Questions tagged [dell-inspiron]
The Dell Inspiron is a line of consumer laptops made by Dell.
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What can possibly cause these random shutdowns?
My Dell Inspiron N411Z laptop has random shutdown problems.
I'm guessing this is a hardware problem, but I don't know, what exactly can cause these shutdowns... Yes, I've thought about an overheating ...
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Sound Driver says speakers unplugged on Dell Inspiron N4010 running Windows 7
My sound icon says that my internal speakers are not plugged in. When I remove and reinstall the drivers the sound works fine. But the same problem occurs again after a reboot.
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What batteries for the Inspiron N5040 laptop would last longer than 3 hours, and how much longer?
A friend of mine recently purchased a Inspiron N5040 laptop and is not satisfied with the battery life. She is looking for batteries for the computer that would last longer than the 3-hour per charge ...
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Windows 7 laptop shuts down after '10 appears in web address bar
Four days ago, my Dell Inspiron with Windows 7 began to shut down randomly for no reason. Prior to shutting down, '10 appears in the address-bar of the browser even when a web address is already in ...
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External mic detected but no sound produced
I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. I randomly get this issue recently where my mic, when plugged in, does not produce any sound. I used to get a pop up prompt when I would plug in a headset/mic, but ...
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Graphics Card for dell laptop
I am having Dell Inspiron N5520 laptop. Am confusing with graphics details.
When type dxdiag, the graphics properties is shown with Intel HD graphics 4000. When i Search in device manager under ...
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Install BIOS for Dell Inspiron 1564
my labtob doesn't power on (when i click the power button the lamp flashes and it doesn't power on), i went to a technician and he said that the bios is corrupted, and he want to install a new bios ...
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Laptop overclock
Is it usual to a laptop made by dell (inspiron N4050) with i5 processor have the processor running at 3.0 GHz without any overclock settings?
The temperature surpass 80 ºC sometimes.
Thank you.
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How to partition 1 TB hard disk in Dell laptop without reformatting?
I purchased a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 7 64-bit, but when I started to use my laptop, I found out there's only one partition on my hard disk (C: primary drive) with the OS installed onto it.
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Laptop won't boot No POST
I have a dell inspiron 15r SE, it's less than a week old.
The windows was locked (and i forgot the password) so i figured i'll restart and reset the password from safe mode. but it seemed that ...
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Wifi Adapter not working in windows 8
I have Dell Inspiron 15R N5010 with the Network Adaptor card as
Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
Provider : Broadcom
File version : 5.100.245.20
Driver Provider : Microsoft
Digital Signer : ...
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Dell Inspiron speaker connector repair
I have this Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop.
Can I replace the connector using another, because I tore the cable out of it.
Here is an image of my motherboard:
Now, the connector pointed with the arrow ...
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Dell inspiron n5010 has failed to recognize AC adapter
Recently my dell inspiron n5010 has failed to recognize my 90W adapter (despite powering it just fine).
Full error message:
"The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined.
the ...
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Should I update my Dell N4110 BIOS before Upgrading to Windows 8?
I'm using Dell Inspiron 14R and it can be upgraded(recommended by Dell) to Windows 8. Recently, Dell released latest Bios! The latest bios is for Windows 8 or for Windows 7?
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Dell Inspiron 530 (desktop) PSU compatibility
I have an Inspiron 530 with a stock PSU. I need to upgrade it to meet my video card's needs (AMD HD6770), which demands at least 450W, to potentially fix BSODs with the latest version of the drivers (...
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How do i control brightness in Dell laptops under ubuntu 10.04 platform?
I have bought a new DELL laptop( Inspiron 5050 ). I am able to control brightness in windows 7 through f4 and f5 keys. Now i have installed ubuntu 10.04. The problem is that the function keys f4 and ...
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My laptop starts heating up and it's fan spins at full speed when it's idle
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R with a 2.5Ghz 2450 M processor and 4 GB RAM.
When it's left idle (no programs running at all) it'll always heat up and it's cooling fan spins at full speed. Any idea why ...
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Power LED always stays on after shutting down the laptop
I am using a Dell n5050 laptop, recently I noticed that I have a problem with my laptop. Namely, the power LED always stays on after shutting down the laptop.
I've found two options:
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How does RAM fail?
I have an issue with a Dell Inspiron 15 (1545) laptop that refuses to open any applications (save select Microsoft programs, e.g. Security Essentials, Ctrl Panel, Windows Explorer (not Internet), ...
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My Dell Inspiron N5050 Won't connect to any Wireless
I have a brand new DELL Inspiron which used to connect to my WiFI. I had the laptop off for about 2 months and when I turned it on it will not connect to my Wireless with WPA2+AES encryption. All of ...
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DELL Inspiron N 5050 doesn't Power On until I Plug-in the Charger
I bought a Dell Inspiron N 5050 last week, and recently discovered a problem with my laptop. It doesn't Power On until and unless I Plug-in the charger.
After I plug-in the charger, it boots up fine,...
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How to connect two monitors to a DELL Inspiron 5520 15R
I have a DELL 5520 notebook. The machine has two graphic cards working together (intel 4000 and radeon 7670).
I'm trying to connect it to two external monitors. I also tried to set it up to 1 monitor ...
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Sound laggy and distorted
I have a Dell 1764 laptop (Windows 7 64 bit), and I'm having an issue with the sound. It's been happening for a while, possibly since I re-installed windows a while back.
The sound sometimes will ...
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Mouse move choppy and laggy with Ubuntu 12.04
I installed Ubuntu LTS 11.04 and Ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell M5030. My mouse moves choppy and laggy.
I do not encounter this problems on Ubuntu 10.04 on this machine.
I think this bug may com from Unity....
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No Windows 7 users available for login after Dell DataSafe factory reset
I created install discs using the Dell DataSafe 2.0 backup utility in order to re-install Windows on a friend's laptop (Dell Inspiron N5110). I ran the discs to do a factory reset.
After the whole ...
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Dell Inspiron 5420 wifi drivers PCI ID 14e4:4365
I recently bought a new Dell inpiron. I need it for educational purposes and a wifi connection is really important.
Wifi is working properly in Windows7 but Ubuntu 12.04 is not even detecting the ...
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Dell inspiron 15R keyboard not working
keys of my dell inspiron 15R laptop are not working correctly.
Some of the keys are not at all responding, where as some of them are working but responding incorrectly.
For example if I press 1, s ...
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How do I determine the maximum RAM installable in a Dell Inspiron 15R SE? [duplicate]
I'm looking for a new laptop and the Dell Inspiron 15R SE seems a pretty good fit for my requirements. However, I can't find the maximum RAM capacity anywhere in the spec. It seems Dell don't ship ...
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Workaround for Dell "Power supply not recognised" issue
I have a Dell Inspirion and the power supply port appears to be damaged.
Basically when I plug it in I get a nice popup telling me that it couldn't detect that its a Dell power supply so it won't ...
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Dell 1525 - Win 7 64bit - 2 x Data Interface Missing?
I have just installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1. I currently have 2 Data Interface with a yellow exclamation which means it's unrecognized and the drivers for it are missing.
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Dell Inspiron 530 desktop tries 3 times to boot, then fails
First of all, please don't close this question as a duplicate. While it sounds similar to an old question on here, my situation is a bit different.
My Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop has stopped booting. A ...
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Bluetooth headset giving intermittent sound
I am using a Byte bluetooth headset along with my Dell Inspiron laptop. Whenever I play any music or audio, the sound is highly intermittent.
The problem disappears for a while if I disconnect-connect ...
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Dell Inspiron 15R gives electric shocks
I have had this laptop for just more than a year and never faced any problem with it until sometime back when I got a "tingling sensation" using the track pad, just around the edges. That happens only ...
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Dell Inspiron has become unresponsive
My Dell Inspiron laptop was slow from the beginning but I was able to do all my work comfortably. The last few days, though, it has become too slow to do any work.
It is unresponsive for any type of ...
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Boot from CD on Inspiron 7500
I recently acquired an old Dell Inspiron 7500. It has Windows XP installed on it currently and is super slow. So I decided to install Linux on the machine, but I have failed over and over. I have ...
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Dell Inspiron N5110 with Windows 7 Home Premium touchpad intermittently stops working
Sometimes the touchpad on my Dell Inspiron N5110 stops working and I need to restart the computer to get it to work again. What should I do?
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Just installed Windows 7, some things not working out-of-the-box
My Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop is a little under a year old now. It came with Windows 7 x64. When I first bought it Windows Aero was working fine. Anyway, it got infected with trillions of viruses (...
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Bluetooth Software for Dell Inspiron One 2320
Where to download the bluetooth software for DELL Inspiron One 2320, as I accidentally deleted it and now the bluetooth is not working?
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Output Selection key on Laptop causes error
On my laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1440, the key that I use to select the output selection settings (For example, whether or not to display the laptop screen when using a projector) creates an incredible ...
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Will adding extra RAM in my computer speed it up?
I have a 5 year old Dell Inspiron 530 desktop computer which is slowly grinding to a halt. Someone told me if I put extra RAM in it will speed it up. On the motherboard, there are four slots but only ...
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Will a 90 watt (instead of 60 watt) power adapter harm my Inspiron B120?
Will a 90 watt power adapter (instead of the 60 watt adapter it came with) harm my Inspiron B120? It's made by Dell, and it fits…
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How can I divert audio from jack to USB port?
I have a problem with the fact that my Dell Laptop has the jack audio output uncomfortably to the front, and I always bump the jack with my knee. Is there any possibility to divert the audio stream (...
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Controlling CPU freq. in Win7 in an Inspiron 9400
My Dell's ac-adaptor sort of died on me. The laptop now gives warnings every time I boot it and:
*Warnings: "The power adaptor you are using cannot be recognized. Please use only authentic Dell ...
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Dell eSATAp not working with some SATA disks
I have a Dell Inspiron XPS 15 (L502X) laptop, with an eSATAp port. I also have a Western Digital 1TB 3"5 SATA drive, that I'd like to use with the laptop.
I bought a eSATAp <-> SATA 22-pin cable (...
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Screen shows only vertical colored stripes (red, green or blue) on black background
First let me point out that this has never occurred when booting Windows. So I don't think it's damage on the hardware.
So, I'm booting my Inspiron 1501 laptop running Debian, and the XDM (X Display ...
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Error 0xc0000260 when installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview on an old laptop
I'm attempting to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a Dell Inspiron 8600, and I am getting a 0xc0000260 error.
Googling around, I found that others get this error when installing on a Virtual ...
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Dell Inspiron 530 strange startup behavior .. why? [duplicate]
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Is it normal for a Dell Inspiron 530 to have is fan to spin up 3 times before it POSTS?
I have a Dell Inspiron 530 desktop, which runs XP pro, and perhaps most unique to this ...
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Peggle Fried My GT240
I have a Dell Inspiron 530 with a modified (upgraded) CPU fan and a GeForce GT240. It had a GT240, because yesterday, after my son had a long round of Peggle, the display just shut off; after a few ...
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Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop - screen doesn't work: no power, brightness is 0%
There is a laptop - Dell Inspiron 1545.
A problem is a brightness of a screen is 0% (when BIOS starts, Windows works - all time). I can barely see a picture on a screen at a big angle (it seems like ...
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64bit Dell stuck at login/splash screen
System: Dell Inspiron 1110 64bit, Windows 7.
Problem: When booting it'll reach the login/splash screen. Well almost, it shows the blue windows 7 splash screen image, the mouse (with loading symbol for ...
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