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Dell Vostro 14 3468: Location of CMOS batery

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:08:05 -0700

I want to replace the CMOS battery.

⟐ Answered June 26, 2026 at 8:08 MST

Dell Vostro 1510: Vertical White Line With Split Screen

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:31:20 -0700

Good Day

I have a vertical Line in the middle of my screen and eversince this occurred my screen has split in half.

Is there any assistance in this regard.

Dell Vostro 15 3000: The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:40:38 -0700

Alert! The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined.The battery may not charge.

⟐ Answered June 19, 2026 at 21:40 MST

Dell Vostro 14 3000: Overheating and hard drive not installed shown

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:05:50 -0700

Overheating and hard drive not installed shown

⟐ Answered June 08, 2026 at 3:05 MST

Dell Vostro 3400: Why my laptop doesn't work

Sun, 31 May 2026 11:11:19 -0700

It can't turn on

1. **Without the battery (Plugged into the commercial charger only):

As soon as the charger is plugged in, the Caps Lock light starts blinking continuously, even without pressing the power button.

2. On the battery only (Without the charger):

When pressing the power button twice consecutively, the fan spins for a few seconds and then shuts down completely, and the laptop fails to boot.

⟐ Answered May 31, 2026 at 11:11 MST

Dell Vostro 14 3000: The Speakers not working

Mon, 25 May 2026 14:01:22 -0700

my speaker stopped working randomly at first i thought they were fried but ichecked them and the seemd finr but when i check device manger i dont see them on the list

⟐ Answered May 25, 2026 at 14:01 MST

Dell Vostro 14 3000: My Dell laptop says adapter type cannot be determined

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:25:31 -0700

My Dell laptop shows this error: “The AC power adapter wattage and type cannot be determined.” The battery sometimes stays at 0% and the charger is not detected properly. Also, even after removing the charger, the charging symbol still appears, and the charging light stays ON even after shutting down the laptop completely. Could this be a charger problem, damaged charging pin, battery issue, or charging port issue?

⟐ Answered May 21, 2026 at 17:25 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 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