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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 Vostro 15 3000: My laptop screen flickering issue

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:24:58 -0700

Screen pixel flicker and my computer screen I try to fix it but the screen issue is hardware related and I don't want to spent money for buy a original screen for this computer

⟐ Commented March 17, 2026 at 4:24 MST

Dell Vostro A860: My display keeps flickering and has lines going across it

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:23:11 -0700

There are black lines going across my screen and it flickers occasionally while I use it. They are still there even after restarting the computer.

⟐ Answered March 04, 2026 at 21:23 MST

Dell Vostro 14 3000: The NVMe has broken, how do I fix that

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:19:23 -0700

Six months ago, I became dissatisfied with using Lubuntu and decided to transition to Arch Linux. I had not yet fully verified all aspects of the new operating system; upon initiating it and removing Lubuntu, I attempted to partition the storage for Arch Linux. During this process, the laptop experienced a failure, resulting in persistent I/O errors. As a result, I discovered that the operating system had been lost, and the NVMe M.2 drive had become malfunctioning. I am withholding this information from my mother, fearing disciplinary actions, and she has not yet become aware of the issue. Currently, I am thirteen years old and am seeking guidance on how to resolve this problem.

⟐ Answer edited February 19, 2026 at 6:19 MST

Dell Vostro 15 7510: Where is the CMOS Battery

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:52:48 -0700

Based on the blinking power lights I have a problem with my CMOS battery. I took off the back cover but can’t find the cmos battery. Please let me know where to find it.

⟐ Answered January 25, 2026 at 8:52 MST

Dell Vostro 1710: Back to factory settings, and clear start up password

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:32:46 -0700

How do I factory reset this laptop back to factory settings?

⟐ Answered January 02, 2026 at 6:32 MST

Dell Vostro 15 3568: Laptop Screen shows Pink/Green Horizontal Lines at the TOP.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:58:42 -0700

I was using it normally. out of nowhere, it appeared. If anyone has any fix or has faced this problem please let me know…!!!!

⟐ Commented December 14, 2025 at 5:58 MST

Dell Vostro 1520: Power ON starting booting problem

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 06:57:18 -0700

My laptop not able to power ON, it is not getting started, not booting

⟐ Commented November 29, 2025 at 6:57 MST

Dell Vostro 15 5568: Keyboard keys issue Some keys automatically pressed.

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:33:13 -0700

When I press one key on my Dell Vostro 15 5568 laptop keyboard, other keys are also pressed automatically. For example, when I press the Alt key, 0 and 1 appear, and when I press Num Lock, the keys Q, W, E, and R are triggered.

⟐ Answered November 12, 2025 at 16:33 MST

Dell Vostro 1550: Always ON time display white screen

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:17:14 -0700

ON time display white screen apperar, after direct ON/OFF trying Display appear properly. Display good everything good on the time of ON this problem arrived.

⟐ Commented November 10, 2025 at 0:17 MST

Dell Vostro 15 7500: Very slow booting and lag

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:01:49 -0700

My pc boots very slow and lag very much and sometimes does not boot properly

⟐ Answered September 30, 2025 at 9:01 MST

Dell Vostro 14 3000: Why is wifi icon not showing

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 05:03:03 -0700

Why is wifi icon not showing

⟐ Answered July 21, 2025 at 5:03 MST

Dell Vostro 14 3000: Why is speaker not working?

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:45:09 -0700

Error in speaker

Dell Vostro 5490: How to add more ram to the laptop

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:24:36 -0700

How to increase ram to my pc

⟐ Answered July 17, 2025 at 7:24 MST

Dell Vostro 3000 Series: I spilled coffee on my laptop, it works fine, professional cleaning?

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 05:07:18 -0700

i accidentally spilled some coffee on my laptop (Dell vostro 3520), it was the leftover water from the melted ice in the bottom of the glass, mixed with sugar and instant coffee, and after frantically turning it off and drying the liquid which only cover the top right quarter of my keyboard, i left the laptop dry for 48 hours, and then turned it on and it works with no issues Thank God, but google seems to suggest that i should send it to a repair shop and get it cleaned internally because the sugary coffee mix could lead to problems later.
all the keys work fine, and the systems seem ok too, do i need to get my laptop opened and cleaned?

Dell Vostro 3560: No bootable devices found

Tue, 06 May 2025 23:13:41 -0700

No bootable devices found

⟐ Commented May 06, 2025 at 23:13 MST

Dell Vostro 15 7510: Where to buy the 6-cell battery replacement for the DELL Vostro 7510?

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:16:10 -0700

Hello,

I want to upgrade the battery on my laptop - which comes with a 3-cell (56 Wh) battery. According to the Vostro 15 7510 service manual, "Vostro 15 7510 also supports 6-cell (86 Wh) battery."

Unfortunately, on the DELL website, I only seem to be able to find the 3-cell version, but I came accross this product on iFixIt (Dell 69KF2 Battery), which appears to have the exact same specifications as the 6-cell battery detailed on the DELL website as well as physically seems to have the same mounting holes.

The question is: does anybody know if this is the right battery? If not, where could I find it?

Comparison of the two battery screenshots:

Thanks!

⟐ Commented April 27, 2025 at 3:16 MST

Dell Vostro 1500: Vostro 1500 will not boot properly

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:08:04 -0700

Safe mode diagnostics says:

No boot sector on internal hard drive

No bootable devices--strike F1...F2...F5

I recently bought this laptop and just want to get it to load properly.

⟐ Answer edited April 24, 2025 at 21:08 MST

Dell Vostro 15 3568: How to make a Laptop run like a Desktop?

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 03:58:56 -0700

I have a Dell Vostro 15 3568 Laptop for the past 8 years. Have changed the keyboard and upgraded to an SSD through an external local vendor before 4 years. Before 2 weeks my laptop tumbed down on the floor making the external keyboard (usb) crashing into its screen damaging its display. Succesfully seperated the damaged screen and ordered a new display by referencing the part number of the screen. It look almost 10 days for the newly ordered screen to arrive. In the mean time, I had my damaged screen intact and accessing my laptop to an external HDMI Monitor. Everything was fine until I decided to remove the old screen from my laptop by myself. I don't know what went wrong but my laptop was turning off exactly after a minute with a beep. I assumed that, Some PC makers restricted the machines with some mandatory connections to pe present. Soon my new Display arrived. I connected everything and my laptop is fine for the first run with the new display but from the second time (after fitting the screen inside the chassis) the new screen also started showing grains everywhere. I seriously still doubt that the current problem is not display but some cables related. So I thought of unplugging the display and fiting it again. Unfortunately., The cable got de-soldered on my hands. It' a 30 pin Full HD. I gues Totally I need to replace 2 cables which I removed from the laptop. One is the 30 pin Full HD cable and other is the power cable where the WLAN intel chip was also soldered with which goes to the laptop screen. I thought the second cable is the power cable to display. Now, my Laptop is not turning on. What to do? Please Help. Thanks.

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⟐ Commented April 12, 2025 at 3:58 MST

Dell Vostro 3700: Upgrade components for Dell Vostro 3700

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:44:57 -0700

What is best CPU upgrade for the Dell Vostro 3700

⟐ Commented April 10, 2025 at 0:44 MST