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Dell E6400 laptop Bluetooth by ps56k[_3_]
I have a Dell E6400 Latitude running Win7. I can see the keyboard LED "blue" icons are lit up for WiFi and Bluetooth. Where or how is Bluetooth handled/managed on this Dell E6400 laptop, as I don't think I have found anything within Win7 to support it ?? -- / _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/...
November 7th 13 05:41 AM
by ps56k[_3_] Go to last post
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Display Stays On by Ron Hardin
Some of our laptops turn the display on when there's a background job running but no activity -- where the display normally goes dark and stays dark. XP, running jobs remotely under Cygwin. We've never been able to figure out what's causing it. If you manually turn the display off
October 29th 13 03:55 AM
by Bob_Villa Go to last post
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E5400 fan+heatsink by Ron Hardin
I replaced the fan+heatsink K436N in my E5400 owing to squealing and rough running fan. Very easy, 5 screws and a fan power plug, but the instructions I could find said to unscrew the screws in numbered order, marked on the heatsink; and then to screw them back in in numbered order on the new...
October 26th 13 04:40 PM
by GTS-NJ Go to last post
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Maybe Dell is starting to figure it all out? by Ben Myers[_4_]
Today, a Dell flyer arrived in the mail. Lots of decent Optiplex, Latitude and Precision systems at reasonable prices. EVERY one of them has Windows 7 pre-installed. Not a Windows 8 in the bunch. Maybe Michael Dell looked at Lenovo's rising sales figures and also noticed that Lenovo is pushing...
October 5th 13 01:14 AM
by Happy Oyster[_2_] Go to last post
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Installing a new update over and over by Larry[_12_]
Wondering if anyone else has run into this problem and maybe has a solution. Windows Vista Ultimate wants to install: Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 suites (KB2760411) It appears from the update history that this update has already been installed several times. Its an update for...
September 17th 13 09:03 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Precision 390 How to Shut Off Windows with Power Button? by W[_3_]
What driver(s) do you need to install under Windows XP to have the power button on the Dell Precision 390 Workstation shut down Windows? I have one computer where this is working and one computer where it is not, so presumably this is a configuration or driver issue. -- W
September 16th 13 02:25 PM
by Steve Urbach Go to last post
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After Changing Cmos Battery... by Bob_Villa
....the DOS screen still comes up "Press F2 to continue". It still says low battery although it is a fresh one. This is on a Dell 8400 booting to an SATA. Is there anything that needs to be reset? TIA
September 9th 13 12:16 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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cabled CMOS battery by Timothy Daniels[_4_]
My XPS M1330 has a CMOS battery consisting of a "coin" battery gripped by a vinyl sleeve and connected to 3 wires which terminate in a small plug. Dell no longer stocks the item (part no. NX131), and all the retail outlets only have the "coin" - a lithium battery designated CR-2032. Before I go...
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September 6th 13 12:44 PM
by Steve Urbach Go to last post
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Useful info about recovery partitions, Dell and other by Ben Myers[_4_]
Whether Dell or another brand, most all computers today come with recovery partitions to save the manufacturers from including another 10 cent item in the package with a system. Also because Steveie Ballmer prefers it that way. So you get the system and the first thing you are supposed to do is...
September 4th 13 06:54 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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copper shims from scrap circuit boards? by Timothy Daniels[_4_]
Does anyone know why 95% of copper thermal shims come from China? Is this copper from scrap circuit boards coming back to us? *TimDaniels*
August 30th 13 09:07 PM
by Happy Oyster[_2_] Go to last post
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Lost Ability to Create User Accounts in Windows 7 by Unquestionably Confused
As this is occurring on Dell equipment I figure it's fair game for this group. Set up a Workgroup network consisting of four Dell Optiplex computers (one desktop functioning as a file server) and 3 All in One units as workstations. Everything went well setting up initial Admin and User...
August 23rd 13 03:01 PM
by Unquestionably Confused Go to last post
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Warranty on Dell SPS 8500? by [email protected]
I brought a new Dell XPS 8500 last year and purchased a year's warranty. The warranty is expiring and Dell is contacting me about purchasing an extension? I have not used the warranty in my current year and am wondering if it is worth it to get a new one. Anyone have experience in this area and...
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August 23rd 13 02:04 PM
by Steve Go to last post
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Win 8 MAJOR annoyance by Steve W.[_4_]
Win 8 has a few minor items that need some tweaking and it settles down OK. BUT.. There is one item that HAS GOT TO BE CHANGED... The damn automatic file sorting and refresh while using explorer. There needs to be a way to shut it off or at least change the way it works. Why? Say you want to...
August 15th 13 04:21 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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You're lucky you don't have an HPee by Ben Myers[_4_]
Got a whiz-bang HP multimedia tower to work on the other day. Motherboard had blown caps, so I ordered another one, same HP/Asus model number: MN268-LA. So the board that arrives is different, missing a mobo connector for a cable and some connectors on the I/O plate. It also had only one PCI...
August 15th 13 04:20 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Restore by species8350
I have Dell Recovery drive (used 5 of 10 GB) and was wondering if I should image this partition in case I can't get access to the backup drive. Is this a good idea - attempt to restore from a DVD Can you recommend a good free software utility to back up the drive (it will need to compress)
August 15th 13 04:11 AM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Inspiron N4010 is a horror show by Ben Myers[_4_]
I have a client with a couple of Insprion N4010s he bought independently of me a couple of years ago. And I acquired a used one myself yesterday, not to use, but as a learning experience. This system is a maintenance nightmare. Two screws to remove the keyboard and 14 screws to remove the...
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August 4th 13 12:29 AM
by Larry[_12_] Go to last post
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Aaargh! by Unquestionably Confused
Help! Dimension 8400 with 500GB SATA drive takes a dump after acting flakey for awhile. Pull the drive and go to install Win XP Pro on a brand new 500GB Seagate Barracuda. BIOS recognizes drive, OS Disk (for Dell Bios) loads up all the temporary OS files and takes me to the choice of Enter to...
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August 3rd 13 07:04 PM
by Ben Myers[_4_] Go to last post
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Studio 1555 - What were they thinking? by Ben Myers[_4_]
Got a Dell Studio 1555 to do a bit of preventive work. This was a Best Buy special from about 4 years ago, with Vista Ugh. The on-off switch is on the right side and lights up when power is on. So far, so good. But where is the hard drive activity LED? I did not see one. What were the Dell...
July 30th 13 04:13 PM
by Ron Hardin Go to last post
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Displayport vs VGA connector by ps56k[_3_]
Wonder if any of the latest Dell laptops have the new Displayport connector vs the old VGA connector. Was wondering this as all our A/V equip like projectors, Elmo overhead & Smartboard have the cable expecting a VGA connector on the laptop -- / _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/...
July 24th 13 12:21 AM
by Steve Urbach Go to last post
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XPS M1330 laptop Black Screens by Timothy Daniels[_4_]
What would cause an M1330 laptop with an nVidia GeForce 8400M GS graphic card and a Corsair SSD (which was about a month old) to just suddenly quit with a black screen and no power? The M1330 laptop sat on a wire grid for cooling, and was running Win7 on the SSD. I had about a dozen browser tabs...
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July 22nd 13 11:38 PM
by Timothy Daniels[_4_] Go to last post
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