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No hibernation option "after X minutes of inactivity" in Windows 11

I don't see the "hibernation after X minutes" option in my Windows 11. On other computers I had, there was an option in Control Pane > Power Options > Change plan settings > Change ...
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How do I use ALT codes on a Dell Windows 7 laptop with no numlock key or FN keypad?

At work I'm using a Dell Vostro laptop running Windows 7 Enterprise and it does not have a NumLock key nor a numeric keypad accessible with Fn. In this case, how do I enter an Alt code (holding Alt ...
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No Bluetooth on Dell Vostro 3500

I recently purchased a Dell Vostro 3500. I could not find any way of activating the bluetooth device. I looked at the BIOS and tried installing the bluetooth drivers which said that no bluetooth ...
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Vostro 3700 and Geforce 330M drivers (post-300 version)

Edit: After trying again with the latest drivers and starting from scratch I've managed to get the installer to detect the card correctly, but after the install both my Intel and nvidia cards are ...
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Strange magnets in Dell Vostro 3460

More of a curiosity than a technical question. I have a Dell Vostro 3460 laptop, and I just noticed it has two magnets embedded on both lower right and left corners near the USB ports and headphone ...
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Desktop not recognizing second monitor plugged into VGA port

I've got a Dell Vostro 470 with an AMD Radion HD 7570 graphics card. On the back of my computer, I see a VDI port (looks like it is added as extra) and a VGA port. The primary monitor that I bought ...
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Replaced laptop screen, now the displayed resolution is wrong but should not be

I replaced a laptop screen in a Dell Vostro 1520. Both the old and new screens are 1440x900 resolution as confirmed by part numbers but new screen is glossy the old one is matt - with slightly ...
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Dell Vostro Desktop error

Faced a strange situation at work today. We have people sitting at a table on opposite sides, with power cables underneath the table. This morning when the person sitting opposite to me banged his ...
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After spilling water on my Dell Vostro Laptop, 2 keys are not working

Can I clean the keys by myself by plucking the keys out ? How exactly do I clean the laptop keyboard in such a situation ? Do I have to replace the whole keyboard ?
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Unplugged wire in Dell Vostro 1510 laptop?

So I was opening my laptop to replace the hard drive and I noticed something very strange. There was a loose wire. Do I need to be worried about this? I posted earlier on Stackexchance electronics, ...
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Dell Vostro 2510 Screen Brightness adjustment gone after re-install

I wiped XP off my laptop and installed Windows 7. It is beautiful! But, I have now lost a number of adjustment settings, most importantly the ability to press Fn + Up and Down arrows to adjust ...
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Dell laptop battery not charging?

I have a Dell Vostro 3555 and recently I noticed that my battery is not charging at all. I see this message when I boot up the computer: The AC power adapter type cannot be determined. You system ...
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Why is "SMART Reporting" disabled by default?

I recently bought a Dell PC, and noticed that there is BIOS option called "SMART Reporting", that is disabled by default. Dell provides following description: SMART Reporting - This field controls ...
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Installed PCIe network card - computer won't boot

I have a new Dell Vostro 460, that has onboard video, and an Dell-added a PCIe video card. It has 1 16x PCIe slot and 4 1x PCIe slots. When I plug in a PCIe gigabit network card (link. lspci: '...
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Intel Virtualization Technology not showing up on apparently supported chip

I have a laptop with an Intel i3-3217U CPU which according to the Intel's website supports Vtx, however when I run the Intel Processor Id Utility or Securable it reports that Virtualization Technology ...
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Find MAC address of stolen Dell Laptop

My Dell Laptop has been stolen. I have the address service tag number and serial number. My laptop is more then 6 year and a few months old. I have contacted Dell Support but they said that they were ...
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Pre-Windows Dialog on Dell All-in-one Machine

I have a Dell Vostro 320 which is displaying this message on bootup after the BIOS screens but before the Windows splash screen. Does anyone know what this might be or can anyone translate this? Note ...
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Touchpad not working on CentOS 7.2

I have installed CentOS 7.2 in my Dell Vostro 15 laptop (Dual booted alongside Windows 8). For some reason, I can't use my Touchpad at all. None of the features of Touchpad (Pointer movement, left/...
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Change to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStorV\ does not survive reboot

Bottom line on top It seems that any changes to 0's Data column value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\iaStorV\StartOverride or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\...
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will my computer support a 16TB HDD?

I currently have 2x 3TB HDD's plugged into a Dell Vostro 420 (2.72TB according to Windows) and was thinking about upgrading them to 2x 16TB HDDs. My question is... will that computer support them? I'...
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No sound in my Dell laptop

I upgraded the operating system in my Dell Vostro 1400 laptop a day ago from Windows XP to Windows 7. Since then I have had no sound in my laptop. I have tried to troubleshoot and no problem has been ...
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Wireless drivers for Dell Vostro 3500

I've just installed Windows 7 32bit on my Dell Vostro 3500 (Intel). For some reason wireless is not working so I'm assuming I am missing the correct drivers. I went (among other places) here and ...
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'H' key malfunctioning on a Dell Vostro 3568 Laptop with Windows 10

When I press H on an editor, it types the H character and then some other tab gets activated. Like if the text editor is in focus, after pressing H, the focus changes to somewhere else on the window. ...
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Why does clicking my mouse select mutliple lines of text?

I am experiencing a weird issue on my dell laptop. When I click a webpage is will automatically select a few lines of text after my cursor. This happens whether I am using the buttons below the ...
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2-2-2 bios beep code on Dell MIG41R M/B

I have recently acquired a Dell Vostro with a MIG41R motherboard. The PC gave me a 2-2-2 bios beep code, so I opened it up and realized it didn't have and RAM and the HDD was disconnected. I bought a ...
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BSOD Dell Vostro 3550 with OS Win 8 x64

I often get BSOD on my notebook Dell Vostro 3550 with OS Win 8 x64. I tried analyze memory.dmp and minidump with Debugging Tools Windows (http://weblogs.asp.net/owscott/archive/2012/07/18/reading-a-...
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Dell Vostro suddenly giving "No TPM or TPM has..." message on boot

(Original question title was Dell Vostro suddenly giving "No TPM or TPM has problem" message on boot" but I was pinged by the stack exchange style police for having the word "problem" in my title!) I ...
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Will my new Dell laptop come with a 'real' Windows Vista DVD?

I am considering buying a Dell Vostro laptop. When I get it, I'd prefer to reformat it with a fresh, clean install of the OS. Will it come with a DVD that will allow me to do this, or will it come ...
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How do I extract the ROM file from this DOS exe BIOS updater?

I am trying to update my DELL VOSTRO 260 BIOS. I am struggling to get anywhere, see for more info: Cannot execute a DELL BIOS update for a VOSTRO 260 machine I decided to simply extract the flashrom ...
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Can 32-bit drivers be loaded into 64-bit Windows 7? [duplicate]

I am using Windows 7 32-bit on a Dell Vostro 1014 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6670 CPU) and now I want install a 64-bit version of Windows. My questions: How can I be sure that my laptop is compatible with ...
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Screwdriver for changing HDD and PCI cards on Dell Vostro

I have a Dell Vostro 400 and the Dell site has no information at all on which screwdrivers are suitable for taking out the hard drive and PCI cards. I am sure users on here do a lot of work with ...
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Battery won't charge and BSOD: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE

I have a Dell Vostro 1510 running Windows 7. Today when I pulled my machine out of it's bag and plugged it in, the little battery light on the side blinked constantly instead of staying solid, and ...
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Dell laptop weird display after hard reboot

Dell laptop display issue I was watching a streaming video on my laptop and it stopped responding, I did a hard reboot since Ctrl-Alt-del also didn't help. On reboot, there's no display, I can see ...
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Can't boot Arch on a Dell Vostro

I have bought a Dell Vostro 5590 equipped with Win 10, and I'd like to install Archlinux too, in dual boot with Win 10. Unfortunately I cannot even start a live Arch: after entering the One-Time Boot ...
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How to change boot order if I can't access legacy BIOS?

I want to format an old notebook (Dell Vostro with windows 10) with a lightweight linux and it's just been a series of failures: I tried making a bootable CD, but the CD drive apparently is not ...
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How to reset the BIOS without opening the notebook?

I have a vostro 5470, I installed the hackintosh, but when I turned it off it does not turn on anymore (the leds do not turn on), I did some research and found that the way mac os shut down the ...
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Win7 Dell Vostro Laptop that hangs / slows down after Login

I have a Dell Vostro 2420 Laptop that has abruptly developed this weird problem: It will boot up, allow me to login and then hang / freeze. Details: It successfully draws the desktop and starts ...
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psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 2 bytes

Recently I have had issue with my DELL Vostro 3750 laptop, the touchpad has eratic behavior. Looking at the dmesg output I can see: [175874.428170] psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/...
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Dell Vostro 230 (mini)- changing hard drives

I have a Dell Vostro 230 mini that has a Seagate 320 GB hard drive that is close to failing (I know this because its S.M.A.R.T. status reports a rapidly increasing Reallocated Sector Count). Because ...
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Vostro 220 can't get CPU off motherboard

I can't seem to get the CPU off the motherboard to replace the motherboard. I've unscrewed the 4 screws on the outside but it just is stuck there. I've pulled and pulled but still nothing. I don't ...
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Dell Vostro built-in SD card reader missing

The computer does not seem do know that there is an SD card in the reader. The reader is showing up in Device Manager and I tested the SD card in another computer (it's fine). It's a Dell Vostro 1500 ...
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USB not showing in lsusb, and USB keyboard not working in grub; but keyboard works in BIOS

I have a Dell laptop (Vostro Notebook 5590) with ArchLinux installed on it. I didn't use it for around 20 days (I powered it on a few times just to update it via sudo pacman -Syu, but never connected ...
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Is possible install windows 11 in dell Vostro 5470? [duplicate]

When I tried installing Windows 11 in my Dell Vostro 5470 I always receive the message: This PC doesn't meet the minimum system requirements to install this version of Windows... I have an Intel ...
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External webcam automatically turned on when laptop was on sleep mode

I have a Dell Vostro 3568 and it runs on Windows 10. Something strange happened today. I exactly remember to put my laptop on sleep mode with an external webcam, have LED lights, connected to it. In ...
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Dell Quickset missing menu on system tray

I've bought a Dell Vostro 15 3568 notebook. I am using it with Windows 7 64bit. Now the problem. I've installed the latest available Quickset Application (25 Apr 2017) from the Dell support site. The ...
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Laptop sleeps while using android studio or visual studio

I have dell Vostro 14 3468 Below are the Details attached Whenever the CPU utilization increase the laptop sleeps. I have tried to change the sleep settings through Registry Options by going into ...
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Window 10 wifi issue media disconnected

I have a Dell Laptop Vostro 3555 with a Dell wireless 1701 802.11b/g/n network adapter made by Broadcom. The Device status: this device is working properly. This was a window 7 moved to a window 10. ...
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My Laptop's Power LED and Fan keeps on running even after Shut down (after Liquid spill)

I am using a Dell Vostro 2520 with Windows 8.1 Home. For the past few days (after a little liquid spill), even after shutting down the laptop, power led and fan keeps running till I press and hold ...
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Dell Vostro 3560: 3NB8W3 battery not recognized, problems with charging

I've been using standard battery for a while, but finally I bought extended battery (3NB8W3, 11.1v 8700mAh 97Wh). Sadly, my Vostro 3560 does not recognize battery properly. I always have "Plugged in ...
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Wi-Fi connection not visible

I am using Dell Vostro Nseries laptop. the system doesn't connect to the wireless connection instead there is a X sign. But works fine with the cable. How can I use the internet with my WiFi ...
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