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- Dell Inspiron 1150 won't boot with power cord attached
- My laptop froze yesterday and when I tried to reboot using the power button and with the power cord attached, all I got was a blinking cursor in upper left corner. When I disconnect the power cord, system boots but I first get blue stop error screen (sometimes the...
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, sckjgs2005@..., Dell Inspiron, BIOS, battery, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-25
- Inspiron 1000 screen won't turn on
- I have a problem with my Dell Inspiron 1000. I was using it just fine one day when the screen went black. I turned off the laptop and when I turned it back on, the screen doesn't work. When I turn it on, the green power light comes on and...
- Tags: Notebooks, Utfanof09@..., Dell Inspiron
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- Dell Inspiron 1100 - Hard Disk Drives
- All of a sudden my laptop's hard drive is not functional. When I start the computer I get this error message stating that the HD does not exist. I run the diagnostics to repair the HD to no avail. Do I have to replace the hard drive? Is there another...
- Tags: Notebooks, disk drive, Dell Computer Corp., gustavia@..., hard drive, laptop computer, Dell Inspiron
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Dell Inspiron 6000 LCD issues
- I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 that has LCD issues, at first when you booted it up the screen would flash on with a red tint, then go off. I replace the inverter and that didn't work same thing, I then replaced the backlight, " that was fun " now...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, ggoldsm590@..., LCD, Dell Inspiron 6000, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron
- Discussion threads 2007-11-18
- Problem with display on Dell Inspiron 8600
- Hello all - I have a question about a display problem on a notebook computer and I was hoping to get some input from my peers. :-)I have a user with a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop which is having a display issue. The display goes from fully-lit to half-lit...
- Tags: Notebooks, smr19, display, cable, Dell Inspiron 8600, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- Replaced Dell Inspiron 5150 motherboard will only boot to BIOS and stop
- Hi,I have dell Inspiron 5150 laptop I bought about 3-4 years ago, last year I used the wrong adaptor with it and it stopped working. After that if you pressed the power button the front lights would only blink for second and it wouldn't do anything else so I preseumed...
- Tags: Notebooks, mclougm4@..., BIOS, motherboard, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Dell Inspiron 8100 not booting with Compaq Hard Drive
- Hello, I recently got a Dell Inspiron 8100 without a hard drive. I did get the carriage and adapter though. I had a 30gig hard drive from my broken Compaq Persario that booted just fine from the Compaq. I installed it into the Dell. The BIOS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, fastmonkeywheels@..., hard drive, Dell Inspiron 8100, Compaq Computer Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- Laptop can not find hard drive
- I purchased an Acer Aspire 5315 laptop. It came with Windows Vista operating system. I didn't like Vista, so I used a program called Disk Kill to delete everything on the hard drive. I reformatted the hard drive, and tried to install Windows XP Pro. The install could not find...
- Tags: Notebooks, tnt696@..., hard drive, Microsoft Windows XP, Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- 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
- Dell Inspiron 8100 Dead Hard Drive
- I replaced the original 20G drive with an 80. When I try to re-boot the 2 options I get are F1 to reboot or F2 for set up. I do F2 and I get to the set up page and it is locked up. I can't move...
- Tags: mgrafton@..., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- 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
- Inspiron B120 Won't Turn On! No fans or Hard drive spinning!
- Hello i hope someone can help me. My old faithful Dell B120 wont power on. When i press the power button i get the 3 green lights but they turn off and nothing, no fan or hard drive spin and no screen. Any help will be...
- Tags: Notebooks, cesar.fernandez@..., Dell Inspiron, power supply, Inspiron B120, Turn-On, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-10-20
- 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
- Help me Install Win ME onto emergency 4gb HD for Dell Inspiron 6000
- I'm working off a 100gb drive with WinXPPro, and have a 40gb drive as 'backup' with WinXPHome...everything is running fine on both drives. I also have a 4gb drive collecting dust which I'd like to put WinME on, get all the Microsoft updates taken care of, and have AVG 7.5,...
- Tags: Notebooks, carhearts@..., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, Dell Inspiron, CD, backup
- Discussion threads 2007-10-09
- Dell Inspiron 6400
- Hi,my laptop is just 40 days old and from yesterday the alphabet p - and : is not working i really dont know what to do about it. Can anyone help me.Warranty repair...40 days old? Contact your support number for a repair.Contact Dell Tech SupportThe unit must be under...
- Tags: Notebooks, lpriya2005@..., Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, keyboard
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- Linux pre-installation option now available for Dell's hardware
- It appears that you can now order a Dell Inspiron 6400 notebook or Inspiron 530N desktop and have Ubuntu 7.04 pre-installed as an option. Well, at least for the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The United States already had the option since May this year. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Linux, Open Source, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- Dell Inspiron 4000 Device Indicator Lights
- I can't find anything in the manual or on the web relating to these. What does it mean when the first two lights, looks like battery and ?, are flashing orange?
- Tags: Notebooks, tgrafs@..., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- 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
- Dell Inspiron 600m power problem
- I was given an Inspiron 600m that doesn't power on with the AC adapter or battery. However when it will charge the battery without a problem. I have tested all the componets that I could in a Latitude 600, other than the MB and LED power boarddifferent orientation on MB....
- Tags: Corporate governance, Engineering, Notebooks, jtr306b@..., board, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-22
- Inspiron 4000 bios disabled
- I'm having an issue with my inspiron 4000 BIOS. I can't seem to change ANY settings in the BIOS. I can Scroll through my pages, and i can highlight individual fields, i just can't change them. After i access the bios....i can scroll to one of the...
- Tags: Dell Inspiron, 5pyd3r@..., BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-09-22
