20 Most Recent Dell Studio 17 Laptop - Page 7 Questions & Answers

you need to trouble shoot that if physically connected, and you can also check if that device detected on device manager.

remove the wireless profiles on the PC and see if that helps - [b]Wireless Profiles

• http://mgmcc.forumotion.net/networking-tutorials-f17/removing-an-existing-wireless-profile-t109.htm

- Vista/windows 7

• http://www.tp-link.com/support/showfaq.asp?id=214

- delete the wireless profiles Start control Panel classic view network and sharing center manage wireless networks
Delete the profiles you will then have to enter the wireless security key for any networks you connect to

The clicking noise is the drive head banging up against the stops. It is doing this because it has lost its home position. You should try a few other cd's or dvds. You may notice it will read a cd but not a dvd. If it clicks on both then unfortunetly it needs replacement. If it read cd but not dvd's then it may work for a while longer but will need replacement sooner or later.

This is common on laptop drives. If you have warrenty they should fix it. If you don;t this is something you can fix yourself. The drive is held in by one small phillips screw. Unscrew that and the drive slides out. Slide the new one in and put the screw back in and you are done and fixed.

A replacement drive should be available from several sources. Prices should be from $45 to $100. Check with Dell as well and compare the price and shipping costs.

If you do a search on google and bing using 'Dell Studio 17 replacement parts' you should find several possible sources. Here is one to start you out.

http://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=search&search=cd+drive

You can find these on ebay as well. But you may take a bit of a chance that you are getting a good one. Ebay can be the cheapest but if it doesn;t work then it isn;t much of a savings.

Customizing the Touch Pad

You can use the Mouse Properties window to disable the touch pad or adjust
the touch pad settings.
1 Click Start , and then click Control Panel.
2 Click Hardware and Sound.
3 Click Keyboard.
4 In the Mouse Properties window:
• Click the Device Select tab to disable the touch pad.
• Click the Touch Pad tab to adjust touch pad settings.
5 Click OK to save the settings and close the window.

Hi
Install the latest BIOS , and optical drive firm ware for the system , it should resolve the problem ,

if the problem not resolved
1. Click on the Start button.
If you're using Windows XP, also click on Run.
2. In the search box (Windows 7 and Windows Vista) or the Run textbox (Windows XP) type regedit and click OK or press the ENTER key.
3. Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder under Computer/My Computer and click the |> or (+) icon next to the folder name to expand the folder.
4. Continue to expand folders until you reach the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class
5. Click on the |> or (+) icon next to the Class key to expand it. You should see a long list of subkeys open up under Class that look something like this: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
6. Right-click on UpperFilters and choose Delete.
7. Repeat Step 9 with the LowerFilters value.
8. Close Registry Editor.
9. Restart your computer.

If it is a dell mouse, it should automatically work after a few things. Simply locate the button on your mouse to power it on, open your bluetooth settings on your computer and scan. It will then add the drivers as a HID (human interface device). If that fails go to dell.com, search for drivers & downloads under support and search for the drivers & documentation.

Find the program to run your camera in your all programs menu.

Yes you can replace it. You need schematics on how to remove and replace the fan.

Probably a Driver issue, install the latest version.

Hi there!
If you're saying that the lights come on one by one then
you're post completed.

Do you still hear the windows load up?

The best way for the problem of yours is to plug in an external monitor,

In that way you will see if you need to replace the motherboard because you have tested the LCD and it works fine,

Try re seating the battery and ac adapter.


Hope this helps!

1) The CD you're trying may be defective or empty. Try a different CD, one that you know for sure is good, maybe a music CD.
2) The lens may be dirty. Open the cd door and blast some compressed air into it

Never load any mini CD into a slot loading Device.

hi,
Normally when you insert a mini cd in the drive it should work!!
but there are cases which it didn't work --- any way no problem for lap...

hope u be successful...........

If you close Word and then re-open it you should find a screen that gives you the option to recover your document.

Otherwise, if you saved it during editing you should be able to simply open the last saved copy.

try recovry software to recover yr file before that scan yr systemfor virus

its a problem with your cd rom .Claim for warranty if u can but dont try to troubleshoot yourself.You may loose warranty the.Please contact dell and theirengineer will definitely help u

If you CD room drive will not eject CD with the use of his button, You use a pin you can see at your CD room drive a small hole use a pin to open your CD room drive. Insert a pin or neddle to the small hole and push. Your CD room will open.

if ur OS is windows 7 it does not need any bluetooth soft..

Do you see the hard drive listed in the BIOS?
If not, probably a hard drive issue - but strange you can't boot from a CD.
Did you reset the BIOS to defaults? If it is a BIOS issue, you could try and flash it to a newer one (if it exists) but if it goes wrong you could brick your computer.

I had a failing hard drive in a laptop which would not boot up. I bought one of those converter things (laptop IDE to full IDE) so I could hook it up to my desktop pc as a slave. I was able to access all the data and transfer it to the new hard drive in the laptop. If you have a SATA connection on the laptop hard drive and your other computer then I don't think an adapter would be needed.