Questions tagged [dell-xps]
A series of high-end Dell computers
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How to disable the left speaker?
I have a Dell laptop with Windows 10. There are two speakers: left and right. I can change the balance between them by right-clicking on the volume icon at the taskbar, then going to sounds -> ...
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How to disable CPU throttling on the laptop
I realize this has been asked before, every solution I've found doesn’t seem to work for me..
In a nutshell, following an activity where CPU is highly taxed, the speed drops from 2.8 GHz to 0.79 GHz. ...
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ThrottleStop dosen't save SpeedShift SST Limits
ThrottleStop dosen't save SpeedShift SST Limits in profile 1,2,3,4. I have to select a profile and everytime have to adjust speedshift limits manually opening TS. Is there a workarround for this ?
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XPS 13 - one TB port faster than the other?
I have a new XPS 13 9300 with 2x TB3 ports. I use a Dell WD19TB dock to connect to my monitor, an LG 34GK950F. The monitor handles up to 144hz which I make use of through my gaming PC.
When connecting ...
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Laptop shuts down when placed on top of another laptop [duplicate]
I can reproduce this 100% reliably. We have two Dell XPS 13 laptops, both running Ubuntu. If one is placed on top of the other (the bottom one is closed, the top one is open), the one on top will shut ...
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USB-C to Ethernet adapter – network connection is unstable
I am using Fedora 32 KDE spin on a 4 year old Dell XPS 9550. This laptop does not have an ethernet port. I purchased 4 different USB C to Ethernet adapters. But only the cheapest one gives me a stable ...
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Dell laptop intermittently does not detect AC power charger
I have Dell XPS 13 9360 laptop that intermittently does not detect the power charger.
I tried running test on BIOS, and they say it does not detect power charger. And just now when I plugged it in, it ...
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Effect of disabling dedicated graphics card in laptop
I just bought the Dell XPS 15 9500, the battery was lasting 3 hours. I think its because VS Code’s node task is very power hungry.
In order to lower the laptops battery discharge rate, I turned of ...
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How to connect small format desktop Dell XPS to large GTX1050Ti gpu [closed]
I have a small format desktop Dell XPS 7760-7213 7th Gen Intel Core i7 512 GB of SSD 16GB RAM and just got a good deal on a GTX1050Ti 4G D5 128bit HDMI DVI VGA DVI vid card. But it's way too big for ...
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What hardware faults could cause random crashing on battery only in a Dell XPS 12 9Q23 laptop?
I am having the exact same fault as this chap:
What can cause a sudden crash of a laptop on battery power?
Summary of the problem: My laptop randomly crashes while on battery power (not AC). ...
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Dell XPS 9570 BIOS downgrade issue (i7-8750H)
I'm trying to perform a BIOS downgrade from 1.16.2 back to 1.15.0, but keep getting the error:
ME Firmware EndUpdate Failed Error 0x000001F3
The downgrade is initiated from Windows without error ...
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Windows 10 shuts down instead of sleep
This happens, when I close the lid, or press the power button, to put my laptop to sleep.
It just shuts down. Sometimes it works, but I couldn't identify the circumstances.
Here is what I've tried so ...
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Dell XPS 15 9560, 9570 UHD 4K IPS touch screen differences
While cleaning the screen of a preowned 9570 I received today I noticed an interesting artifact in the reflection of my light source and I'm not sure what to make of it, or it's implications to ...
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iPhone connected to home Wi-Fi has speeds ~60x faster than Desktop. What might be going on?
I am trying to diagnose why my iPhone and Desktop - both right next to each other - experience such drastically different speeds when connected to Wi-Fi. As measured on fast.com, the phone averages ...
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Dell XPS brightness changes automatically even when Intel Power Saving is disabled
How to disable "Intel Display Power Saving Technology"?
I'm using a Dell XPS 13 9380 running windows 10 (cry).
When a bright image is displayed, the screen brightens. When dark images are on ...
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Dell XPS 9360 - BSOD for twice a day for 3 months
I run Windows 10 on my Dell XPS 9360 and all updates are applied. The drivers and BIOS is up to date.
Once or more times, my device will BSOD, with no error code, and the dump percentage stuck at 0%....
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Disabling Click Delay, Dell XPS13 Windows 10 Home Edition, Microsoft Touchpad
tl;dr - How do I disable click delay on a Windows 10 Dell xps13 9360 laptop?
This quarantine has got me trying to play video games again. I loaded up CSGO for the first time on this machine and ...
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WavesSvc64.exe causing Dell XPS 9570 with Windows 10 Insider to freeze after startup
I usually never restart or shut down my computer, since I always put it in hybernation mode, so I don't know when this issue started.
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Windows 10 Insider (19592.1001)
Dell XPS 9570 i7, 32GB
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Dell XPS 15 Fn key stopped working
For 3 years, I've used my Fn without a problem. I've used it to switch between my F5 key and the play/pause button for example. And I've most often used it to turn my arrow keys into PgUp/PgDn/Home/...
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Proper troubleshooting an overheating Dell XPS 15z
So I am fairly sure that this issue lies in the Hardware department seeing as I loaded up Ubuntu on a bootable USB and still got the same result as starting up Windows on a friend's DELL XPS 15Z ...
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ASUS ZenScreen MB16AC Portable USB Monitor stopped working
I have been using the ASUS ZenScreen MB16AC Portable USB Monitor with a Dell XPS 13" laptop with USB C cable on Windows 10 64 bit. Suddenly the monitor stopped working and it doesn´t turn on anymore. ...
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Ubuntu Install Not Showing Up In Boot Options XPS 9575
XPS 9575 running windows 10, after disabling secure boot, switching to AHCI SATA operation, I had to enable legacy roms but it said external devices only so it can boot the Ubuntu live USB at all. ...
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Hibernate a Dell laptop with a single key press
In my HP laptop, near the F1 button, there is a moon icon. When I click Fn+F1, the laptop immediately goes into hibernation. This is very convenient to me.
In my Dell XPS laptop (with Windows 10) ...
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Windows 10 Refuses to Boot After SSD Upgrade (XPS 9360)
I am genuinely at a loss here after almost a week of trying to fix this problem.
I've been running my 256GB XPS 13 9360 for a little more than a year now, and I decided to buy a new SSD to upgrade my ...
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failed to install ubuntu or mint on DELL XPS 8900: ACPI region does not cover the entire command/response buffer
When I tried to install ubuntu 19.10 on my DELL XPS desktop it shows at the console:
ACPI region does not cover the entire command/response buffer
after looking up online I did these:
upgrade my ...
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Dell Bios messed up. Recovery fails. Now what?
I've got a Dell xps13 which I bought new about 4 months ago. It's a "Developer Edition", so it came with Ubuntu pre-installed.
Today it suddenly didn't awake from sleep anymore. The keyboard ...
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Dell UltraSharp UHD SHP1430 -- Name the defect?
Purchased a new Precision 7530 from Dell.com, chose 'the' UHD UltraSharp display. There are two hardware options for the UHD -- SHP1430 and I think the other is SHP1540.
I got a defective SHP1430 ...
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I believe the power supply on my Dell XPS 8700 has failed
I have a Dell XPS 8700 desktop PC I bought back in 2015. I believe the power supply has gone bad. So I went to the Dell website, entered my PC's service tag to look it up. I found the components all ...
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No throttling of any kind but processor freq sticks at 0.8 Ghz and Power ~ 8W
I have Dell XPS 9650, i7-7700Hq, GTX 1050, 512GB SSD, 16GB DD4, 4K.
I find no throttling as in Thermal, Power limit, Current limit, MB VR (from Intel XTU), No Limit reasons from ThrottleStop, No "Yes"...
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Dell XPS One 2710 stuck at Dell Logo
my Dell All-In-One PC XPS One 2710 (manufactured in 2014) suddenly won't boot anymore and is stuck at the Dell Logo Screen.
I can't enter the BIOS or the boot menu. When i hit F2 or F12 a loading bar ...
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How do I fix my SD card reader on my computer that always says the device is locked for read only?
When I insert a micro SD card into a SD adapter to read it in the SD card reader on my Dell desktop it says the drive is read-only whenever I try to copy files to it. The LOCK switch on the SD adapter ...
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How to get sound through headphones or external monitor by default (XPS-13)
When I plug my Dell XPS-13 into an external monitor via DisplayPort, I want the sound to come through the monitor, not the internal speakers.
When I plug a headset into the XPS-13 (whether or not it'...
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Laptop microphone is not working
I have a microphone built into my laptop. It is not working in any application (for example, when I try to make a Skype or Zoom call, the application gives me a message that the microphone is not ...
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Dell precision 5510 - unplugging power cable while in sleep mode causes unexpected shutdown
When the power cable is connected and the computer is put in sleep mode it wakes up fine. If I unplug the cable after the computer was put in sleep mode, or if I put it to sleep mode after I have ...
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Update UEFI on a Dell machine without Windows?
I purchased a new XPS 8930. It is sold with Windows 10 Pro.
After browsing the licensing agreement I decided I don't agree. I'm going to sell my copy of Windows 10 Pro on the open market. I'm also ...
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Can I daisy chain multiple displayPort monitors from a single thunderbolt port on an XPS 15 laptop?
I currently use DP chaining to connect two Dell U2414h displays to the mDP port on my 9343 XPS 13.
I'm looking at upgrading to a newer XPS 15, which has 1 x HDMI, 2 x USB3 and 1 x thunderbolt port.
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How can I replace laptop SSD without reinstalling OS?
I bought a Dell XPS 13 9370 last year with only 128GB of SSD. I want to replace it with a larger one. However, is it possible for me to replace the SSD without going through the process of ...
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Screen black if nomodeset is not enabled
I have a Dell XPS 8100 with an i7 870 and a GTX 460. It used to run Windows 10 (which worked fine), but recently I decided to try installing a Linux distribution on it.
Initially I decided to go ...
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Dell XPS 15 logout on overheat
When I am running gcc build on my notebook, the following temperature indication happens:
$ sensors
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coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0: +97.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°...
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Bios shown two identical HD Dell xps13-9333
What cause bios-A06-11/7/2014 to show two HD with identical address'. If that normal Why? if not How to fix it?
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How can I obtain a Linux recovery image for a Windows 10 Dell XPS 13
I recently purchased a Windows 10 based Dell XPS13 9360. It's a nice machine, but I live in Australia and Dell refuses to support Linux here. They do in the US and in Europe.
A standard USB flash ...
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Where do I find the windows license key on a Dell XPS without windows currently installed? [duplicate]
I have a recent Dell XPS and I installed Linux on it. I now wish to install Windows inside a VM but there is no license key anywhere on the laptop or in the box. All of the answers I can see say its ...
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Why is the keyboard and mouse freezing periodically while connected to another device over USB-to-serial?
I am programming and debugging external devices such as Arduino and Atmel ARM chips (in electronics development). Whenever I connect via serial (USB-to-serial), I notice that my keyboard and mouse (...
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External Monitors not detected
External Monitors not detected with Dell Thunderbolt TB16 Docking Station. I moved my computer and unhooked everything. When I plugged everything back in the external monitor did not come on. I tried ...
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Dell XPS 15 (9550) dual SSD
I recently opened up my Dell XPS 15 9550 to blow out some of the dust, and was surprised by the presence of an empty SATA bay next to the smaller 56 Whr battery. I only opted for the 256GB M.2 drive ...
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cannot disable dell xps 13 9360 content adaptive brightness for FHD 1080p builtin display
I bought a new xps 13 9360 laptop with the basic 1080p FHD display (as opposed to the higher-res QHD one) and when I got the laptop, I immediately installed Ubuntu. However, I noticed that the ...
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Can I mix dual-rank and single-rank ram for my Dell XPS 15 9750 laptop [duplicate]
I want to upgrade the ram for my dell xps 15 9750 which is now 8gb ram (2x4gb). I buyed 16gb (ddr4 2666 dual-rank) ram.
Is it possible to mix single-rank (4gb ddr4 2666) and dual-rank (16gb ddr4 2666)...
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Disable mouse button area of Precision touchpads
When a thumb is resting on the bottom part of a precision touchpad, the touchpad may frequently detect it as if it were a normal finger during gestures.
I've found lots of threads regarding other ...
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Dell XPS 13 poor aux sound quality
I recently bought a Dell XPS 13 9370, and have found the audio quality when listening with earphones/earbuds through the aux port (3.5 mm jack) to be washed out and not very clear. I have disabled all ...
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Is it possible to trash a BIOS chip while updating it?
I've an old Dell XPS Studio 1340 laptop, with BIOS version A11, that abruptly announced that it couldn't recognise its battery, and it stopped charging.. Reading that a BIOS update could help I got ...