I have a laptop E5570-9662 and only one unknown device in Windows 10 x64. ACPI\VEN_DELL&DEV_ABC6 I can't find it via search. What driver should I use?

Hello, Please try below link. https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER04120308M/1/Network_Driver_RC46K_WN32_1.0.0.7_A03.EXE Thanks Pramod R

I cannot reach the solve solution. Please sahre again the link.

Hi, In researching another issue with my XPS 14 (L421X) I was discussing an issue with my drive making a noise. The tech asked if it was the SSD drive of the larger drive. I did not realize I had an SSD drive and he informed me that I had a 32 GB SSD on board as well as my normal 500 GB drive. In looking at the disk manager, it shows up just as an 8GB partition that I cannot do anything do but when you run the diagnotics tool during bootup, lo and behold, there is a 32GB SSD drive in there. I am sure you all know this already but it was a surprise to me. This was a replacement laptop for a lemon that I had gotten earlier so I never actually saw the specs on it before I got it. That said, is there any way to get to that drive to use it? It seems to be tied to some intel rapid start tool that was not installed on my computer when I got it so it is just sitting there wasted and I cannot seem to do anything to it (even using 3rd party partition tools). Thanks, Dan

It sounds like you have a MSATA cache drive. It is basically a RAID 0 setup created by Intel Smart Response software with the primary drive so in Windows you are only going to see the main drive. The system loads the most used files on the MSATA drive as it is faster than the SATA drive and should generally increase Windows performance. I really don't suggest it but you can disable the cache in the Intel Rapid Storage Utiltiy. Please make sure that all data is backed up before doing so. Removing the mSATA/SSD or HDD: Before removing the HDD or cache from the system, the Smart Response feature should be disabled in the Rapid Storage Manager application by clicking the 'Disable acceleration' link either on the main status page or under the Acceleration menu. I hope that this helps TB

Thanks for the info. More what I was wondering is if I could use that drive as the boot drive. It seems a waste to have a pretty much unused SSD just hanging out. The computer is slow as mud so I am trying anything I an think of to improve the speed.

64 bit Windows 7 require about 20 gygs of storage space, so presumably you will be able to install Windows on the mSATA drive but you wouldn't have a lot of room for anything else. If you do decide to do something like this please disable Smart Response from the rapid storage manager or the system won't be able to see the drive when you attempt to install Windows. Please also make sure to back up your data. In theory you should be able to see an increase in speed especially while booting the system or loading programs if you do decide to try something like this. Since you will have to load most of your software on the SATA drive and not the mSATA drive I can't really say that it will be a big difference. If you are comfortable in reinstalling Windows it might be a good project. TB

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To all, I picked up a used R730XD server and a H830 half height card, but didn't have Riser 1 to install it there. So I ordered a Riser 1 card, installed it and the H830, but the H830 wasn't showing up. Going into diagnostics, it says Riser 1 is not installed, I picked up a second riser card, and still the same issue. In between all this I took off the half height bracket on the H830 and moved it to slot 5, with it not working there either but my 2 port 10g card does. Does anyone have any ideas as to why Riser 1 is saying it is not installed even thought it is? DP/N 04KKCY Thank You, Steven

Hello thanks for choosing Dell. Could you check if you have only 1 CPU? https://dell.to/3RD84Yz NOTE: When using slots 1 through 4 on the riser, ensure that both the processors are installed on the system.

@DELL-Young E Yes, both processors are installed and recognized, CPU 1 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz Model 79 Stepping 1 2400 MHz Presence Detected 14 CPU 2 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz Model 79 Stepping 1 2400 MHz Presence Detected 14 Thank You, Steven

Hello could we try to get that H830 in either slot 6/4/5? Respectfully,

@DELL-Young E Hi Young, Yes, it does work in 6/4/5 after I take the bracket off. For whatever reason however, it reverted to a F/W fault and even after flashing it, it won't get out of that error state. Tried another card and it doesn't show up at all on either server. This morning I put the bracket back on, moved it to slot 3, Riser 1 is still showing not installed, but PCIe slot3 is showing installed. I'm unable to do anything with it as the Driver Health Protocol Utility doesn't give me any options and it's not on the LifeCycle page to make any changes. Ctrl-R does show up, but doesn't go into configuration. I have 2 different cards coming in so I'm going to try that. Thank You, Steven

Sorry for the delay, tried replying earlier, but kept getting an error. Well, Riser 1 is installed in both R730XD's with SAS cards, cards work, show installed, but diagnostics still show Riser 1 as not installed.

SArness, Would you confirm if the server is up to date on BIOS, iDrac, raid controller, etc? Also, which diagnostic are you using, and what did you backflash?

What would be a good solid PSU that is pretty quiet, won’t break the bank, and a compatible replacement for a Dell Inspiron 580 Desktop PC?

580S only takes dell proprietary unit. 580 Mini Tower can use EVGA 700BR. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-700w-atx12v-eps12v-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-dc-dc-technology-black/6346160.p?skuId=6346160

The overall power rating is not the issue. It must be EPS12v and 80 percent efficient. It must also have 150W combined for the 3.3v/5v rails. Smaller units will only have 90 to 130W at 15 or 20A on those rails. 25A is needed. Power supplies are not a single spec of watts. This is why EVGA 750B1 works fine but the B2 BQ N1 W1 versions of the same vendor DO NOT WORK correctly. Dell 305W 460W 525W 875W etc all meet this spec or better. https://www.dell.com/community/Desktops-General-Read-Only/XPS-8700-Power-Supply-Replacement/td-p/4567328 Thats why even corsair CX500 is not sufficient. 5vSB should be 4 amps and the 3.3v/5v rails should say 25 amps. Corsair CX500 ATX Power Supply DC Output Rating DC Output +3.3V +5V +12V -12V +5Vsb Max Load 25A 20A 38A 0.8A 3.0A Maximum Combined Wattage 120W 456W 9.6W 15W Total Power: 500W

While impressive, I don’t need that powerful of a power supply.

it's not about wattage, ras951 - it's about amperage what speedstep said is true! My relative's Dell Inspiron 580 which we bought back in April 2011 is still working well in 2020, even with the stock PSU it came with

Dell power supplies down to 305w have 142 TO 150 WATTS combined for the 3.3V/5V RAILS at 25 amps OR MORE. 5V standby is 4 amps or more.For the Dell 875w unit this goes UP to 225w combined and 30 amps.Each vendor decides how much or how little is needed for each rail.HOWEVER you cannot get MAX amps for all rails at the same time. Power Supplies are not a Single voltage and a Single Spec of Watts.Even the 460W dell has 142W to 150W or more on the 3.3v /5v rails combined and 25 AMPS on 5v. This is the case all the way down to 305W units. On the Dell 875W unit this goes up to 225W combined with 32A on 5v rails.This is why EVGA SUPER NOVA 750B (120-PB-0750-KR)EVGA 700BR is as low as you can go.https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-700w-atx12v-eps12v-80-plus-bronze-power-supply-dc-dc-technology-black/6346160.p?skuId=6346160works fine but the B2 BQ G2 750W models from the SAME VENDOR do not work correctly.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/DELL 460WNote the 150w even on the dell 305w power supply. The 875w unit has 32 amps on 5V and 30 amps on 3.3VDELL 305W DELL 875W

Can I use a 165mm power supply to replace the stock 140mm unit in the Dell Inspiron 580? The Bestic power supply in my Inspiron 580 delivers 160 watts on the 3.3 and 5v rails combined, 300 watts total. Dell designed the 580 with space and connections for 2 optical drives, 2 hard drives, six USB connections and 4 DIMM slots that all need 5 volts or lower. The PCIe slots are supposed to be able to run at 3.3v if needed as well. The motherboard should have a voltage regulator that could convert 12v to the lower voltages required. However, the greater the difference in the input and output voltages, the more the regulator will be stressed. I'd bet that Dell designed the power supply specs with 150+Watts combined on the 3.3 and 5 volt rails to minimize the stress on the regulator and extend the life of the regulator/motherboard. Mine is still going strong. While I've modified my 580 outside specs with an i7-870 (also Xeon 3480), SATA SSD and 32GB of low-density 2Rx8 RAM, I don't think I'd try using a power supply that substantially under-delivered power on the 3.3 and 5v rails. It's hard to know the long-term impact but it likely wouldn't be good. I am going to replace the power supply and found very few choices that met or exceeded the 160 combined 3.3/5v wattage spec. The EVGA 700 BR mentioned by speedstep is 140mm in depth - the same as the stock Bestic in my unit. It offers 150w combined 3.3/5v, 20A 5v and 24A 3.3v. Close to the original spec. It's the only new 140mm power supply that I've seen that comes close to matching the specs on my original Bestic. I've checked all the Corsair, EVGA and several other models...all are 130W combined or lower. I was wondering if I could use a longer power supply than 140mm. This would open up a few more options including the older EVGA supernova 120-PB-0750-KR mentioned by speedstep that is at least 160mm. The newer EVGA 850BQ that offers 160 combined watts on 3.3/5volt rails with 25A on each but is also 25mm longer than the 140mm stock unit. Inside and along the top of the case, there appears to be a very short metal 'stop' at 140mm that the existing power supply rests against. If that stop isn't movable then a longer replacement power supply would rest on top of it rather than snugged up against it. I could see this creating fit and grounding issues and was wondering if it is realistic to use longer power supplies without modifying the chassis.

it's not about wattage, ras951 - it's about amperage what speedstep said is true! My relative's Dell Inspiron 580 which we bought back in April 2011 is still working well in 2020, even with the stock PSU it came with after more than 3 years after I made that post, the stock power supply in that Inspiron 580 mid tower desktop PC gave out in late October 2023 and would no longer power on the computer anymore. I opened up the pc case and found out the stock PSU was a Bestec atx0300d5wb (some of the older model Bestec PSUs many years ago were known for being 'gutless wonders'). so I quickly ordered & replaced that Bestec power supply with a Dell D300ND-00 (dp/n 0K67CY) power supply and my relative's Inspiron 580 computer powers on & works again.

Does anyone no what its means when the error mess 'Video Driver Stopped Responding and has recovered' mean? I have been having trouble with this laptop for a while now. Sometimes it shuts down without any indication then when I power it back up the display try's to start but all I get is horz lines in it. The laptop is an XPS 1330 running vista ultama 32bit

I got the same problem when playing a movie and from then i get vertical colorful lines and black screen. Then it turns on a white screen. Did u find a solution?? Some times I can hear how windows vista is booting, but I can see nothing!

This might be because of the owerheating issue at CPU. I did have slightly similar problem with 1330. It did it couple times than I could not turn the computer on. Based on my experience, this is all abot the overheating and CPU problem. I am afraid you will end up with replacing the CPU at the end. Here the problem is. Your XPS is overheating the CPU and freezes so frequently. At some level, CPU cannot turn the computer on. So goes to blue-dead screen. The final stage is to change the CPU. Forget about any refund or something in benefit of you. They will not even think of it. But be careful. First they will send on-site technician with a motherboard, and they will change the motherboard, but the problem will continue. Then you have to change CPU: They will ask you to send the laptop back to factor...then they will more likely replace the CPU if you are lucky. But, they are more likely downgrade your CPU to Celeron from Core 2 Duo. They did it to me. To my knowledge, I have not seen any XPS with Celeron, but they put Celeron. I think CELERON CPU causes less heat. This is why they put Celeron. Be careful what you ask then what you get from dell. They will answer you always...very wisely, even you could not turn your computer on for 8 months, they do not care about it. I bought XPS 1330 for 9 months ago...I had same problem and second week, my little 1330 died on the way back to Turkey. They could not provide services in Turkey for XPS. Then I brought it back to USA. They told me to fix it...sent on-site technician and they could not fix it. They asked me to sent it back....but they downgraded my computer. Then they ask one more time to re-replace it. They do not care about that I paid 9 months ago and could not use it for 9 months. For me this is new. Dell has new strategy it seems. Costumer half-care Services.

It's beginning to look like you've copied/pasted most of what you've said there, into every XPS M1330 thread you could find :emotion-43: Whilst your frustration is understandable, it doesn't necessarily follow that just because the problem you (initially) had was (likely) caused by an overheating CPU or graphics chip, all similar XPS M1330 problems are due to an overheating graphics chip? And your bad experience with tech support, doesn't mean that everybody else will have a similar experience as well? Many Dell system owners - myself included, have received excellent service from tech support. I had a problem with two very important keys not working (Backspace and Return), but I subsequently had a replacement keyboard fitted by a technician/engineer, within three working days of reporting the problem! I telephoned tech support on the Friday, and the keyboard was replaced at 10am the following Tuesday :emotion-11: So please don't tar all Dell tech support sections worldwide with the same brush. And don't assume that all similar sounding problems, are caused by an overheating CPU or GPU? They might well be of course? But equally, they could be caused by something completely different. That's for tech support to determine, if the user's don't receive suggestions from other forum users, which they can try first :emotion-55:

Hello TheRealFireblade, thanks for replying my messages. You are right that I have copied and pasted what I have been living through lately. The reason is to show people that after 9 years of good experiences, the recent experiences with XPS radically changed and I had so bed experiences now. I read Dell forums and other suggestions through internet and explain the same story since this is the story I have. Let me remind that the good experiences you or other people had do not mean that other people will have the similar experience as well as vice versa. Also my initial problem is with XPS not with technicians. They came into picture later. For me I have never felt to defend dell against those who has problem for nine years. During the Nine years, I was OK. Now I am the one who has radical problems with XPS, and sharing with others. If I do have no problem, I will not write on all forums unless know some solution. PS: I should not insist that whatever issues XPS has with Graphic Card, CPU or Motherboard are all about the overheating. This is what I have been experiencing. My computer had hardware issue...it is OK. They sent on-site technician...it is OK. They recalled my computer to fix it...it is OK too. They were all good organizing these...right behind the phone or chat.... BUT at the end....They downgraded my computer to CELERON CPU....Boo! It has been NINE months I could not turned it on .....Boooo! Now they are sorry and once more recall my computer!!!

I need some honest advise for this laptop which I purchased in 2011. I'm thinking of passing it down to my 13 year old son who needs a computer to do his school work. I think it's perfectly fine. However, I think he wants to be able to use it for gaming which I'm not too fond of since he has all other gaming systems. This laptop needs a new battery and the optical drive is broken. So is it worth getting these two things fixed? It looks like I can for about $300. I've looked at other laptops for similar functions and I;ve come to conclusion that I don't want to spend that much money. Help!

Hi Frugal Mom, The 502x is a good system and will support many games of the recent past ( from personal experience as I own one myself at home). Having said this, the system is not compatible to work with Windows 10 - see this link - http://dell.to/1IYeHK1 As for the battery and ODD - depending on the region you are located, you could choose to purchase a refurbished battery with 90 days warranty or a new battery with 1 year warranty as available. The battery and ODD would cost about £200. If you choose to order the parts yourself, you could contact http://www.parts-people.com/ - and have it ordered through them. If his only requirement is for gaming and simple school work, this system should suffice. Else, you could invest the same money on a new machine, however, for best gaming performance, you would need an Alienware or an XPS - the prices would range between £1000-£2000 i.e. about $1500-$3000 I presume. Let us know if you have any other questions.

Why am I not given an option to purchase the XPS GEN 2?

What do you mean, you are not given the option ? I see it own my sales site...Where are you anyway ?

I'm in Iraq, but I'm not gonna ship it here. I can purchase all other notebooks from DELL online except the XPS Gen 2

I don't know why Dell has left you out, but I'm almost sure it may be corrected later since the system is just now shipping. I would also wait for the reviews on the screen and system before putting down that kind of money. Try a little patients for now, since there is nothing else for you to do. Are you a soldier in Iraq ? If so, stay safe and good luck to ya from all of us....:smileywink: Dim 4400 ( 2002 ) 2.6 Ghz Bios A06 768 MB DDR 2100 Windows XP Home SP-2 1703 FP LCD monitor PC-Cillin Internet Security

Here are some coupon sites for you to keep handy as well for a great deal later... http://www.xpbargains.com/dell_coupons/ http://dell.coupons-coupon-codes.com/ http://www.fatwallet.com/deals.php http://gotapex.com/ http://www.xpbargains.com/ http://www.firstadopter.com/forums/index.php?s=ff0a94ba23153953f43471d38c2b10c7

After I just read a scam involving the XPS Gen 2 right before I left for work today you might not want to buy one anyway. It seems the pre-release test units that went out to Tom's Hardware and other places had their systems overclocked to inflate the speed test scores. Now people are discovering that the ones being shipped to the general public are not overclocked and, not only that, the clock speed has been locked so that you cannot overclock it. As I said, I just read this right before I left for work this afternoon. I'll post the links and additional info when I get home tonight. Message Edited by RoadiJeff on 03-27-2005 03:12 PM

Check out the XP2 review are http://notebookforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=73 it looks pretty

I'll confirm that scam. On the Nvidia website it's advertised that I'm supposed to get over 12,000 as a score on 3DMark 2003 and all I'm getting is 11,043. That's significantly less than what I thought I was paying for. Tom's Hardware and others also reviewed the iXPS2 and came up with a 3DMark 2005 score of 5223. I'm only getting 4903 at best. I've tried doing things at stock and even on a fresh install and my scores are not improving. I feel very ripped off right now and my LCD sparkles too. I will be in contact with Dell monday. Until then I advise you not to buy an iXPS2. Don't make my mistake. Go get a Sager from PCTorque.com or a Hypersonic or something. I'm really upset they changed the specifications of the iXPS2 without notice.

As I promised, here's the link: http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=71748&page=1

Most people will love the XPS2 check out the user 3d mark 05 scores at http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=70341 Not many if any notebooks can tough it period. Obviously the XPS2 based off what average users are scoring is a beast for a laptop. Of course you by chance you do not like it just send it back, don't worry it will not be lonely for long, someone will buy it. Oh ya www.nvidia.com at various time my push thier card scorces up abit, plus the boxes they brench most likely do not have many if any background apps running period. Refer to this thread on this board http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_video&message.id=131599 obvious it shows that the XPS2 is a beast for a laptop period. If I'm not mistaken some people on this board have reported 3dmark 2005 scores of 5203- what was Tom Hardware's score? 5223 (or so) well that's pretty close oh ya the focks over at notebookforums. Dragon346 you may want to checkout the notebookforums there are no scams there and get a few tips, once I get my XPS2 in a few days I'll post my scores

Okay, maybe it's me but i got mine 3 days ago and I download 3dBenchmark03 to try out what some of you were writing. Well, I scored 11900. My Vid card was set to 450Mhz and 1.1GHZ resp. So I don't know why some people have other scores lower than mine. I was also running ALL pre-loaded apps in the background with OUT changing anything! So, 12000 on 3DBenchmark? not quite, but I got pretty close. I suspect that if I turned off all backgournd running apps, defragged the drive and tweak my services I would get over 12,000... For those that got video cards that were cloked at 1.06GHz instead of the stated 1.10GHZ it's possible that their particular card were underclocked by Nvidia at the factory and NOT by the DELL. like I said, my sysem out of the box is running according to DELL's claims... I'm happy as pie with mine! :)

Hi, I am using my PC: Dell Inspiron 24-7459 I uninstalled Dell SupportAssist recently because somehow it stopped launching and just didn't open. So I decided to reinstall the software. After uninstallation, I visited the official Dell website (https://www.dell.com/support/home/de-ch?app=drivers) to download the latest version of the software. I opened the installer and it started installing: But the problem now is that this 'installation process' never ended, and it keeps telling me 'We're getting things ready for you', after five minutes the program just closes and nothing was installed. Can please someone help with this issue, I need the program to update my drivers. Best regards, Aayushman

My Dell SupportAssist install was similarly stuck on the 'getting things ready' screen. I was able to fix and successfully install by first uninstalling some older Dell Support apps from 2019 (when my Dell was purchased): Go to Settings / Apps / Installed Apps For each 'Dell Support*' app click on '...' and select Uninstall After there are no more Dell Support* apps, rerun SupportAssistinstaller.exe to install again

Forum Users, Can you uninstall the SupportAssist and reinstall the same?

@DELL-Jesse L No, that doesnt work.

Any update? I have the same issue with a brand new Dell G15

Today I was experiencing the same issue, I went to remove apps and removed two apps that have same SupportAssist name but had different dates one was 2019 and I freshly installed from the website support assist again and waited a bit like 7 mins, it launched correctly. The only thing that isn’t working is Signing in with Google. (Btw im using an Alienware laptop , Wins 11)

ok, I am having the same issue. Has there been any resolution to this?

Same issues. Uninstalled and reinstalled. Update all drivers and Windows. Upgrade .Net and JRE.

What worked for me was running the short performance test. After typing my service tag number in and running the test under diagnostics, the app was automatically installed.

@Aayushman I tried running preboot diagnostics and it did *not* install supportassist. Still have the problem.

Im having errors on windows 8 regarding DRM and saying that my drivers are not supported on this version of windows. i have analysed my system for updates on dells internet site and a lot have come up.. i dont know which to install ? do i just install everything or just the updates that say windows 8 and not windows 7? thanks

i upgraded from windows 7 to 8. and i think its 7520 inspiron

Hi Mark9111, Please let me know the system model and if you upgraded to Windows 8 Operating system to assist you further.

Hi Mark9111, Thank you for the update. Please let me know when are you getting this message. Is it while installing any driver or application or while trying to run any application? I recommend you to run complete Windows 8 update. Also flash BIOS to the latest version from the link below if it is not flashed yet. http://dell.to/14M8Jpa Note: While flashing BIOS connect the Ac adapter and make sure the battery has minimum 15% charge as this needs uninterrupted power supply. Do not use the system till it restarts and comes up to the desktop.

Im getting the DRM error message on all video apps such as Channel 4 on demand and channel 5. and the error message about the drivers shows up in my action centre at the bottom right of my screen

Hi Mark9111, Please check if you find this link helpful: http://bit.ly/gIoEx2

Need some help all. Right now I have a Dell E2210 and a Dell E2216H plugged into my pc via one VGA and the other into via a VGA cord into a VGA to DP dongle. This is a work computer and that is how it was delivered. Now a tried to hook up U2412M and U2413F monitors. I tried any different number of connection combinations (HDMI/top displayport,HDMI/bottom displayport, HDMI/vga,etc). The end result was always the fan started getting real loud then eventually one of the monitor's screen turned an odd colored lines with black in between them, the lights flickered a bit. Every time I rebooted the screens came back on, but had same problem. One I hook up the old monitors the fan eventually works better and the screen problem goes away. After all my attempts switching them around, one of my screen's resolution can't be changed. What is the deal.

Let's backup. Are you saying that you are attempting to connect all four monitors at the same time to the single Optiplex 3050?

Display port is digital. You cannot do VGA >>> DP Display port IS NOT Bi directional like analog VGA. You can do DP >>> VGA but this is one way.

To run four monitors at once, you must also have an added discrete video card installed? The service tag did not mention an added discrete video card? So I only see a way to run three monitors, DP, HDMI, and the optional VGA. * Turn the Optiplex 3050 MT and all monitor off* Disconnect all monitor cabling from the Optiplex 3050 MT* Connect only the E2216H to the Optiplex 3050 MT DP out port =Optiplex 3050 MT DP out port --> DP to DP cable --> E2216H DP in port* Turn the E2216H on, then the Optiplex 3050 MT. Does it work? If yes,* Connect the U2413Optiplex 3050 MT HDMI out port --> HDMI to HDMI cable --> U2413 HDMI in port* Enable extended mode in Windows to activate the U2413. Does it work? If yes,* Connect the U2412MOptiplex 3050 MT optional VGA out port --> VGA to VGA cable --> U2412M VGA in port* Enable extended mode in Windows to activate the U2412M. Does it work?

Hello,I have solved, found, the solution.Power off both monitors, power of the Optiplex (be sure the power is off, most right button on the monitor)Start the Optiplex 3050, when the power led on the keyboard is on or you see the disk power led flickering.Switch on the power on the monitor and everting works fine.I had the same issue with one monitor from Display to HDMI. And in one configuration two monitors Display to HDMI and HDMI to HDMI.I hope it works for you as well

Anyone download and install this yet? If so, any problems with 8600c compatability? WinXP Home, Dell Notebook System Software rev A16, 1.8 gHz Dothan, UXGA, 7200rpm 60 gb HD, IntelPro Wireless 2200, 4x DVD+RW, Advanced Port replicator.

I have not installed it on a 8600c but have installed it on my 8200 and a hp desktop. I have not had a glitch. The way I understand it, there's some software that has problems with SP2. I don't use any of that software. The firewall has also caused some problems on some systems. I don't see a reason to install it yet. You would be better waiting until the final SP2 is ready and they start offering it to the public. There will be a couple of patches to come.

The 'final' SP2 has been avialable now for sometime. It is unlikely there will be any significant patches for some time (especially any to fix hardware issues). Download it now if you have broadband, wait for the CD if you don't. It XP is running fine, then it is *very* unlikely that your hardware would not work with SP2. The biggest issues appear to be software related. I have had none and have done the upgrade on 4machines so far. I've had one friend of many blue-screen upon installation of SP2 and have to uninstall it but he was running a very weird configuration. Again though, most mainstream applications either work fine with SP2 or have patches already out if they don't. I would personally backup your files before the upgrade (but I do that often anyway) ... either way though, SP2 went through a long test period and the install should go well if your system is healthy.

Available in one form or another for a while yes. Manufacturers (Aug 6), IT, and developers have add access for a while as well as the usual beta folks up to RC2 even longer. But MS is just now starting the main rollout through automatic update. It still won't show up on the main update site for a while. Thanks to you early adopters for finding initial problems. Major security flaws have already been found. Although MS never promised this would take care of all security issues. If I had only one system and depended on it for everything I would wait at least a couple of weeks. I've had it on an isolated system for a few months now with little trouble. Also, here is the MS page with the software issues. ZDNet has some good general SP2 info and stuff about the problems. A web search should find lots of helpful info for those interested. Bottom line, I agree with NemesisDB.....most of us should be ok whenever we install SP2. And of course, we will all do data backups right??? Should have added this: 8/16 - Release to Software Update Services.8/18 - Release to Automatic Update for users running Windows XP Home Edition only.8/25 - Release to Automatic Update for all Windows XP users including those running Windows XP Professional Edition; release to Windows Update for interactive user installations. ............TD Message Edited by TDunn on 08-22-2004 10:32 AM

Installation on a Insprion 9100 went smooth. The only issue that I had was with the Bluetooth adapter and the Logitech MX900 mouse. I un-installed the Dell supplied bluetooth software and used the drivers provided by SP2. After initializing the mouse the issue was resolved. I am however only using the basis functions of the Logitech MX900 mouse and not all of the buttons.

I've only had one issue on one build of SP2 with the gv3.sys (processor driver) creating a STOP error when comming out of hibernation (this was a while ago and also a non-official release build). Other than that everything is working perfectly (and has been since pre-RC1).

Hi: I've downloaded and installed on my I8600 and with no problem. If you have anti-virus or personal firewall (such as Symantec NIS), you may want to update it first and check their sites to see if there are any known problems. For I8600, I know there is a new notebook system file available from Dell. I don't know if this has anything to do with SP 2, but I downloaded and installed it before installing SP2. I noticed the system is more stable after installing both. PS: For SP 2, I downloaded the full version from MS TechNet instead of using Windows Update or Automatic Update.

Is anyone able to get the Latitude 7400 PXE boot? I'm trying to use either a usb-c or usb-a ethernet adapter so that I can format the machine using MDT and cannot figure out the correct configuration.

Welcome to the Dell Community @Nathan4546 I think @BrundtMark is talking about Version 1.1.8 Dell Latitude 7300/7400 System BIOS: https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=2021K&osCode=wt64a&productCode=latitude-14-7400-laptop Fixes:- Fixed the issue where the BIOS Auto-Recovery function does not work when Secure Boot mode is enabled. - Fixed the issue where the BIOS Auto-Recovery option does not work with Intel Optane Memory H10.- Fixed the issue where the IPV4, IPV6 and USB boot options disappeared from boot menu when connected to USB Type-C Device with Secure Boot option enabled. - Corrects the help string of Advanced Boot Option in BIOS setup menu. Best regards, U2

Hi, Have you upgraded to the latest bios. we were missing the option to network pxe boot using usb-c adapter/dock on the latest models we received(5300, 5400 and 7400) And they all needed to be bios updated. it's mentioned in biosversion changelog. kind regards, Jakob

Just updated, but are seeing same issues. It's on BIOS version 1.2.0, can you confirm that's what you are working on? Are you able to show me the screenshot of which entry in the BIOS you are configuring?

Your very welcome @Nathan4546 Regards, U2

Gotcha, thanks! Confirmed that once the BIOS updated, a USB-C ethernet adapter worked.

I'm having the issue with bios installed on 1.3.11 bios version. I have tried usb adapter, usb-c adapter, wd15 dock and wd19 dock with no luck.

Make sure to enable: System Configuration -> USB Thunderbolt Config -> Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support

((Firmware)) Install firmware version Latitude 7400 2-in-1.1.4.0.32 from DELL Support ((BIOS Settings)) General --> Advanced Boot Options --> Enable UEFI Network Stack System Configuration -> Thunderbolt Adapter Configuration --> Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support, Thunderbolt and Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) Pre-boot Modules POST Behavior --> Fastboot --> Set to Thorough Secure Boot --> Disable (uncheck) Secure Boot Enable (((DHCP Settings)) Add 066 to point to the DNS name of your SCCM Server (or whatever deployment type you use) Add 067 within DHCP to point to SMSBoot\x64\wdsmgfw.efi (or whatever your EFI filename is within your SMSBoot directory is If you need both BIOS (Legacy) and UEFI DHCP support for imaging your systems; review this video here: https://2pintsoftware.com/whitepaper-using-dhcp-uefi-bios-pxe-booting/#

All we've had to do is, flash the BIOS, correct the time, and enable the '...Thunderbolt Boot Support.' Works using the WD19 or WD15.

After reading many blogs, this forum, Reddit I still could not get the 7400 to PXE boot, so I called support and found the issue was the dock. I wrote up a QUICK summary of all the settings and docks here: https://www.urtech.ca/2019/08/solved-dell-latitude-7400-will-not-pxe-boot/ I hope this helps.

My Dell Inspiron 5548 won't turn on, when i press the power button i see a white light that blinks.. The ac adapter is ok with green light on it.

Hi, Is it the power light that is blinking on your laptop? These issues can be frustrating, I know, but do you hear any beeps from the system when you're trying to power it up? The beep codes are a diagnostic which will tell us what is happening to the system to cause it not to power up. Here is a link to a troubleshooting guide for the Inspiron 15 (5548). The beep codes are listed under the section about the system failing to start. Also, here is a link to a general troubleshooting guide for laptops that won't power up. it has an extensive list of steps you can try to determine what is happening with the system, and how to resolve those problems. The first things it is going to suggest is to try powering the system up both with and without the battery, as well as with or without the AC adapter. See if that helps. After that step it's going to ask you to remove as many of the components of the system that you can, to see if one of them has shorted out and is causing problems. Here is a link to the online user guide for the Inspiron 15 (5548) that you can refer to, to see how to remove many of those components. If you do work on the system please make sure you refer to the 'Before you get started' and safety sections of the manual. Please try the various steps in the links I've posted above and let us know if anything helps, or if you can determine what the problem is. We'll try to help in any way that we can. Todd

Hi everyone, I have a DELL U2724D and like using the auto brightness feature since the lighting in my room changes throughout the day. However, the screen gets too dim to be useful. Are there any planned firmware updates to fix this? Thanks!

Like you, all we can do is periodically check the online U2724D Drivers & Downloads page to see if a firmware is offered. Test the three levels (Low/Medium/High) in Menu --> Brightness/Contrast --> Auto Brightness Range Level. If still an issue, set Menu --> Brightness/Contrast --> Auto Brightness to Off.

Hi @DELL-Chris M, Is there any way for you to raise this issue with Dell as a community manager? From what I can tell, this issues is bothering many people. Thanks,

@aytekaman The Displays Team is notified of all threads with 10 or more users reporting same complaint. That is all we can do.

same problem here though mine if more of fluctuation + very dim, i still got a coupe of weeks window for return so if not resolved I will return it.

@DELL-Chris M there is plenty of feedback like this on reddit and elsewhere, not many people are registering here to tell it, also, I tried to sign in with gmail and it failed and I had to go and sign up properly, don't hide behind this forum and fix this issue, this is not a cheapers monitors

@auto_brightness_is_too_dim You will need to contact Get Help Now on the right and get a unique Case created documenting the issue with Technical Suport.