Dell Inspiron 6400 Notebook - Page 9 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

1. Re-seat the wireless card
2. Reset the bios defaults to ensure that the wireless is enabled in the BIOS
3. Download and install the latest BIOS ver
4. Download and install the latest Intel Wireless driver

See if you can then connect, if not, then try disabling encryption in the router and see if the system will connect in the clear.

Base drivers are also called Chipset drivers download the drivers by clicking on this link
1. Change the necessary Operating System 2. Choose Chipset install both drivers Ricoh and Intel 3. Your set

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Could be a memory problem try removing the bottom panel, and remove both memory modules clean the contact and replace them in the slot

The following troubleshooting guidelines are basic troubleshooting steps. Battery Charging It is recommended to charge the battery while the system is off for faster charge times. Users may notice longer charge times when the system is powered on and running graphics extensive applications.
No POST If the system does not perform a Power On Self Test, there are various things to look for:

1. Check to ensure that the system has a power light.
2. If the system has no power light, ensure that it is plugged into AC power. Remove the battery.
3. If the system has power but is not performing a POST, check to see if the keyboard status lights flash to indicate a successful POST, but no video, or that the keyboard status lights are lit in a sequence indicating a system problem.

1. With the power off and the system unplugged, remove all CRUs from the system and reconnect that AC adapter to the system and try again.
2. Run the On Board Diagnostics (OBD).

Video If the LCD on the system shows no display, or has other LCD problems, there are some basic steps to take:

1. If the LCD is not displaying video or the video is garbled, run the BIST Test.
2. If the LCD is not displaying any video, connect an external monitor to eliminate a no POST problem. A good image on the external monitor eliminates a video card problem or a POST problem.
3. Connect an external monitor when possible for all LCD related problems, to help eliminate a software possibility or video card problem.
4. If the LCD has extremely dim video, attempt to adjust the brightness or connect an AC adapter to eliminate a power management conservation setting set in the BIOS.
5. If the LCD has lines on the screen, check the system during POST as well as system setup to verify if the lines are present in all modes of operation. Run the BIST Utility.
6. If the LCD has color problems, run the BIST Utility.
7. Run the On Board Diagnostics (OBD).

Try reseating the keyboard connection:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6400/en/sm/keyboard.htm#wp1111863
if that doesn't resolve, then see if an external keyboard will get you access to the system, then reset bios defaults
If still no go, replace the keyboard, if that fails the motherboard
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Just to understand your problem your laptop is working properly when plugged directly to the power cord but not when running only on battery? Then it sounds like you need to replace the battery.
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no don't clickf1 or f2 , go to internet icon below on task bar , click right to that icon then click search for wifi , it will connect automatically and you can easily use the wifi , but sometimes it will ask for passwords .

Hi it seems that your Operating System is corrupted, I can give you a link of step by step ways on how to recover it because for sure you got tons of important stuff saved in your computer but you would need you Operating System CD to do this step, but theres still a way for you to find out if "Repair your computer" is present in " Windows Advance Option,how? Just restart your computer and during its booting process , keep tapping on F8 until you will see the "Windows Advance Option" where you can find " Repair you computer" (Note: Sometimes its not there as your option, if that happens you will have no choice but to use your Operating Disc) then you would need this link as your guide... http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/ I hope this will help. (-_-)

replaced your memory card, the reason of hanged is because you already have defective memory card.

Hi,
Obviously the issue is with the computer's inverter cable. It's not the LCD issue at all.
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The inverter is considered part of the LCD display panel and comes with it when replaced.

Right Click on 'MyComputer' and click on Properties.Click on 'Hardware' and then Click on 'Device Manager'.

Check if the Bluetooth Card is detected in this list or not...
If its not there, then the Bluetooth card is not there in the system, You'll have to connect an external bluetooth Usb adapter...

If you are still confused, give me the Service tag/Express Sevice Code located on a sticker at the bottom of the system.
My friend works for DELL, I'll find it out for you..
Thanks and Best of Luck !

Hi,

Just insert the Disc that says : Drivers and Utilities disc and follow the onscreen instruction (Install shield wizard)

Install/click the drivers with a "tick" or check mark beside the name of the driver

Usually the list of drivers that you need to install are:
1. Chipset Driver
2. Video Driver
3. Network Driver
4. Wireless Card Driver
5. Audio Driver
6. Touchpad Driver

Hope this helps.

Every new Dell computer comes with a ONE-YEAR warranty.
Contact Dell, via telephone, and they will trouble-shoot your problem,
and will repair/replace any parts, to fix your problem.

No charge, during the first 12 months of ownership.

Here is a link to a youtube video,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXRmRPur7SY
hope it helps

Hi.

Error Code 0148 means that the Dell diagnostics has found a problem with the hard drive. It is failing or has already failed.
This means you have to get a new hard drive for the laptop. Once you have a new hard drive and have installed it you can use the recovery disk that you should have got with the laptop to reinstall the operating system.




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Right click on the desktop, click on personisation, and then click on desktop background. Pick from there. Hope it helps

We might be having issues with the video card or the LCD
For us to isolate where the problem is coming from
1. Tried accessing the BIOS see if the vertical lines are present
2. If there are vertical lines on BIOS definitely the problem is LCD and we to replace it
3. So if we see vertical lines inside Windows we might have issues with Video Card itself or Video Card driver
4. Try uninstalling the video driver and install a fresh copy of video driver. Else we need to replace the video card
5. Usually laptops have integrated video. So we need to replace Motherboard

An error 2000-146 means an IDE device failure. You can still try run a full format or even a low-level format to make the hard drive usable, but this would only extend the life of the drive for a little while. I have seen enough 146 hard drive errors in my 3 years at Dell to know that you can't trust this drive anymore to hold your data. The good thing is, hard drives are getting cheaper by the gigabyte. Check online for good prices on hard drives. Hope this helps.

- check wireless indicator if its on
- check if the wireless switch is on already