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Laptop shuts down on power brick
Hey there, My dell studio 1555 has started to shut down when either connected exclusively or connected with battery latched inning. There is no issue in charging the battery. What could be the problem? Its a used laptop which I purchased few days back , was on windows 7, have installed win 10...- harishf1
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- adapter battery charging clean install cortana dell diagnostics hardware incompatibility installation laptop power brick power supply shutdown support used device windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Bought a Used Laptop that came with a ton of BSOD's
I have attached a zipped folder with the requested information. Link Removed As mentioned, I bought this laptop used and the owner disappeared after I discovered the problems when I got home. By looking at the event viewer it looks like he had done a fresh windows install in September and had...- Haris Chaudhry
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- bsod clean install event viewer hardware issues laptop overheating thermal paste troubleshooting used device windows
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Can't remove USB device safely.
Okay so whenever I need to remove my USB flash drive after updating some excel files, it won't allow me to remove it safely. It tells me that the device is currently in use and that I should close all programs but there aren't any programs opened. I can only remove it by going into the library...- InitialKev
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- drive issues eject excel files external drive file modification safely remove storage usb used device windows troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Can't eject external hard drive. This device is currently in use.
Whenever I try to eject a certain external hard drive using the little icon in the task window, I get a message that it is in use. I am very careful to be sure it is not in use but still get the message. This is a data storage disc. I am not aware of any programs on it that may be running in...- stevesiegel
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- background programs drive examination eject external drive storage task window usb used device windows tools
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista laptop connects with limited connectivity
i purchased a used dell laptop with vista home installed on it. i then bought a router for my home. i can connect to the internet on my pc which is running xp with no problem. when i try to connect my laptop i can only connect with limited connectivity. i have tried numerous things and then...- bledsoeharley
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- computer issues connectivity dell home network internet laptop limited access network parental controls router system restore troubleshooting used device user account windows vista xp compatibility
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- Forum: Windows Networking