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There is no such thing.

The BIOS would support the new chip as it comes with the motherboard. Check the connections for a problem.

No it is not. Different shape and size. Thermal paste is always good to use to create good contact between heatsink and chip.

try doing a restore to when it was last there.

There must be a problem with your power switch on your computer casing, or motherboard or power supply. Detach your power supply and try this, to check if your power supply really works. If the auxiliary fan will turn, your power supply is good Testing your power supply and motherboard as seen on photo If the cpu cooling fan and power supply did not turn the fan, but you have checked already the power supply that is working then you can conclude that your motherboard is need to be replace. But the power supply and motherboard and working, meaning to say your computer casing need to be replace or try fixing the contact of the switches attach to your casing. Have a good day.

Look for a very small hole in dvd door, use a small object like a paper clip and push it into the hole. The door will open.

Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAsKBFL-yI

the only thing to be aware of is the voltage cannot exceed that required for the laptop . for example if the solar panel puts out 12 volts you will need an adaptor before the usb connection to reduce the power to the voltage for the laptop

What OS are you having?On XP you can try this:Boot computer and press Ctrl+Alt+Delete twice when you See Windows welcome screen / login screen. It'll show classic login box. Now type "Administrator" (without quotes) in username field and leave password field blank, press Enter and you should be able to login Windows.Now you can reset windows password from "Control Panel -> User Accounts".On Win 7 or Vista:Ctrl+Alt+Delete won't work, you have to use some windows password recovery software. I recommend Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 .

load the latest video driver from Intel and it fixed the problem. Here is a link to the driver that you need: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=2991&DwnldID=18336&lang=eng

1. Open Desktop Background by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, clicking Personalization, and then clicking Desktop Background.

2. Click the picture or color you want for your desktop background.

   If the picture you want to use is not in the list of desktop background pictures, click the Picture location down arrow to view other categories, or click Browse to search for the picture on your computer. When you find the picture you want, double-click it. It will become your desktop background and appear in the list of desktop backgrounds.

Barbara, You will need to replace the hard drive, an error 0146 is a failed hard drive or bad drive sector. Thank You, Dell-Jesse L Dell Social Media and Communities

not good. usually that means the drive is bad. use til it goes out.most likely your gonna have to buy one down the road. look into ebay to buy.

Hi Jonah Kay, Let me know in what sequence the volume button glow and if you are unable to identify the same then send us a video. Then I can check and help you. Thanks and Regards. Kiran Kumar. #iworkfordell.

go to Dell.com and contact Support I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/wynn_5ba0205233ebfc15

Where is this forward light? I've never heard of that.

HI. Welcome to Fixya.

You can try to download the quickset and touch zone.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=W764&catid=-1&dateid=-1&impid=-1&osl=EN&typeid=-1&formatid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=STUDIO1749&hidos=BIOSA&hidlang=en&TabIndex=&scanSupported=False &scanConsent=False
Hope this will resolve your issue.
Thanks for contacting Fixya. Bye for now.

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

Have you tried different discs? Have you cleaned the discs? When was it last workin?

Have you checked that the Power adapter is the right match for your laptop, are you using the correct power adapter?