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

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:34:39 -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

Dell Latitude 13: What causes lines on my PC monitor

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:55:17 -0700

What causes lines on my PC screen

⟐ Answered April 09, 2026 at 4:55 MST

Dell Vostro 13 5000: Monitor/display flickering randomly

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:44:27 -0700

it flickers sometimes random and if i adjust it like moving the monitor until i find the right angle it stabilized. then sometimes if its stable it randomly freezes the display with black outline and white on center (Youtube still playing and keyboard lights still).

Dell XPS 13: Trackpad Randomly Stops Working

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:13:03 -0700

I have a Dell XPS 15 that is roughly 3 years old. The trackpad has recently entered periods where it will not work for several days. I have reinstalled the mouse drivers, and this did not fix anything. An external mouse works just fine. The computer has also been waking up from sleep mode which makes me wonder if the mouse is somehow sending signals even when it is not being activated. Since this issue has come and gone a couple of times in the past few weeks, I'm trying to decide whether this is a hardware or a software issue. Should I just replace the trackpad altogehter? Or is there a potential fix I can try first? Thank you so much!

⟐ Commented April 08, 2026 at 19:13 MST

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 Precision 3571: Dell Precision 3571 Runs Well Then Very Slow after some time

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:38:49 -0700

I have a problem my Dell Precision 3571 has an i9 12th 16gb ram ddr5 512ssd and a Nvidia T600 if I turn it off for a while it works normally then after a while it starts acting slow animations are slow as well as entire apps when I get on youtube the video loads but it will take time to play even if the video has loaded and it will even say if it doesnt start soon try restarting your device it was even giving me such issues when reset and reinstalled windows this morning it was working fine I even managed to play a high end game ran docker and managed to run my programs I left it on transfering some files from my hard drive that had no problems on my old computer and its doing the same thing it did before what could be the problem even while typing this the letters are appearing slowly

Dell XPS 15 9560: Why is my cpu clock speed always dropping to 0.79ghz?

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:52:21 -0700

Okay so I have a Dell xps 15 9560 core i5 7th gen 4gb dedicated gtx 1050

So the cpu clock speed always drop to 0.79-0.80ghz every time I run a game. Thereby causing the game and the laptop to lag.

I’ve cleaned the motherboard, the fans, and opened the cpu and gpu and the thermal paste still intact and not dry

I’ve cleaned the heat dessipitating panel.

I’ve undervolted it yet it still happens.

How do I fix this issue? Does that mean I can’t game with the laptop?

⟐ Commented April 05, 2026 at 16:52 MST

Dell Latitude 3330 2-in-1 Touch: Why is my laptop not charging

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:12:32 -0700

My laptop charging plug broke inside how can I do or what can do to repair it

⟐ Answered April 04, 2026 at 7:12 MST

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

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:35:52 -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 edited April 04, 2026 at 6:35 MST

Dell Wyse Series: My laptop very slow

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:33:43 -0700

My laptop is very slow

⟐ Answered April 03, 2026 at 8:33 MST

Dell Latitude 6430u: Error message is invalid partition table

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:08:00 -0700

Error message is invalid partition table not powering on

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 1545: How do I bypass the password authentification system?

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:59:05 -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 March 31, 2026 at 10:59 MST

Dell Latitude E6530: Laptop powers on, stays on, charges fine, but won't boot to post

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:29:23 -0700

I bought this laptop off eBay (yes, I'm well aware the red flag) and it showed in the photos and the listing description that windows wasn't working properly and was corrupted, received the laptop but it won't post nor display anything. The power light is dimmed, but it tries to find a harddrive and holds/charges according to the LEDs, when I power it off the fan goes from silent to max. I tried swapping out the ram, I cleaned the mobo, tried clearing any possible static, and cleaned anything that could be cleaned. Swapped out the ram and CPU entirely with an E6530 I have with a destroyed screen but confirmed working, same thing.

⟐ Answer edited March 31, 2026 at 8:29 MST

Dell 14 Plus: My laptop not charging

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:45:52 -0700

My laptop not charging

Dell Laptop: Why wifi is not turning on my laptop

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:26:28 -0700

in my laptop wifi is not turning on

⟐ Commented March 30, 2026 at 21:26 MST

Dell G15 5521 Special Edition: Why when I plug in my laptop it turns off instantly

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:32:05 -0700

Why when I plug in my laptop it turns off instantly

⟐ Answered March 27, 2026 at 6:32 MST

Dell Precision 7730: Why is my laptop losing DC power when I play a game?

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:31:54 -0700

My dell precision 7730 had it's thermal paste changed and after that,when I play a game,DC power disconnects and connects, showing plugged in plugged out,even indicator led turns on and off,but when I'm not playing a game,the power is connected without disconnecting

Dell 14 Plus: My laptop speaker not working

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:21:33 -0700

why my laptop speaker is not working

⟐ Commented March 24, 2026 at 21:21 MST