20 Most Recent Dell Latitude C610 Notebook - Page 3 Questions & Answers

YESIf your laptop appears to boot up and the hard disk LEDflashes, then the problem is probably a back light fault. This can be a faultyinverter or a faulty CCFL lamp. Please click on this link and follow myinstructions to identify the fault and possible fix :- http://www.fixya.com/support/r3598095-faulty_laptop_lcd_screen

What is the problem? There seems to be no description of it.

hellogo to this site -- have your service tag reday (located on rear side of notebook). insert this alpha-numeric number and it will ask you what OS (operating System) you need drivers for. Once there, slecet the drivers for the wireless part of the system. good luck !http://support.dell.com/support/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04

Try to perform the following steps one by one and see if it resolves your issue :-Reseat your battery and check if it resolves the issue.-Get into BIOS and see if your battery is getting charged or if the state is "Idle" when the adapter is connected. It may give you an error message about "AC adapter not recognized" and may not charge the battery if its an issue with motherboard or adapter.-Update your system BIOS from the dell website to the latest one.-If the BIOS is already up-to-date then try to over-write it with the same version.-If problem persists then try to see if you can swap the battery with a similar model(maybe from your friend or colleague).

watch this tutorial.it should work for any dell notebook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JqB4lkVxkA

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you will need to purchase a usb 2.0 pcmcia card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=USB+2.0+PCMCIA+card&x=0&y=0

Straighten-out a paper-clip.
Push one end inside the pin-hole in the back of the router,
and hold for 2 seconds.
This will "reset" the router to "factory" settings.

Then, follow the instructions that came with the router
to do the "first-time" setup of the router.

This is usually the case if you have too many items plugged into USB ports.

If you have a USB hub plugged in then ensure it has its OWN power supply or try remove some items and your problems should go away.

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Hi nabhanizatio

DELL LATITUDE C610 BATTERY CHARGE FAILURE

The likely cause of the original battery fault is a very common mistake in the way laptops are used. A laptop battery, working at optimum efficiency, whether of the older Nickel Cadmium and Nickel Metal Hydride or newer Lithium Ion types, is meant to charge under power and then discharge under use, if it is to have a long and useful life. This means that it should be used in a similar way to a cellphone's battery - connected to mains electricity and charged up when low or flat and then disconnected from the power and used on battery power alone until the power level means the cycle needs repeating. Many people, however, unwittingly use their laptops like desktop PCs and leave the mains electricity permanently connected to it even after the battery is fully charged. The reason that people cite for doing this is 'convenience'. This, however, is a mistake.

Laptops have more flexibility than cellphones in that, if they are mainly used in one place rather than as mobile devices, then it is possible to charge the battery to full capacity, disconnect from the mains, then remove and keep the battery until the next time the laptop's mobility function is required (periodically recharge the stored battery if not in use for long periods of time because the charge slowly dissipates when not in use), reconnect the mains to the battery-less laptop and use it like that, ad infinitum. When a laptop battery is fully charged, what it really wants to do is discharge. However, maintaining the mains connection prevents it from doing so. The Power Management System on the motherboard is designed to cope with long periods of either battery powered or battery-less mains powered use, but not long periods of simultaneous battery + mains powered use. A fully charged battery still connected to mains electricity has no means of discharging and various power sensitive components such as the Power Inverter, Cold Cathode Backlight, LCD Panel, Graphics Chip and Motherboard Power Management Stystem can become damaged by the power bottleneck created. Using the battery in this wrong way also gradually depletes the charging capacity of the cells, until eventually, the cells can carry no charge, meaning a dead battery. A dead battery, where the cells are depleted, left in the laptop with the mains connected, is even worse for the Power Managent System because the flow of power to the motherboard via the dead battery cells is inefficient and intermittent, creating battery overheating, low CPU Cooling Fan speed, inferior cooling and consequent internal overheating hazards in addition to potential electrical damage to several components. When damage to the Motherboard Power Management System passes a certain point, even a new battery might not charge - the situation in which you now find yourself. Loose DC jacks, leading to intermittent power drops and surges, are typically caused by the jack being allowed to take the weight of the heavy transformer box on the laptop's power cable. The solution is to ensure that the laptop is never held, carried or used with the transformer hanging unsupported. If the laptop is in use, the transformer should be disconnected, carried, placed on a desk or table near the laptop (if the cord is short) or laid completely full-weight-flat on the floor (if the cord is long enough). Also, a Surge Suppressor/Surge Protector should always be used between the mains power socket and all computer equipment, rather than directly to the mains.

If either the Motherboard Power Management System or DC Jack are ever damaged, your laptop would require professional specialist repair by a Component Level Laptop Repair Specialist, providing No Fix No Fee, Warrantied Repairs ( typically 3-6 months Repair Warranty). I hope this helps.

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Visit http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=LAT_PNT_P3C_C610&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=
and select OS etc. and download the driver(s) you want.

These were sold with HDD's up to 40GB at the time, and the C610 Latitudes use good old 2.5" 9mm height ATA / IDE drives. Largest ones I've heard of is 2.5TB - although I've never seen one in person, nor have I ever seen any 1GB's. 100GB/120GB/160GB are the best deals out there now: you can still get them new, and the prices are fairly reasonable (around 50c per gig, give or take).

You can follow the steps listed in Dell's service manual for this model here:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latc610/sm_en/

Just click on the hard drive line - it's pretty simple and straightforward.

You need a bios master password for your notebook which you can get from Dell or I use http://www.unlockbiosrecovery.com/Unlock_Dell_Bios.php to get a bios master password when I get a laptop with an unknown bios password in my work as a laptop repair tech. They charge $20 and guarantee the bios master password to delete currently set bios password. Giving you full access to the bios setup utility. I use them often in my work repairing laptops and they do a great job. They have a phone number that a human answers in case you get stuck or have a question.

You can remove or change the Window's User oradministrator's password. You need access to a computer with Internet access todownload the Hiren's Boot CD and burn it onto a CD. Then insert this CD into the laptop/computer and boot upthe laptop/computer with the Hiren's CD and follow the instructions. There are very useful utilities CD and it a Linux boot CDwhich contains quite a lot of Utility programs including a password removalprogram. Click on one of these links todownload HIREN'S BOOTCD :- http://www.hirensbootcd.net/ http://67.20.82.163/

On the right below task bar find network conection >>> open network conection
On Local Area Conection ( cord ) right click >> properties rolls down to Internet protocol (XP) or IPv4(WIN7) click properties >>> on general tab choose Obtain an IP address automatically >>> click OK >> OK

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You can download the ausio and device drivers from Dell WEB site,the support download page. Make sure you select your model desktop or laptop,better still, type in the Service Tag number, it is printed on the label on thebottom of the laptop and on the back or sides of a desktop. (If the Service Taglabel is missing then go into the BIOS setting and on one of the BIOS pages,the Service Tag number will be displayed). This will open the page where thespecific drivers for your model computer are located. Also make sure you selectthe Windows of the drivers for your Windows operating system. Click on thislink to download the drivers: - http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

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Not too easy, if you mean the actual jack embedded in the side of the computer. Even if you have an identical jack, it will have to be embedded in the IC board and that means removing the old one - a lot depends on the way it is welded in and the skill of the repair person.

If you mean just the external cable it can be purchased from Dell or a dealer.

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