Questions tagged [dell-inspiron]
The Dell Inspiron is a line of consumer laptops made by Dell.
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UEFI/BIOS password not working anymore after BIOS update
I had a BIOS password set up in the past and it allways worked fine up untill now. The BIOS for my computer ( Dell Inspiron3505(the keyboard is the latin american one))) got updated ( I updated it ...
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External microphone not picking up signal on Dell Inspiron
On a new Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 11, when I first insert an audio cable (external microphone) into the jack port, a prompt came up from what looked like a third party software that asked ...
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extremely sluggish dell Inspiron 7000 laptop
I have an extremely sluggish dell Inspiron 7000 (Dell Inspiron 7000 8GB 256SSD /Inspiron 7386 2-in-1) laptop, purchased in 2018. I have read that the RAM cannot be upgraded on this model. Is there ...
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How do I delete 1 of 2 One Drives from a Dell laptop?
My previous job was remote. Once my contract expired, they let me keep the laptop provided. I am able to use it but a message requesting me to log in into my previous job's drive pops constantly. I ...
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Dell Laptop Inspiron Cables - Check the following cable, jumper, connection, polyfuse, or sensor; LCD Cable Error Code 2000-0415 Validation Code 75189
Here is my laptop's System technical details:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Version 10.0.22621 Build 22621
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name
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Checksum error with Dell Inspiron 1470
I have a Dell Inspiron that when I turn it on it show the dell logo then goes to a black screen with the text:
ERROR 0271:check date and time settings
WARNING
0251:System CMOS checksum bad- Default ...
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How to remove the display cable from Dell Inspiron 14-3473 motherboard
I am trying to change the motherboard of a Dell Inspiron 14-3473. I have removed all the connector cables except the display cable.
I don't know how to remove it and I don't want to force it. I am ...
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Dell laptop not turning on and charging suddenly in middle of my usage
I'm using dell inspiron laptop without bezel and lcd screen stands in support of lcd back cover only. I typically use my laptop sideways on bed so I could lay down and watch.
This time while I'm using ...
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Restore Windows 10 on BitLocker Locked Drive
So, a small amount of backstory. I obtained a secondhand Dell Inspiron laptop some time ago, cleaned up Windows on it, and then gave it to my fiance. She didn't need to use it for a while, and while ...
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Dell Inspiron 15-5558 - A battery with low health is detected, charged, but not used
I've been using Dell Inspiron 15-5558 laptop for more than 8 years without replacing the battery (cause I've been mostly using AC charger only) and today I've encountered an issue when the laptop has ...
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Dell Inspiron 1470 stuck on blinking cursor after battery replacement
I recently replaced the battery in a Dell Inspiron 1470 and when I turn it on it shows the Dell logo then it goes to a black screen with a blinking underscore character in the top left. What’s ...
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Dell all-in-one beeping 8 times, how can I disable it?
I have a Dell Inspiron 24 all-in-one model 3455 series and the display on it is cracked. You can't see anything on it.
Because of this, I want to use an external monitor, but Windows doesn't duplicate ...
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Dell Feature Enhancement Pack & Dell SmartSetting at Startup?
I have these two Dell Feature Enhancement Pack & Dell SmartSetting enabled at Windows Startup, and they consume a lot of RAM, is it necessary to have them running all the time?
The problem, when I ...
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Is this the right mounting screws of my Dell Inspiron 531S?
I'm refurbishing a 2008 era Dell Inspiron 531S. It did not come with a hard drive, so I have had to guess at the correct screws to get one to mount. The mechanism uses the screws themselves as sleds, ...
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Touch pad mouse stopped working often in Windows 11
Touch pad mouse stopped working suddenly often for Windows 11 on Dell Inspiron 2 in 1.
Tried all things suggested on internet. Driver latest.
The solution: I have to reboot computer and go to BIOS ...
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Cannot change brightness on Nobara Linux KDE on Dell inspiron 24 5410 All-in-One
My office workstation is Dell Inspiron 24 5410 All-in-One. I have just installed Nobara Linux 38 KDE on this machine. Everything seems to be fine except the brightness.
Whenever I try to set the ...
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Should I Include Dell OS Recovery Drives in Windows 10 System Restore (System Protection)?
Should Windows System Protection (Restore Points) be enabled for the "Image" and "DELLSUPPORT" drives that appear under "Available Drives"?
I have also created "...
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How to replace dual boot HDD with SSD?
I have a Dell Inspiron 5567 that came with mechanical HDD of 1 TB that has Dual boot (W10 and MX Linux) for which I want to change to a SSD (they told me that is faster, I don't know in which ...
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F2, F3, F4, 3, E keys stopped working in dell inspiron 3505
The above mentioned keys stopped working on its own. It works with external keyboard. It had happened once before as well but it started working on its own after 3-4 months. But the same issue came ...
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Old Dell inspiron mini 1012 sometimes not starting up, sometimes, and screen glitches
We have a pretty old family laptop, currently with me, and I gave it to my sister for learning basic programming. Its a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012. I know it is too old, but learning basic programming ...
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W10 factory reset, can’t get past rEFInd MM
Dell Inspiron 7559, I did a factory reset when I was having issues with my USB ports (fixed the issue) but now the rEFInd main menu just keeps going in a LOOP. I’ve tried every option under rEFInd and ...
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Dell inspiron 14 5000 does not sync to correct time zone after change from GMT to BST and vice versa
My laptop - Dell inspiron 14 5000 - does not syncronize to the correct time zone after a change i.e. when the UK goes from GMT to BST or vice versa.
I am able to "fix" the time by pressing ...
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How do I make Windows 11 automatically switch to headphone audio when I plug them in?
This used to work fine not sure what happened. I used to be able to unplug/plug in my headphones and the audio and volume would change accordingly. It was like it knew the headphones were in and ...
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Accidentally plugged in USB-C hub cable into Laptop HDMI port. won't turn on
I have a Dell Inspiron 7506 2n1 (2021 model). I have a USB c hub cable that I accidentally plugged into my HDMI port. The USB c hub itself was connected to my monitor (not to an outlet). The laptop ...
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Slow performance on Windows 10
My laptop is Dell Inspiron 5502, which has Intel i7 11th gen and a Nvidia GPU.
I have used both Ubuntu and Windows 10 as the operating system (OS) and experience the huge different in performance.
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How long to install Microsoft Services?
I bought a Dell Insperion 15 laptop, with Microsoft Home & Office loaded on it.
During initial boot, there is a screen "Office comes with your device". In the lower right corner is a ...
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Is it different DC power jack for each different laptop?
I have replaced my DC power jack (DC301015T00) by local shop owner with another DC power jack (DC30100U00D). But my laptop default charger (45W) is not working(charging symbol coming but not charging ...
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A piece fallen from my Dc power jack of Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (3501) laptop
A piece fallen from DC power jack. I took picture of it below.
frontside of the piece
backside of the piece
I dont know whether it is fallen from charger adapter port or from laptop charger port.
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try to install ubuntu 22.04
my laptop:Dell inspirsion
OS: Windows 10
Ram:8GB
I try installing in VBOX.
I enable Hardware Virtualization in BIOS.
My problem is that I can't open ubuntu 22.04. The result shows in the image below. ...
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The replacement AC adapter for my Dell laptop does not charge but the old faulty one (exactly the same) does if the cord is laying just right
I'm very frustrated and perplexed as to why the old AC adapter that clearly has a short inside somewhere will still charge the battery after I wiggle and bend the cord to find just the right spot, AND ...
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Fan sighs/pulses/works for a second in idle every minute
Win10, upgraded to win11--same thing.
A Dell G7 laptop.
After a restart.
Doing nothing. CPU idle 99%.
Temperature of cpu, gpu, and harddrives <50c.
The fan starts working for a second, randomly ...
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When I booted up my computer a message on the screen said my battery is irreversibly dead. Should I remove the dead battery?
When I booted up my computer a message on the screen said my battery is irreversibly dead.
Must the dead battery be removed from my Dell Inspiron 15, 5000 series laptop to run safely?
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How to increase the performance of my laptop?
I have a laptop dell inspiron 3501(linux ubuntu 22.04 as OS) with ram 8gb, ssd 256gb, processor i5-1135G7. I use this laptop for programming mostly. But sometimes my laptops doesn't respond at all ...
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Computer Keyboard won't work until on-screen keyboard is activated
I have a Dell Inspiron 3521 laptop. It happens to be my emergency or last resort laptop. Over the course of one year I have watched some keys on the keyboard stop working. But the moment I turn on my ...
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Laptop is insanely freezing even after 100% fresh windows 10 OS installation, what are the possible fixes?
I'm writing this answer by renting another laptop for few hrs as my laptop is totally unusable, so if you want to ask any information, please tell it soon.
Laptop Details:
Dell
Inspiron core i5 7th ...
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NVME SSD upgrade options for Dell Inspiron 15 3581 [closed]
Model: Dell Inspiron 15 3581.
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What maximum size M.2 NVME SSD can I attach? Dell manual says 256 GB.
Specifications as under:
Processor
2.30 gigahertz Intel Core i3-7020U
128 kilobyte primary ...
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Hardware Virtualization not available in Windows
I am installing anti-virus software with a DELL Inspiron 13 5379 laptop with i7 CPU running Windows 10 Enterprise Edition. And, under the setting of "Use hardware virtualization if available"...
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Hardware Malfunctioning - Display Turns on then turns off
I have a computer that has a display that as soon as the computer turns on it displays and then it ceases to display. The keyboard and the mouse still work. The computer is a DELL Inspiron 3475 AMD ...
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Arch Linux boots differently from internal DVD drive than external USB?
To begin with the original problem, I am locked out of my Dell laptop. It happened following my previous question.
What happened is, I updated the BIOS via the Dell update utility. After reboot, Dell ...
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Can't access BIOS after BIOS update via the Dell update utility
I used the Dell update utility to update my BIOS. After reboot, the Dell logo did not appear and I could not access the BIOS by repeatedly pressing F12. There was also no message to indicate which ...
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How does Dell update drivers through the browser?
Does anyone know how Dell can update drivers on my Dell by me just visiting their driver download page? The browser doesn't prompt me to download files or anything, but some how Dell is able to update ...
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HTTPSBOOT Failed to initialize network connection
I have Dell Inspiron 3511 running Windows 11. On startup it started showing suddenly,
Inspiron 3511 "HTTPSBOOT Failed to initialize network connection"
It doesn't boot now. I tried ...
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Is there a way to avoid/disable optimus if there is no mux switch?
I have a Dell Inspiron gaming laptop that has the following specs:
CPU: intel i5-6300hq 4 cores 4 threads
GPU: Nvidia GTX 960m
ram: ddr3 8gb 1600mhz
hard drive: SATA SSD 256gb
I recently learnt about ...
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Is it safe to overclock laptop monitor?
I was watching a pro gamer today and he mentioned that he's using a new screen resolution. I decided to give it a try to test if it looks good and offers a considerable lower input delay.
I launched ...
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Data encrypted on SSD after attempt to clone a drive
Short explanation
It's a Dell Inspiration 15 7000 which ran the original factory Windows 10 installation from Dell that came with the Notebook. It won't boot from it's internal SSD anymore after ...
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Dell Inspiron battery diode on indefinitely
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7577 with specs hardly IMHO important, but someone might be of other opinion, so let me start with all that non-sense:
BIOS/UEFI: updated to 1.16.0, latest to date;
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Can't boot from USB stick
I have an Dell Inspirion 5590 with Windows 11
BIOS version 1.17.0
I want to replace Windows 11 with Pop OS (supports UEFI) for this laptop
I already use various usb bootable creators like: ventoy, ...
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Stuck in repair tool loop Windows 10
Today I decided to install an update on Dell Inspiron 14 5000.
After the restart, it put me in the repair tool loop and none of the options presented in troubleshooting work. Furthermore, when I try ...
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WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR after SSD install, SATA to PCIe NVMe
I have a WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR after I installed a new SSD.
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 7567. From factory it had a Toshiba M.2 SATA SSD Gen 3x4 2280 128GB as the main hard drive and a 500GB HDD.
I ...
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How to mount HDD after upgrading SSD?
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 7567 and I changed the SSD card. From factory it has an SSD for the main OS and a HDD for storage.
After changing the SSD I used the factory reset USB but I did not noticed ...