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Dell Inspiron 15 N5040: My keyboard hardware is not working

Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:35 -0700

My keyboard hardware is not working

⟐ Answered May 13, 2026 at 19:00 MST

Dell Inspiron 15R N5110: Why is laptop taking so long to turn on

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:24:21 -0700

My laptop takes more than 5 minutes to turn on, it's really frustrating

⟐ Answered May 13, 2026 at 7:24 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-3593: Why is my laptop working very slow and hanging

Tue, 12 May 2026 23:10:22 -0700

My dell Inspiron 15 3000 3593 series laptop working very slow and hanging and lagging and freezing and not responding

⟐ Commented May 12, 2026 at 23:10 MST

Dell Inspiron 15 3568: Why does my laptop's bluetooth doesn't work

Mon, 11 May 2026 06:29:05 -0700

i cant connect to any bluetooth devices and i need help cuz i dont got other sign in options

Dell Inspiron 1000 Series: How can I fix the loosen hinge of laptop? screen?

Mon, 11 May 2026 02:49:36 -0700

Loosen hinge of my dell laptop made it very hard to open or pull up the screen to its vertical position.

If forced to open the screen normally, removes the side screen covers out as well.

Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming 7567: The left click button of my touchpad is not working

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:31:13 -0700

I owned my 7566 for 2 years, and the left/right button of the touchpad is not working , I have to click multiple times to have my click recognized by the computer (the tap to click function works perfectly fine).

I tried rebooting, resetting touchpad setting and windows update and none of them worked, any thoughts?

⟐ Commented April 24, 2026 at 2:31 MST

Dell Inspiron 15": Whirring sound from battery when I open my laptop

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:35:32 -0700

I just changed my laptop battery today. I connected it to charging, then open my laptop to see how long to 100%, before I turn it off again for full charge plus another 2 hours as per instruction.

Suddenly, there is a whirring sound coming from the fan which now seems to work. I thought the fan working and the sound is only temporary, but it doesn't stop.

I turn off the laptop, the fan stopped. Then I turned on again, then again there is that sound from the fan working again.

Now I just turned off the laptop, waiting for the full charge of the new battery. But I'm afraid there will be that sound again when I open my laptop.

What could be the issue here?

I'm afraid my laptop is overheating somewhere thus that whirring sound. Mind you, the sound is a bit loud, thus cause my concern.

⟐ Answered April 14, 2026 at 6:35 MST

Dell Inspiron 15 5000: Battery Replacement for Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:14:21 -0700

I need to change my laptop battery for Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series, 15.6" Full HD Touch Display, what is the correct replacement battery for this?

⟐ Answer accepted April 14, 2026 at 6:14 MST

Dell Inspiron 3543: Out date and time my laptop

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:15:58 -0700

Mere laptop me date and time apne aap wrong ho rah hai bios battery change krne ke baad bhi i think ki koi hardware issue hai mene bios bhi update kr ke dekh liya hai fir bhi theek nahi hua

Dell Inspiron 1545: How do I bypass the password authentification system?

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:21:07 -0700

When i turn the computer on, it says "this computer system is protected by a password authentification system . You cannot access the data on this computer without the correct password". I did NOT put this on here! How could this have happened, and how do i get oast it so i can use my own computer again? Please help!

⟐ Commented April 11, 2026 at 10:21 MST

Dell Inspiron n5110: My right hinge is broken and left one is just stuck how do I change it

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:38:23 -0700

How do I replace them? Firstly, months ago it was hard opening the flap. I ignored it but later on right hinge just snapped from body and is free now and left hinge is so hard the flap is just open for so long; please help me with it

⟐ Answer edited April 10, 2026 at 19:38 MST

Dell Inspiron 3501: Why does my audio no longer work?

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:15:34 -0700

My built in speakers no longer produce sound. In addition my built in microphone no longer detects sound. Also, the audio jack port, no longer seems to receive signal from external devices plugged into it. The only method I have found that allows me to hear audio from my laptop is by remotely connecting a blue tooth speaker or head phones. As well as using a non-aux cord to connect the laptop to another physical device with it's own speakers. I have already taken this to geek squad at best buy, and they ran a software check and it worked in store, but I am now still experiencing problems. Is this a hardware problem or a software problem?

Dell Inspiron: Repair laptop Dell Inspiron 1720 is not working permanently afloat

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:58:59 -0700

Repair laptop Dell Inspiron 1720 is not working permanently afloat

⟐ Commented April 08, 2026 at 4:58 MST

Dell Inspiron 15: Not connecting to the wifi and not showing wifi name

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:33:24 -0700

Not connecting to wireless wifi and not showing wifi name

Dell Inspiron 5555: How to upgrade the hard drive to solid state drive.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:43:28 -0700

Also how to trancefure the files

⟐ Answer accepted March 18, 2026 at 14:43 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-3521: Why is my laptop not charging?

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:01:26 -0700

I have the power cord plugged in and my computer will turn on but when I take it out, the computer shuts off.

⟐ Answered March 11, 2026 at 4:01 MST

Dell Inspiron 5000: Battery replacement. What is the protocol for your company to fix mine

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:51:10 -0700

Dell. Inspiron 13 -5000 Series.

⟐ Answer edited March 11, 2026 at 0:51 MST

Dell Inspiron 14 3467: Blinking Power LED 1 Long White 4 Short Ember

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:54:52 -0700

I have a Dell Inspiron 14 3000 (Service Tag 91T5S53)

I have been getting a constant Blinking Power LED (1 long white and 4 short ember) I cant seem to find the error code online.

The computer works fine with the power plugged in no issues, but when unplugged turns off immediately, which I thought indicated a battery replacement. I replaced the battery and nothing changed, I still get the same flashing power LED.

The replacement battery is recognized in Windows with a 55% charged capacity but doesn't charge any further nor does it discharge.

I tried uninstalling the Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control device driver in Device Manager and restarted the computer, but that failed to fix the issue as well.

I have ran the offline Dell Diagnostic several times but comes back with no errors.

I also ran the Dell Support Assist in Windows, and comes back with no errors as well.

There are no BIOS updates as I have applied all available critical and recommended updates.

Can anyone explain what the issue could possibly be and how to fix it?

⟐ Answer accepted March 09, 2026 at 19:54 MST

Dell Inspiron 5555: Battery dies every 10 minute

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:48:44 -0700

Battery conpasity is 24% is that bad?

⟐ Commented March 06, 2026 at 9:48 MST

Dell Inspiron 5555: How to charge the thermal paste

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:57:13 -0700

Never had changed it for 11 years factory original thermal paste...

⟐ Answer accepted February 26, 2026 at 17:57 MST