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I have an XPS 13 9365 with expired warranty that shipped in Sept 2018. It's been a true workhorse for me all these years. However, a few days ago it started suffering from the following behaviors: Pressing the power button briefly lights up the keyboard but the computer fails to boot. Pressing "D

Hello, I want to take the SSD from an old computer (with all my files & Windows 10) and install it in a new computer (XPS 13 9340) as my primary hard drive. There is only one internal M.2 slot, but I do have an external connection that I can use. I've checked online for steps to do this, but I

I connected my MacBooks Pro 96W USB-C power adapter to the XPS 15 7590. I get a dialog with "Slow charger - To speed up charging, use charger that came with the device." and then warning saying "Weak charging state, please check power adapter". Why am I getting this message, this is not an iPhone c

There are times when I unplug the computer from the charger it will boot up with a full charge then within minutes it will shut down for low battery. One plugged in, it will charge to 100% unusually quickly.  I have not replaced the battery, it's the larger battery to support the graphics card

Hello, after the latest Windows 11 update in April, the CPU of my XPS 15 9570 ran hot (measured up to 100 celcius with open-hardware monitor), the fan kept running on full throttle and a few times a day the computer suddenly shut down (overheating). I first uninstalled the Windows update and the p

I have been having some serious issues with my XPS 15 7590 laptop over the past several months, but I got it to work semi-reliably for a while. However, the other day it shut down unexpectedly, right after I pressed the keyboard LEDkey (F10), and I have not been able to use it since. Whenever I turn

Good day I am currently using a 90W charger for my 56Wh battery. Is it okay to use the 130W charger for this battery? Similarly, can I use a 90W charger for charging an 86Wh battery? Thanks.

Hello all, I started noticing my fans were getting louder on my laptop (Dell XPS 15 9570) once I started using my VMs again after not needing them for a couple years. Then, I started getting the a "Critical Error Message" on boot up after the computer ran diagnostics. The error was "Fan - The (Proce

It's been 3 years since I had a problem with the left hinge of my dell xps 15 laptop. I tried to keep it in place with tape but 3 years later I'm now tired of changing the tape every week. I've seen that the hinge problem is frequent in the Dell XPS 15 9550 model. I've always had dell laptop and del

I have 2 LG 32" monitors that only have HDMI ports. My new XPS 17 9730 has no HDMI ports. I am considering a Thunderbolt docking station, which has only one HDMI port, but also has two DisplayPort ports and two Thunderbolt ports. What is my best solution for connecting these two monitors? I will lea

Hi, On my old laptop which had a dedicated in-built numpad, I could use the alt key and the numpad to type special characters such ñ (alt + 164), ¿ (alt + 168) and so on. How do I accomplish this on an XPS with no in-built numpad ? Thanks.

Hello, For some time now and with various DELL updates, the laptop does not detect the headphone microphone, connected through the 3.5 jack. I have tried it with several headphones. When I plug in the headphones, on this control panel screen, it detects the headphones but not the mic, which says "

How can the battery be at 0% on the left but nearly full in the chart? I was watching a film on VLC player before bed last night, on an external monitor attached to the USB-C port on my XPS 9510. The monitor was also providing passthrough charging and acting as a hub for my keyboard and mo

I cannot get all 3 displays to show their maximum resolution when I get it to the dock. 2 of the monitors I am using a DVI to Display Port. Active. adapter 1 using DVI to Active Usb C adapter (with also an optional usb C active to HDMI, [later on that]) Both monitors are using the DP and that nev

I am trying to install an AmScope CMOS 16MP (MU1603) camera to use on my XPS13 9320. I purchased a  USBC to USB3.0 cable  and I can get the camera to work on other computers using the cable.  It will not work on my xps13.  I am using the latest driver for the camera - iScope Cor

I have 3 external Dell 3007WFP and 1 laptop screen. I have 2 of the 3 dell using active dvi to display port and then one using USB c to the thunderbolt port. I've tried messing with resolutions but I can't seem to get all 4. I put them all at 1280x 800 It only allows 3 monitors. The laptop I have

I don't know how long my computer has had this issue. I have no audio and the icon on the says no audio output device is installed.  I click on settings, systems, and then sound.  IT says no output device found.  I think I downloaded the Realtek audio driver and installed it.  W

Hello, I'm experiencing an issue where my system displays "no boot device found" and the boot options list is empty without a UEFI choice. Could you please assist me with this? Thank you.

I recently decided to clean up my Dell XPS 17 L701X since the fan was running constantly regardless of what I was doing. I figured it was from dust collection over the years since the computer was running fine with no spikes or large CPU or memory usage, so I opened her up and confirmed my theory. I

The only way I know how to backup a laptop is to use the restore/backup image functionality from Windows 7. I know that this is an antiquated method. Can you point me to some articles/discussions on what methods are recommended for full disk image backup?