20 Most Recent Dell Latitude E5500 Laptop - Page 8 Questions & Answers

u are probably not signed into the computer as an Administrator. Check your user profile in Control Panel and correct it if needed.

PCMCIA, the plate is a dust cover to protect the port when not in use.

You should already replace your charger. its already an indication that it is defective

hi you cannot download RAM , ram is part of the hardware on your laptop, you have to purchase sticks of ram from a computer shop and install it by removing the cover on the underside of the laptop, removing the old memory stick ( ram ) and inserting your new one, but make sure your laptop is capable of taking 4gig as some will already have the maximum amount of ram installed...hope this helps please vote thanks

Pressing Ctrl + F11 should resolved the issue if the restore partition still exists in functioning condition on the hard drive. Seeing as most D600s are off-lease machines on their fourth or fifth year by now, I'd say the chances of the aforementioned partition existing, not to mention working, are slim. You will probably have to re-install XP on your own. If you already have an XP installation. Once you installed XP on your computer, all drivers are available at Dell's website.

Best of luck.

If the system is in warranty, contact Dell and get a replacement Battery. If system is over a year old you most likely need to buy a new battery. If replacing the battery doesn't resolve, then it will most likely require a motherboard replacement.

Does your computer have an ON/OFF button (or slider) for the wireless, and a separate ON/OFF button (or slider) for BlueTooth?

Try each of the 4 settings:
* OFF/OFF
* OFF/ON
* ON/OFF
* ON/ON

Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click Network Connections
Click with the SECOND (usually the RIGHT) mouse-button on the wireless-adapter.
Click ENABLE.

I just want to know, removing battery and docking station, and just use the ac adapter alone still no power on the laptop? If yes please replace the motherboard.

try re pairing your bluetooth device

There are many problems that could affect displays. Once could be as simple as pressing your Fn key and the Up arrow to increase the brightness. Try Fn Key and F4 key after it boots to see if it is onl the proper display.

If either of these tricks work then it could be a power inverter or backlight bulb.

Your best bet is to take it to a computer repair shop.

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what do you mean when you say "enter something on your computer"?

if you lower the volume physically do you hear any sound? if you do it may be physical problem.

have you tried to reinstall the sound driver. go into device manager, right click on "sound, video and game controllers" and look for audio controller, right click on it and uninstall, then restart your computer and let the computer reinstall the driver again.
while you are in device mananger look if there's any ? or ! in yellow inthe sound, video and gave controller section. your problem may be related with that ? and ! item. post back with your findings.

another thing you may want to try after you have attempted the previous solution is to look for an updated driver at the manufacturer website.

good luck!

Hi, there is a wireless toggle switch on the side of your laptop. It slides back and forth to turn your wireless card on and off. It has a little wireless symbol next to it, and you should NOT see red. If you see red showing, it means that the wireless adapter is turned off. Slide the adapter to the ON position, and then try to repair your wireless connection. Hope this helps!

Hi,

Boot the laptop into safe mode by restarting it and repeatedly tapping F8. This should take you into an advanced boot options menu. Use the up cursor key to select safe mode and hit the enter key.

You will see white text scroll up the screen and then stop for about a minute or two, then it will boot to Windows safe mode.

When in safe mode click on the start menu. If you have downgraded the laptop to XP click on run and in the box type cmd and hit the enter key.

If you have not downgraded the operating system then in the search box type cmd.

A command window will open up. In that window type sfc /SCANNOW and hit enter.

The system will now scan all the system file and rectify any problems detected with system files.

When the scan is done, in the same command window type chkdsk /f and hit enter. You will see a message that the volume cannot be locked and would you like to schedule a disk check next time the computer restarts? type y and hit enter. then restart the machine.

If the /f does not work try /r instead.


When the computer restarts it will perform a disk check and fix any problems before booting into the operating system.

Please be patient as the checks can take some time.


Regards.

try the driver which u were using in vists

Right Click on my computer, go to manage,double click on services and Applications, double click services and star or restart dhcp client and see if this works

You need to look and see if the ribbon cable may have come off the connector.

Look at your keyboard.

Is there a BLUE-coloured key in the bottom-left?

Do any of the 'F1' through 'F12' keys have BLUE labelling, with icons?

If so, does one of those icons look like a triangle-shaped tower,
with "arcs" (like ripples in a puddle) around the tip of the tower?

If so, then hold down that BLUE-coloured 'FN' key,
and press that F-something key.

Check the Device Manager for any ! or ? (missing driver) and ensure the contacts of the adapter are clean.

Here's the service manual:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/late5400/en/sm/display.htm#wp1179838

reboot system tap f8 then boot to last known good configuration. if fails do a system restore to the point when it was still working.