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My Dell Inspiron 8500 Won't Charge

Lately I have been having difficulties getting my Dell Inspiron 8500 to either run on its AC adapter or to get its battery to charge. Now, because my battery has been fully decharge, I can't even get my computer to turn on. I suspect that its not the battery or...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, shelliegirl5@..., Dell Inspiron 8500, battery, AC Adapter, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-02

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vga port dell inspiron 8500

I bought an exterior lcd acer monitor and plugged it to the VGA port on my Dell Inspiron 8500. I got nothing, I installed the Acer drivers and still nothing. I went through all of the actions in my control panel and still nothing. I am wondering...

Tags: Monitors & displays, delava2002@..., VGA-port, still nothing

Discussion threads 2007-08-30

Getting A Dell inspiron 8500 to think it is a latitude

I bought a port replicator to used with my note book (inspiron 8500) of of ebay. Before i made my purchase i checked model numbers on the dell website against the ebay auction. They matched up, so i was under the impression that i was getting the right part. lastnight...

Tags: mc909sg@..., latitude, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron

Discussion threads 2007-04-06

Dell Laptop Inspiron 8500 Screen Displays only White Light?

I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 (almost 4yrs old) that displays nothing but a white light from the LCD panel. I have pulled the LCD panel and checked the connections (removed/replaced) and they all seem fine. I've connected an external monitor to the laptop and that works fine. ...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, rat01, inverter, LCD, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-12

display problem on dell inspiron 8500

the 1920x1200 lcd panel on my dell inspiron 8500 laptop recent started looking funny. it seems to be dithering or doing something that produces an image that is similar to but not totally a photo negative. furthermore, i can see some sort of static or noise in areas that are...

Tags: dell, hardware, LCD, mejoelee@...

Q&A 2004-11-24

Dell Inspiron thinks it's a Latitude?

I'm trying to fix a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop whose screen keeps dimming. Before I diagnosed it as the backlight I wanted to update the FlashBios.I downloaded the one from Dell for the Inspiron 600m and lo and behold when I go to run it a popup scr

Tags: Notebooks, Tink!, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude, Dell Inspiron, BIOS

Discussion threads 2006-11-21

Inspiron 8500 LCD/Video Issue

I am having issues with my Inspiron 8500. When I boot it up using it's LCD I get a "Garble Fence" going across the screen and the computer locks up. When I connect it to an external monitor and use dual screens external and lcd I can boot...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, curt266@..., video, Inspiron 8500, LCD, Dell Inspiron

Discussion threads 2007-06-08

Dell inspiron LCd problemmmm

I bought a new Lcd Wxga for my dell inspiron 6000 when I installed this to my labtop it did not work thought its faulty i tried to install it on inspiron 6400 dell it worked properly i dunna why plz guys help me out im totally frustrated

Tags: yahala55@..., hardware, dell, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, LCD

Discussion threads 2007-02-24

dell inspiron display

I turned on my dell inspiron b130 today and the display is not full screen, there is about an inch of black border on both sides of the window. I tried changing the display in the control panel thinking it might snap out of it, but no luck. Have reboot

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Discussion threads 2006-12-09

Help needed on my dell inspiron 1300

HI iam having a dell inspiron 1300, the problem with my lap is that when i turn on the laptop for some reason the icons don't show up, they do for a second or two but then disapears, this happened after i downloaded my Enternet SBC Dsl software. If you...

Tags: Notebooks, ameen_hyat@...

Discussion threads 2007-03-25

Dell Inspiron 9300 beeps once then shuts down

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 & when I hold the laptops left mouse button down and try to turn the volume up the laptop will beep once then shut down. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this?Other SW installedHave you any other sound recording or play...

Tags: Notebooks, pmsommers@..., Dell Inspiron 9300, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

Dell Inspiron ...

How can I remove a laptop battery from a Dell Inspiron? I use it with the adapter and the battery gets so hot I want to take it out.www.dell.comwww.dell.comRemoving the battery?You should be able to remove it from the bottom of the computer.But, I'm not positive that the connection...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, chyann, battery, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-10-10

Best laptop

From dell inspiron 1501, inspiron 640M and acer brand what do you think is the best? And can you give me some hint cause i want to buy one thanks.

Tags: abmorada@..., e-mail, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-01-22

Dell Inspiron 8500 PCMCIA card slot repair?

Hi! Got a bit of a problem ... a few weeks ago, my husband's Dell Inspiron 8500 notebook was knocked off the table onto the floor. There was a PCMCIA card in the slot at the time, and that got a little bent, but it still works (we...

Tags: Notebooks, JenniferDHatfield, PCMCIA card, laptop computer, trace, motherboard, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

dell inspiron 9300

hello there,i purchased a dell inspiron 9300 from ebay and seller had no charger so he couldn't test,but when i started it,it displayed an admin password ,i contacted seller but he bought it himself from a company closeout with bunch of other electronics and couldn't help me, i tried everything...

Tags: abouyouy@..., dell

Discussion threads 2007-07-29

Inspiron 8500 BIOS Chip

I downloaded a 'recommended' bios flash from the dell website and it fried my chip. Any idea where I can get another BIOS chip since I dont want to replace the whole motherboard since it's only the chip?The laptop powers up but fails to post. I am unable...

Tags: BIOS, Semiconductors, Network technology, Notebooks, cdja@..., chip, Dell Inspiron

Discussion threads 2007-04-19

Inspiron 4000 Motherboard Dilema

I have a Dell Inspiron 4000 that needs a motherboard. The motherboard has been replaced by Dell tech before and P/N is 002UH. Dell no longer supports this laptop but told me to use 304MM to replace @ $600. I see 002UH boards cheap on ebay but...

Tags: Notebooks, scbrinkman@..., Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron

Discussion threads 2007-03-20

video driver for inspiron 6000

hi i have dell inspiron 6000 which came with windows xp. i had to install win2k advanced sever for my official use.but i could not apply any compatible video driver for the ati radeon x300 video card in the laptop.i did contact dell but of no use.i got

Tags: tennyson352@..., video

Discussion threads 2006-12-24

Dell inspiron 2650

Well I am a beneficiary of a headache I should say, not only has it elapsed but whoever was the original owner of this dell inspiron I have won and have purchased on ebay must have not extended services therefore my request for a backdoor pword would cost me $$$...any...

Tags: jbeltranjr@..., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-24

battery causing laptop to freeze?

Just bought a laptop last week, but I've noticed it's constantly freezing when it isn't plugged into a wall thus defeating the purpose of a laptop. If it's plugged, I could leave it on for hours, but on-the-go, it would last, maybe, ten minutes before I have it lock...

Tags: Engineering, BIOS, Notebooks, jatie001@..., battery, Dell Inspiron, power management, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2007-11-13