vostro 1000 laptop. I would like to have the num lock off after boot up. Is there any way to turn this off in the bios? Or is there another way, besides hitting the num lock key after boot...

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Strange behavior from inspiron 15R 3521 Windows 8 touch screen display

Ever since I got this notebook back from the repair depot, i've noticed some strange behavior from the touch screen aspect of the computer.  Everything else works fine on it.  I can boot into windows...

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system disable code?

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Slow Dell Latitude E6410 after multiple reformat attempts. Possible hardware...

Hi everyone, I am having troubles with my Dell Latitude E4610 4GB ram Core I5 2.6GHZ. The laptop is pretty beat up; I broke the 320GB 5400RPM hard drive and replaced it with a 500GB 7200RPM hard drive....

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Inspiron 2205 Screen Brilliance

Inspiron 2205/Windows 7 Home Premium.  If I switch it to SLEEP (and I'm not too sure if it's worth doing that anyway, as there's no Battery to waste) - on switching back ON, the screen is always at 1/2...

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XPS 17 l702x will not power up!?

My XPS 17 L702X has worked perfectly until today.I did some work from home, and then I turned off the system this morning, and returned back to it a few hours later, and it would not fire up.I have...

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Vostro 1510 NO Hard drive

I'm getting the following error in BIOS: No TPM or TPM has a problemAND when running diagnostics I'm getting a 2000-0141 error on both the old and a brand new hard drive.I'm actually guessing that the...

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XPS L521X SSD Upgrade

Hi,Have recently purchased a 256gb SSD Drive and replaced the 750gb originally installed. Also have a 32gb mSata installed.Upon rebuilding the system kept hanging. Had a quick look round and found...

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SD card reader not working on dell nspiron n5110

Hello, I am having problems with my SD card reader. It seems to no longer function. When I put a SD card into the slot, the computer doesn't pick it up at very least. Any help is appreciated.

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Dell 15R 5521 blue screen.

My daughter bought this unit 6 months ago for college. Sometimes it will go to the bsod and indicate a driver error or corrupt driver. It's been doing it since we bought it and now more frequently. I...

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Dell keyboard and sound did not work after a coffee was dropped on my laptop

I have dell Vostro 3500 laptop and windows 7 32x. Last week i drop a coffee over my keyboard, so i turned off the laptop and i clean the key board, but the keyboard did not work well. I have attached...

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