Questions tagged [dell-latitude]
The Dell Latitude is a line of business laptops made by Dell.
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Windows sometimes fails to resume from hibernate
I have a Dell Latitude E5540 running Windows 8.1. Sometimes when I turn on my computer after hibernation it will completely restart Windows instead of resuming from hibernation.
When that happens I ...
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My Dell laptop overheated after I installed Debian squeeze on esata drive
I've been running Ubuntu on my 1 y/o Dell Lattitude laptop.
Today I installed Debian squeeze and xen-4.0 on it and was surprised to see it cut out. When I rebooted a bios message told me it had ...
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Secondary monitor won't display at full resolution with primary display disconnected
The LCD display on my Dell E6500 notebook failed. It had been working with a secondary monitor connected through a VGA cable at 1600x900 resolution until I removed the LCD from my notebook for repair....
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Replacing Dell touchpad drivers with Synaptic ones
I was temporarily using a budget Acer laptop for a while since my preferred Dell laptop had some h/w issues. Now that I got it back working I realized the touchpad driver on the cheap Acer was ...
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How to determine if laptop motherboard is dead
My laptop Dell Latitude E5530 just suddenly stopped working. 2 days ago I turned it off (put it in sleep mode) and yesterday afternoon when I went to turn it on I get a black screen.
First thing ...
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Dell Latitude touchpad not working
The Situation: About two hours ago, I spilled water on the touchpad of my Dell Latitude. Usually, when this happens, I dry it with a towel and it starts working again. However, this time, it seems to ...
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Dell E7440 CPU frequency does not rise above 1GHz
I had notice a strange problem on my Dell Latitude E7440. Sometimes the CPU frequency never goes above 1.0 GHz (even when running some cpu intensive program, such as MATLAB), and the computer runs ...
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Dell E5450 - mSATA not found by BIOS but is by Linux Live CD
I have a Dell Latitude E5450 with a 128GB mSATA drive, which has been working fine for 3 months. I have the latest firmware for the BIOS (A10). I have Fedora 22 installed on this disk and have had ...
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Minimum brightness level is too low and totally turns off backlight
On my Dell Latitude E6400, the minimum brightness level seems to be set to an incorrect and way too low level; the lowest brightness setting (both via the Fn+Up/Down keys and the control panel/...
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Crash on startup between agpcpq.sys and acpi.sys -- Win XP
My Dell Latitude D505 laptop is not booting. In normal mode, the Windows XP startup screen displays, and then goes blank and hangs indefinitely. In safe mode, it lists drivers up to agpCPQ.sys, and ...
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How do I know that bitlocker works when Windows boots without a password?
I enabled Bitlocker in Windows-8 and now it just automatically boots the entire OS without a password...
My goal: if my laptop is stolen, I don't want my data to be accessible.
When I enabled ...
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Tablet-PC display won't turn off when inactive
My Dell Latitude XT tablet PC display (touchscreen) won't turn off when inactive. The hard drive on this laptop died, so I installed a new hard drive. Both the old and new hard drives use(d) Windows 7....
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Unable to extend desktop. External monitor on powersave mode
My Dell e6400 no longer can extend desktop. The external monitor detected and I can changed the resolution in display properties. But the external monitor reported on a power save mode. To confirm ...
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Upek Protector Suite and Dell Latitude E5520
I'm trying to install Protector Suite on a users Dell Laptop and it is telling me I have a finger print reader already installed. I'm going to guess it is something that comes preinstalled but none of ...
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YouTube becomes unusable (playback is slow & non responsive) after listening to music for a while in Firefox. How to fix it without a browser restart?
High-performance Dell Latitude laptop (Core i7, 32GB RAM) with Windows 10.
After simply listening to YouTube Music in Firefox tab for a few hours, YouTube performance decreases very bad.
Music ...
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Dell BIOS, different boot entry after Auto-On-Time event
I want to make use of the Auto-On-Time feature in my Dell Latitude E7250. This feature sets the time of day when the system will turn on automatically. Is it possible to mod the BIOS to allow it to ...
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Dell Latitude E6540 Windows 10 Won't allow latest intel graphics driver to install
Below is the error message at the end of the log. I'm using dell support assist on the Dell Latitude e6540 running Windows 10 22H2 and trying to install the Intel HD iris 4600 Graphics driver - which ...
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Windows 11 starts by itself
I'm using Windows 11 and I have this very weird issue:
Every day at at certain time my laptop just starts by itself. Exactly. It is off(not hibernated or in sleep mode) and it starts by itself. That's ...
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How to use a KVM switch with newer USB-C / DIsplayPort systems without 3.5mm audio
I have a challenge. I have a "work from home" setup provided by an employer. I want to add my desktop in a dual setup, with a KVM.
They provided a Dell laptop with thunderbolt port.
They ...
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Laptop won't boot more than a half second when the HDD drive cable is connected
I have a Dell Latitude e5570 and when I got it, all it was missing was a HDD drive cable (the cable in the bottom that connects the hard drive to the motherboard)
The image shows the HDD cable ...
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I just notice small lines on the upper right of my dell laptop. I never remembered on doing something to make this happened
I just notice small lines on the upper right of my dell laptop. I never remembered on doing somthing to make this happened. What should I do to make this lines disappear? small line about 2 inches
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Windows 10 on my Dell 7410 keeps locking itself when im idle for a few minutes
After about a minute, the screen dims, and another minute later the screen locks itself. This happens even while i am in a meeting or watching a video when im not moving my mouse. All while the laptop ...
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Ubuntu Server 20.04 - Can't enable WiFi on Dell Latitude 5480
Hi Superuse community,
I'm reposting this question and solution here because it was deleted in Stack Overflow (I didn't know it was only software).
I'm having trouble connecting a Dell Latitude 5480 ...
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Delete master password authentification Dell Latitude e6500
I have a friend who recently offered a Dell Latitude E6500 laptop but when I turn it on I come across this message. Can anyone help me with a generic password or any other solution?
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Remove stuck ethernet cable tab that has gone through the top of the port
The ethernet cable tab has actually gone through the top of the port, making it impossible to remove the cord without damaging the port/laptop. In the picture, note the metal pieces at the top of the ...
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CPU upgrade on a Dell Latitude E6400 results in in a dead system
I have recently bought a Core 2 Duo T9900 for my Dell Latitude E6400 laptop, after having read the following Dell community thread.
Unfortunately, I obtain a blank screen after pressing the power ...
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Does Dell Latitude 7390 13'' support Thunderbolt?
I have a Dell Latitude 7390 at work. According to this compatibility list, the device should be supported, but checking the manufacturer's site it seems to be an option.
Checking the USB-C port, it ...
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SIM card slot in a Dell Latitude 5590 doesn’t work as expected
I have Dell Latitude 5590 which has a SIM card slot. When I run
mbn show interface
It returns this:
“There is no Mobile Broadband interface”
Any idea how to config the SIM card slot in a Dell ...
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Deleting 2 items from Programs: Dell laptop, Windows 10 after startup message
Everytime I startup my laptop, I get this popup:
Deleting 2 items from Programs
and it also says:
TouchPad Options 1000 bytes
I went to CCleaner and, in Tools-> Startup, I stopped the program ...
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Set default camera to the rear one in Windows 10
We have a Dell Latitude 5285 laptop/tablet running Windows 10 which, upon opening the Camera app, always starts the front 'selfie' camera. There is a button to switch to the rear camera, but after ...
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Unlocking and reusing a hardware FDE Seagate Momentus FDE2 hard disk for running Linux
I got hold of an old Dell E6410 laptop which had in it a hardware FDE Seagate Momentus 7200 FDE2 hard drive, and I want to install Linux on this machine.
When I boot from a USB drive running Linux ...
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DELL Latitude 5480 with Intel Core i5 7th Gen laptop fan runs continously
Just to tell you some history. My laptop was recently upgraded to Windows 10. It was working fine with no issues. In just the past few days, it's making a lot of sound when the battery charger is ...
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Volume goes to zero and then fades in to new volume when increased or decreased
Whenever I increase or decrease my laptop's volume after not changing it for a while, it will go to zero volume (it won't actually on the slider, just the audio) and then fade in to the new volume.
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How to stop Win 10 from setting Jack as default as well as Microphone array?
Since the last update of Win 10, my microphone stops working in various programs.
When I go to sound in the control panel, I find both the Mic array AND Jack selected as default.
I have to select ...
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My battery is stuck at 43%
I have a Dell Latitude D430 and the battery is stuck at 43%, even though it's been plugged in for days. It runs on batteries fine, and then recharges back to 43% only. I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed.
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My keyboard on Latitude D520 stopped working
I had Win 7 on the machine. The keyboard stopped working after being unused for 3 months. I installed Win10 without a problem. Still the same problem. I have an external keyboard, wireless. Same ...
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Dell E6410 won't wake from sleep
I have a work-issued Dell Latitude E6410, it's battery life is pretty pathetic, so I've been putting it to sleep during the lulls in meetings, but when it comes time for me to start using my laptop ...
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Dell Latitude E6530 Webcam and Docking Issues with Windows 10
I've had my Dell Latitude E6530 for 4 - 5 years now, and I recently upgraded to Windows 10 (from Windows 7). There are two major issues I've noticed that no amount of Googling has helped me fix:
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Enable bluetooth on Dell Latitude E5450 laptop
I have Linux and Windows 10 installed on my laptop. Linux sees my Bluetooth device, however I can't find one under Windows.
I am trying to solve problem with Dell Command Update
It downloads ...
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Is it possible to override Intel 4000 2-display limit?
Intel's drivers don't allow using more than two displays (laptop +1 external, or 2 external and no laptop display), though we have some docks that use DisplayLink software that overrides this and ...
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Laptop Keyboard
I have a dell latitude E6420 and it was working fine until last month I encountered a very strange problem. My laptop's keyboard stops working as soon as I exit the bios startup screen. Like, I can ...
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How to fix Dell Latitude E6410 Windows 10 new install boots to blank screen with mouse cursor
Problem: New install of Windows 10 on Dell Latitude E6410 boots to a blank screen with only a mouse cursor. Pressing key combo's like fn-f8 will revel a side panel saying that you cannot switch to ...
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Dual-display with Dell E7440, docking station, and CentOS
Hardware: I have a company-issued laptop (Dell E7440) on which I have installed CentOS 7; 2 Dell monitors which support VGA, DisplayPort, and DVI; and a Dell docking station for the laptop (...
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Dell Latitude E5430 with PR03X Dock not recoginizing ext HD through eSATA port
I have a Samsung HD103SIf TB drive that originally came in an ext usb caddy. I used it with an older Dell Laptop running Windows XP. It worked fine until one day it would not power on.
I pulled the ...
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Dell Latitude e6420 128GB SDXC Card
I am using a Dell Latitude e6420 at work with a 120GB SSD which is running out of space due to many VirtualBox drives for testing various browsers.
I am looking at a couple of options for expanding ...
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Dell Latitude E5430 laptop running Windows 7 - external monitor won't connect to computer
Please help!!
I have a Dell Latitude E5430 laptop running Windows 7 64-bit and my external monitor is no longer connecting to the computer. I have been connecting it with a VGA cable and it was ...
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Dell e6250 notebook won't connect to TV with HDMI cable after installing Windows 7
I am unable to connect my Dell E6250 notebook to my LG LED TV (32 inch) using the HDMI cable. The TV indicates that there is no signal.
This laptop was recently upgraded to windows 7 and has since ...
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Installed new memory, dell laptop, bios posts (recognizes memory), windows won't load
I have a Dell Latitude e6520 that had 2X4GB memory. I found on sale 2X8GB crucial memory, which my IT buddy said the specs match and should work. It has an intel i7-2620 processor with windows 7 x64.
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Dell Latitude factory restore partition
I recall reading somewhere that some version of a Dell laptop (I think it was an XPS) can't actually use the factory restoration partition if any of the partitions are modified. For some reason, it ...
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Change Windows 7 Lock Screen Logo changed by Dell Data Protection Access
When you install the "Dell Data Protection Access" software for Finger Print authentication, it customises the lock screen and adds an ugly Dell logo (it ignores the user's current picture). How do I ...