Questions tagged [dell-xps]
A series of high-end Dell computers
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What is the reason for (general logic) of the PEBOOT BIOS boot table entry (or EUFI partion) on a DELL machine (BIOS setup screen)?
The BIOS setup page 'boot systems' for my Dell XPS 9320, Ubuntu variation, is driving me crazy. I disable entries for "ubuntu" and PEBOOT (uncheck the boxes) and exit setup. It looks like ...
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Dell XPS Audio Dropouts - ACPI.sys Latency
As documented across the internet, many users of Dell XPS laptops encounter a problem of high DPC latency, which manifests as clicks & popping sounds when audio is played on the system. For these ...
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Dell XPS 9570 showing BIOS updates in Ubuntu only (not Windows)
From Windows (11 22H2), neither Dell Update, SupportAssist, nor the Dell Support Website detect any available BIOS updates. The site also only lists a single manual entry, which is for the one that is ...
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Is there any way to turn off just notifications on installing McAffee from Dell?
I bought a computer from Dell which included McFee. However I do not want that product, so I uninstalled both their LiveSafe and WebSafe (?) applications.
When turning on the computer a day later I ...
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Migrate from older Dell XPS to new One?
My old work place let me keep my current Dell XPS 15 9510 (win 11), this laptop is perfectly set-up for all of my work and software dev needs. My new work place have issued me with a new Dell XPS 15 ...
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performance issue with Workstation pro and enabling VT on Dell XPS 17
I recently moved from MAC to this very beefy CPS laptop with 64gb of ram and i9 12k processor.
However, I noticed a dramatic performance reduction when I moved my VMs from MAC to windows.
I decided to ...
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Incompatibility of Kingston Fury 32 GiB with Dell XPS 15 9570?
Is the Kingston Fury 32 GiB RAM in 2 chips (for a dual-channel configuration), DDR4, 2666 MT/s, CL 15 — 17 — 17, 1,2 V, PnP, producer's ID: KF426S15IB1K2/32 compatible with a Dell XPS 15 9570 laptop?
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XPS 13 only recognizing headphones once
I have a Dell XPS 13 9310 running Windows 11. Whenever I use wired headphones, they work fine the first time I plug them in, but if I unplug them and plug them in again, the computer does not ...
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Dell XPS stuck at Preparing to enter BIOS setup
I recently expanded my C drive backwards with the EaseUS partition master and after a reboot, it is now stuck at just the dell logo or a 25% full progress bar when entering the Boot Menu or BIOS Setup....
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Slowed/smoothed touch pad movement; 2022 dell xps 15; Arch linux
After using my computer for a while, the touch pad starts to become slow. It almost becomes smooth when moving slowly.
Please tell me what resources you all would need to help me diagnose this issue.
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Backlight broken or not? Dell XPS 13inch
curious if anyone knows (or can guess) whether my problem is hardware or software related?
In the attached picture you will notice that I have a dark grey band on the right side of my screen. It ...
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Dell XPS 9370 BIOS update not applying
I have a Dell XPS 9370 that dual-boots between Linux and Windows. It currently runs firmware version 1.19.0; the Dell Update application on Windows downloads and attempts to install version 1.20.0 -- ...
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OS not found when trying to set up a Dell Linux repository
I am trying to set up a Dell Linux repository, following:
https://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/dsu/
There are two steps:
To configure the repository, use the following commands:
1. curl -O https://...
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Loud fans with only mild usage of Dell XPS15 9500
I have a Dell XPS15 9500 machine, which is one year old at this point.
When I turn it on, after about 5 minutes of mild browsing, the fans crank up to full power and the bottom of the machine can get ...
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How to know what's causing screen backlight to fail? Dell XPS 13 9370
I have a Dell XPS 13 9370 laptop which has an issue with its LCD screen backlight. The computer works perfectly with an external screen and you can see that the built-in display works (e.g. against a ...
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Using Different RAM brands, sizes and speeds
I have just purchased a Dell XPS desktop. It has four slots for RAM. Two slots already have 8 GB sticks of Dell DDR5 UDIMM 4400 MHz RAM. I have two sticks of Crucial 16 GB DDR5 UDIMM 4800 MHz. I've ...
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XPS 8920 Crashes after Windows 10 update - Page fault in nonpaged area
This happens after a quality update as well as a feature update to 21H2, the system won't boot and blue screens with the error (where the fault happened isn't shown on the blue screen). These are the ...
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Dell XPS 13 (9305) BIOS not starting
I got a new Dell XPS 13 today but unable to go into BIOS.
I tried F2 after restart
I tried via system menu
Nothing worked the screen stays black but the machine is running.
Shortcut to restart graphic ...
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Windows 11 intermittent touchpad issue
I've had an intermittent problem with my laptop touchpad
It doesn't stop working completely, but after my laptop has been on and running for an hour or so this problem starts. When I first touch the ...
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Permanently disable power management for trackpad (using Powershell or WMIC)
I kept having a problem with my Dell XPS 15 going into a sleep state (disabling the display) when my computer was left unattended for more than 10 minutes. When the system resumed, the touchpad would ...
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DELL XPS 9570 only boots with a disconnected AC/DC adapter
I have a 2 years old DELL XPS 15 9570 which only boots (with a success rate ~25%) with a disconnected power adapter.
When the adapter is plugged in, it just doesn't turn on even through the keyboard ...
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Switching computers not working as expected
Summary: So I bought a switch Wenter HDMI Switch 4k 60hz HDCP 2.2 and was attempting to connect three computers on clamshell mode (two macbooks and one dell xps PC, all sharing the same monitor and if ...
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Realtek ALC289 codec not found on the whole internet
I'm trying to find a codec on internet to make my microphone work on my Dell XPS 13.
Since I've installed ubuntu 20.04, my microphone stop working, whether I try the built-in microphone or an external ...
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Bluetooth mysteriously disappears from Windows 10 until computer restart
Randomly, bluetooth will stop working and disappear from device manager after I've shut my Dell XPS laptop running Windows 10. There's no way to "turn it on" and it doesn't show up anywhere ...
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After 20.04 upgrade my system freezes after log in unless I use Wayland
I was running Ubuntu 18.04 on my Dell XPS. I've just upgraded 20.04.
When it boots and gets to the new log in screen, my arrow cursor is frozen and the trackpad does nothing and so the only thing I ...
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Dell XPS13 screen almost completely dark
My Dell XPS 13 (9360, Intel UHD Graphics 620, Ubuntu 21.10) had the following hardware failure:
On startup, the screen remained almost dark, i.e., if I dimmed the light, I was able to see everything, ...
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Wifi association took too long, failing activation
I have recently acquired a Dell XPS 15 9500, and also have a Dell XPS 13 9370. They are both running Ubuntu 20.04 as a dual boot.
I have an access point (private, at home) where the 13 has no problem ...
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Dell XPS 13 CPU Temps
I have a 2019 Dell XPS13 7390 with 10th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU.
The original fan failed so I bought a replacement. The has the heatsink attached. The new unit had a square of what I believe to be grey ...
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Can Dell dock wd19tb with dell xps 13 drive two 4k 60hz and 1 wqhd 60hz monitor?
I have a Dell laptop, connected to Dell's WT19TB dock. I currently run two 4k 60hz monitors via the dock and they run fine. I'd like to add a third monitor, a BenQ WQHD (2560x1440) 60hz monitor. Right ...
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WiFi Speed Drops by 90% During and After Calls on Dell XPS Even After Replacing WiFi Card
XPS 15 9550
i7-6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
Windows 10
New Wifi card: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 160MHz
200MB up on WiFi after restarting. 2-10MB up during and after calls. Read that it's an issue with the Killer ...
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"A recently served boot binary is corrupt"
My Windows 10 said it needs to update, so I restarted it. Instead of restarting, I got the following sequence of screens:
"Preparing automatic repair"
"Enter the BitLocker recovery key:...
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Can a 97W Macbook Pro charger be used to charge an 86W XPS 15"
I am moving over from a MacBook Pro 2019 to a dell XPS 15" and so will be selling my MacBook Pro and not sure if to sell it with my spare charger.
Would I be able to use my spare 97W MacBook Pro ...
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Dell XPS 15 9570 - Boot Windows 10 or Ubuntu 20.04 installed on separate drives
I have a Dell XPS 15 9570. I have Ubuntu 20.04 installed on a SSD and Windows 10 installed on a nvme SSD. Dell outlines the appropriate BIOS settings to boot Ubuntu here. Will these settings prevent ...
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Dell XPS 9510: Drivers for sound / Nvidia / Ethernet
I just bought a new Dell XPS 9510 to be my (first) daily use Ubuntu Laptop (I use Ubuntu at work, and had a 9 year old mac at home - context shifting was annoying).
I love the hardware, but its taken ...
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Dell XPS can't boot from USB. TPM maybe?
On my Dell XPS 9310 (factory default) I get
set_second_stage{} failed invalid parameter something has seriously gone wrong shim_init{} failed: invalid parameter
TPM 2.0 seems to be turned on. I try to ...
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Can't Run SFC Scannow (Windows 10, Dell XPS 8500)
I have been having issues trying to update Windows.
Whenever I access anything related to the Windows update processes that program freezes up. I try to check updates from the settings menu and the ...
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Update Dell XPS 13 POST Bitmap Image
I have a Dell XPS 13 9360 running multiple OS's (Win10, Ubuntu and Arch) and would like to change the image displayed when the computer boots up and performs a Power On Self Test.
Currently, it just ...
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How to connect DELL computer to Samsung Frame Tv (2021)
My TV arrived today and I was so excited to use it also as a second screen with my laptops (Dell XPS 13 & Dell Alienware R3 15"). My problem is that I cannot do that right now.
The wireless ...
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Windows USB boot disk for Dell XPS 15 (9570)
I am trying to create a USB boot disk for Dell XPS 15 (9570). I tried unetbootin and etcher (on Mac), I also tried copying files from ISO directly onto the USB (on Linux). I am never able to get it to ...
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dell xps water damage - keyboard not working
My daughter spilled a small amount of water on her XPS 13 9360 keyboard a few weeks ago. The keyboard stopped working the next day. The backlight comes on, but none of the keys work. I purchased a ...
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Dell XPS 630i will not boot into bios and sounds beeps
I have a Dell XPS 603i which was my fathers. One day it just died and I have been trying to figure out why.
A few things I have done/found is:
both hard drives when connected to another computer are ...
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PC starts but Windows doesn't, have to go to bios and select boot drive each time, how to fix?
I was installing windows 10 using a usb on a windows 7 device. It said there were no upgrades found during installation and said to take out usb and it should restart so I did that. Once the PC ...
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XPS 15 9550 with Ultrasharp 25 U2520D
I am currently trying to get my Ultrasharp 25 U2520D to work with my XPS but had no luck so far.
Connecting the Monitor over Thunderbolt 3 doesn't seems to do a thing and I'm wondering why.
The specs ...
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Incorrect reading on laptop battery
Since last 3-4 days, my laptop's (Dell XPS 9370) battery is behaving quite erratically.
I use my laptop mostly plugged in during the day, so the battery is charged to 100% at the end of the day. If I ...
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Bluetooth is turned off. Windows Update, Device Manager and Services unable to turn it on
Starting yesterday and in the middle of work (not after a specific update), I noticed that my Bluetooth keyboard stopped working. And then saw that Bluetooth is turned off.
So, I tried a few restarts ...
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Brand new Dell XPS 8930 freezing intermittenly with Windows 10
A friend of mine gave me a Dell XPS 8930 tower because it was freezing intermittently with no obvious cause; he didn't have time to figure it out himself and was past the point of being able to return ...
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Differences between Dell SupportAssist and Windows restore points
I've noticed that a "restore point" is created when updating a Dell laptop computer using SupportAssist:
However, under the System Protection tab in System Properties, protection for ...
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Windows Dell laptop does not automatically reconnect to the Internet
I have a Dell Windows 10 laptop connected to the Internet via a router. Whenever I go away from the laptop and close the lid, then return and open the lid, I find that it is disconnected from the ...
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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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