Dell Studio - Answered Questions & Fixed Issues

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1. Plug thumb drive or USB into the USB port on the laptop.
2. Go to My computer and see if you see "Removable Disk" if yes then you double click here and you will see the contents of the USB drive.
3. load something from the laptop or PC to the usb just drag document or program from PC drive to usb drive.
4.Go to site called "Ehow" to gain more information.
Note of caution donot just pull USB from the usb port it will erase all the information and the USB drive will then be rendered usless.
5. Remove USB in the proper manner that is goto the "task bar and look for the "safe to remove hardware" icon or go to the "my computer" icon select the "removable disk" icon ( right click) and the select "eject" if the drive is busy or a message comes up that it is then closed all programs associated to it and the "Eject" the drive and remove it from the USB port.
I hope this helps. Have a good day!

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• I had this happen on my Dell Studio with slot-type drive. Pressing the Eject key next to the function keys didn't work and the drive did not show up in My Computer. Eventually it ejected itself when I switched off, switched back on and repeatedly clicked on the above mentioned eject key whilst the computer was booting.

You could try downloading and installing another video player eg VLC - Here is a link to the download page - http://download.cnet.com/VLC-Media-Player/3000-13632_4-10267151.html

if the computer is over 2 years old replace the harddrive with a SSD and reinstall windows

SOLUTION -1.You can reset bios password in two ways.1. Open back cover of laptop,2.Pull cmos cell from motherboard, wait for 15 minutes then put it back.3. The computer will not ask password.SOLUTION -2.Using jumper settings1. Find the jumper on the motherboard named clear cmos it has 3 pin .1-2-32. Place jumper in 2-3 position.3. Then put it in 1-2 position again.SOLUTION -3.You can also check another solution by clicking http://www.biospasswordrecovery.comI hope it helps.If you would like to vote for the answer, this will help the others to see the similar problems solved and also will be a satisfaction factor for me to continue helping you.All the best.

Hello Greg! As with most Backups, the method and software doing the backup are key. Backups will not function if you are trying to back up open files or programs; unless Volume Shadow Copies is turned on, and your Backup Software can backup from those. Another hurdle could be that you have decided to backup files that are locked by Windows as long as you are logged in to your Profile. A reboot and log in as Administrator would free up those locks, Can you help us understand what you are backing up with and which files?

Beep Codes Your computer might emit a series of beeps during start-up if the monitor cannot display errors or problems. The following repetitive beep codes help you troubleshoot problems with your computer. NOTE: To replace parts, see the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. One beep - BIOS ROM checksum failure; possible motherboard failure Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 53). Two beeps - No RAM detected • Remove the memory modules, reinstall one module and restart the computer. If the computer starts normally, reinstall anadditional module. Continue until you have identified a faulty module or reinstalled all modules without an error. • If available, install memory modules of the same type in your computer. • Three beeps - Possible motherboard failure Contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell' on page 53). Four beeps - RAM read/write failure • Ensure that no special memory module/ memory connector placement requirements exist (see the Service Manual on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com). • Verify that the memory modules that you are installing are compatible with your computer. Five beeps - Real Time Clock failure Replace the battery. Six beeps - Video BIOS test failure

take the battery out and see if the computer boots up. if it does then you will have to replace the battery. most of the time when the charge lights blinks the battery is bad

You need a system repair disk so that you can boot up to a dos command prompt. Sometimes you might be able to get a command prompt from booting up in Safe Mode. Windows 8 and 10 have a startup repair that will allow you to get to a command prompt in the advanced options of the startup repair options. If you can get to a dos command prompt there is an hidden administrator account on all computers just for when a problem like this happens. You need to make the hidden administrator account active then you can sign on with it and go into the control panel and create a new user account with administrative rights (or as an administrator). You can then copy all your data from your old user account to the new user account that you created. You might get a message such as "you don't have permission to this account or folder'" when you try to copy you data from one to the other, just click ok and it will allow you to have permission. To activate the administrator account just type this at the dos command: net user administrator /active:yes (when you are done you just change yes to no and the account will be hidden again) but you can always leave it active. Enable the Hidden Administrator Account on Windows 7 8 or 10

Without a diagnostic meter to check, it is cheaper to replace the power supply. You could take the power supply into a place that sells computer parts and see if they can test it. They fail, especially OEM and they have a lot of complexity to them .

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

that is a BIOS error. 2 beeps means a post error one or more of the components is not working correctly.

if you like the laptop soo much if you want you go to e-bay and look for the same laptop that would use YOUR RECOVERY CD. the laptop don't have to be perfect you can use the one you have for parts, one of the main thing is you'll have your hard drive and memory card. [REMINDER] make sure if you decide to do the project to have a mini set of screw drivers and a small magnet to keep screws together and a work place. good luck.

Please restart your machine and keep tapping F12 key from the keyboard It will display a menu with options Press enter on DIAGNOSTICS option Let's confirm if the hard-drive is not gone bad It will confirm if all tests are passed, you don't necessarily need to run the extended memory tests Or you can also check in F2 menu (BIOS menu) during reboot if the Hard-drive/SSD is detected on your XPS 13 notebook Try to load BIOS defaults too. Please reply back with the results.

Take a look at the event viewer (Start -> Run -> type "eventvwr" and hit OK) and see if there are any STOP errors right before or right after the reboot time. The machine is probably set to automatically restart after a blue screen STOP error (aka "Blue Screen of Death", or BSOD), but that's making it reboot too quickly for you to see the actual error. Post a new problem with the STOP error code and we can help you out further!

hi Luciafly. see if this link helps you out. Studio 1535 Slot Load CD DVD Drive with Stuck CD you might have been to this link but try it out there is lots to look at and you might find something that could help you out on this matter. Dell Studio Laptop 1537 CD stuck in my disk drive Google Search

Try connecting an regular old USB keyboard to the computer. Sometimes computers won't boot if a functional keyboard cannot be found during it's Power On Self Test. If that is the case, then the laptop's keyboard is fried and needs to be replaced.