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    Question Please, help me to choose a laptop

    Hello! I'm trying to choose the most suitable variant. I need a laptop for video editing, in DaVinci Resolve (not only for this, of course, but it's the most demanding process). And I want a convertible, a 2-in-1, because it's very comfortable for me. Now I'm choosing from 3 variants. New...
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    Solved! Dell Bios Upgraded to 1.9.1: Can I Safely Downgrade?

    I have a Dell XPS 7590, which has well-known fan-noise problem and which I resolved by going to Dell Power Manager, choosing the Thermal Management tab, and selecting the Quiet option. I updated the bios to 1.9.1 last night in response to an update notice from Dell labeling it "urgent". But...
  3. CharlesMG

    Solved! Docking station for two 2K monitors at 144Hz refresh rate?

    Hi, I am after a docking station which would allow my XPS13 7390 2in1 to power a dual monitor setup where each monitor is running 2K (2560x1440 or also known as QHD) at 144hz refresh rate. One of the candidates is the Dell Universal Dock - D6000. However, the sales team cannot confirm and the...
  4. Beunhaas13

    Solved! Dell Latitude 5490 doesn't boot

    My Dell Latitude 5490 doesn't boot up. Screen stays black. I've tried booting without the battery and without SSD. Same problem. The power on/off button doens't seem to work right either. Any tips? What should I check next to find out what's broken?
  5. dhruvjain

    Question Laptop making intermittent noise (Dell XPS 9370)

    Hi, My laptop is Dell XPS 9370. Under some load, it starts making weird intermittent noise such as grinding. Noise is very sharp and is not from fans. Its towards right of the mouse. (Highlighted in the image) Does anyone has any idea about what component it might be and what can be done for...
  6. Paulo Paz

    Question Problem with caddy and hdd

    I have a Dell laptop (inspiron 5567) and I put an ssd in where was the original hard drive(2tb hdd)) and I replaced the dvd unit with a caddy with has the original hdd but I have a problem, when I move files or I do any task that make use of this disk, its usage in the task bar goes up to 100%...
  7. K

    Question Use the cd drive bay

    I have a Dell laptop that has a CDDrive in it which I have never used over the last 4 years. I know I can swap it with a HDD/SSD but I already swapped the main HDD with a 1TB SSD so I don't need much storage. Is there a product out there that would let me use the SATA port of the CD Drive to...
  8. Komla

    Question Battery stuck at 38% & not charging

    Hello everyone, I recently bought Dell Latitude E7240 without a battery. The Laptop is working fine on AC but I decided to buy a new battery. Since there are no OEM batteries in my country, I had to buy an off brand one. My laptop can't power up or stay on while only on battery. In Bios...
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    Question Trying to choose between Lenovo Ideapad and Dell Inspiron

    I am a student, looking for a budget laptop which is good for programming and potentially working with large datasets (although this isn't as important, as I have access to the lab machines at uni). I also do digital art, so I'm looking for something that can run Photoshop and Illustrator...
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    Solved! Dell power adapter cycles from detected to undetected every 60 seconds or so and battery tends to stay not charged

    Dell Alienware 17 The power adapter cycles from detected to undetected every 30-60 seconds or so and battery tends to stay not charged. I have replaced the adapter with new one and same thing. Does it when just in BIOS, booted to Windows or even turned off (can see from the power lights on the...
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    Discussion Any feedback on Dell Latitude 7400 ?

    Good day! Am considering the Dell Latitude 7400 for my next upgrade. Does this have a metal rollcage like what the Thinkpads used to have? Please do suggest other alternatives. Main considerations are 1. Battery life - at least 9 hours 2. Weight of around 1.5 - 1.6kg is OK...
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    Question Laptop temperatures suddenly started rising

    I have a Dell Insipiron 5590 with: i7-10510U 8gb ram mx 250 windows 10 I bought my laptop on September 2019 and everything till June was fine, the temperatures were never too high to make the fan start spinning which makes a lot of noise for when I'm studying. So now even when the laptop is...
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    Question USB Root Hub causes laptop to go to sleep periodically

    I own a Dell G3 3579 and for the past few days it has been going to sleep randomly every 3 - 10 mins. I tried everything possible until I checked the events log and saw that "Kernel-power event ID 41 USBHUB3 stopped the power transition" I then went to device manager and disabled USB Root Hub...
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    Solved! i3 7020u vs Pentium Gold 5405u

    Hi All Hope you are well. I was hoping you could provide some advice as I am looking to buy a entry level laptop which I will be using for my business. The likely use case for the laptop will be running a CRM software such as Salesforce, Zoho or Hubspot, running Office 365 programs such as...
  15. Dell_7577_KO

    Solved! Odd problem with Dell 7577 gaming laptop: Keyboard only types if Caps Lock is ON

    I only noticed the problem today while attempting a reinstall of Win 10. Prior to that I used an external keyboard and mouse. The problem has the following symptoms: Keyboard only types if Caps lock is ON. (All letters are capitalized) If I hold down SHIFT, I can type in lowercase. If I...
  16. XxSadGirlxX

    Solved! Urgent HELP, Water on Laptop, won't Turn on.

    So, My mother thinks that Gaming is the devil and took my Dell Inspiron 15 7577 Laptop and put it under a tap and left it there and kept it with her for 2 days, I made a ruckus and she gave it back but it was dry and won't turn on. I took it apart and dry it wven more but no luck, it shows no...
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    Question Dell Latitude E7270 Won't Power On

    Hi, I recently bought a second hand Dell Latitude E7270 from eBay. It didn't come with RAM, Disk, Battery etc. but as I have a spare battery. I just purchased memory and disk. On insert of memory it powered up and I could get to the bios. Next, I added the battery and then it stopped...
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    Solved! Dell XPS 9550 freezes after removing ac power and on battery power

    I have a 3 year old Dell XPS 9550 which had a new battery 18 months ago. The problem I have is that when I unplug the AC power cord the laptop begins to freeze. The mouse can be moved with trackpad. Window can be selected a little bit but can't switch between apps. Then within 30 seconds of...
  19. Stoose

    Question Error 0x80070057 no sound from speakers

    My XPS 15 9570 won't recognize the built in computer speakers. There is a small red "x" next to the speaker icon in the bottom right and the volume buttons don't work. When I run troubleshooting on the speakers I get error 0x80070057. I recently replaced the SSD on my own and this is the only...
  20. utubeagrawal

    Question Laptop recommendation

    Hello, I am looking for an upgrade from my Dell Precision M2800 w/ 16GB of RAM, an i7-4710MQ, a Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB ssd, Windows 10, etc. I want to have the following i7 - 10th generation (any model, would prefer a k) (can roll with a 9th gen model if necessary) (can go with a Ryzen 7 if...