Dell Studio 15 Laptop - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

any available touch pad on the market is windows compatible. just try out which works for your needs.

Hi Try the following: 1. Fn + F2 2. Update or install latest version of wireless drivers. 3. The problem could be with the F2 and F4 Keys on the keyboard, in this case the keyboard needs to be replaced. You can reach out vendor for a replacement if it is under warranty.

It may be an issue with your harddrive

yes, how ever you must format them install windows 2003 server first on its own partion on the hard drive, and then install windows xp in its own hard drive.

how ever,, each OS has its own operating system, and depending on what your planning to actually do with them may determine how well thier gonan work. Example if your just gonna use them for class room exercises so your students can learn and manage a lan website on their computers then it might be ok. if you wanna host actually websites, then your gonna run into a lot of issues especially with space.

your avg dell studio specs
Processor

• Processor Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 / 2.1 GHz
• Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
• 64-bit processor Yes
• Data bus speed 800.0 MHz
• Chipset type Mobile Intel PM965 Express

Memory

• Type L2 cache
• Cache size 3.0 MB

RAM

• Installed Size 3.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
• Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 400.0 MHz

these are all well above what you would need to run the OS.

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I done this step but still m not get my display

on the keyboard where all the numbers are written (on the right hand side) try the very top left key

on the dvd drive, there should be a small hole, use a pin and push into that hole, it will manually eject the drive

It could be a virus, run anti virus to clean this up

Right click on the speaker icon from system tray (on the right hand bottom corner) Select Troubleshoot sound problems

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Check if the button for opening the disc drive isn't damaged and stuck in. Try cleaning that, restart laptop and try again

Could be a software problem. Can you start in safe mode ?

It might be cloged and unballanced with dust Try using a compressed air cleaning bottled . to remove the dust, if it is still making noise I would suggest that you have it repaires because if it stop completely it could overheat your motherbord and cause dammage

Have you tried removing and replacing the battery, while the computer is open ?. Sometime this method reset the charging process

It sounds like the DVD drive button is damaged or faulty - I would just continue to use the eject from the Windows,explorer window or have the drive replaced.

If you cannot eject a DVD or CD from the drive, you will find a small hole in the drive cover - Take a paper clip and straighten it, then poke the clip through the hole, then gently but firmly push, and the tray will open.

There are 2 settings at least for volume. One is within you tube and the other is the computer system volume. The system volume generally can be found at the bottom right of the task bar. It will look like a speaker. Right click or left click that for different options

Find your way into control panel and check mouse settings I believe the middle mouse button is adjusted there. The details are different with each brand of mouse but this should point you in the right direction.

Favourites are stored in C:\Users\name_of_user\Favorites. Put in your own name! You can copy the files there to the library of your choice.

What are you trying to install? ·Did you get any error message along with the error code? ·Did you make any changes on your computer prior to this issue? Let's try these steps and check if it helps. Method 1 Unregister Windows Installer, and then reregister Windows Installer. To do this, follow these steps: 1. On the "Start" menu, click "Run. 2. In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /unreg", and then press ENTER. 3. On the "Start" menu, click "Run". 4. In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /regserver", and then press ENTER. Method 2 Check permissions within the Installer folder. To do this, follow these steps. 1.Click on Start and in the Start Search bar > type in > c: /windows/installer. 2.Right click on c: /windows/installer at the top under programs and click properties. 3.Click on the security tab > Verify if System and Administrator account has Full access permissions. 4.The Everyone account should have read and execute permissions, List Folder Contents, and Read.