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Dell Inspiron 8600 Notebook - Page 5 Questions & Answers
Forgot Password. Any way to bypass or reset it?
You can download a bootable CD image from this site,
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/, what you will do once you create
the CD is put it in the CD drive and boot your computer, assuming that
your BIOS is set to boot from CD if not you will need to do this. Then
just follow the prompts on the screen to reset or remove the
Administrator password. This is one tool that I keep in my toolbox
otherwise the only option is to reinstall Windows. The web site has
good instructions on the application, I have been using it for years,
great tool.
Dell computer monitor suddenly gone black
If the monitor remains black when you try to reboot, the CCFL (backlight) in the monitor has probably failed. If your look at the monitor from a sideways angle, you may be able to make out some graphics when the computer is on. If this is the case, you need to replace the CCFL or the whole LCD assembly. If you are uncertain, you should check the ribbon connectors going from the main case to the screen. If you get different results when on AC power, this could be a shorted battery or a bad power supply board. If your laptop has an output for an external monitor, you could use this to determine if the problem is with the monitor only, or with the graphics card and/or motherboard.
Power button doesn't ALWAY'S turn on
dear sir
good day
this problem always happen when
1- dust in all over the button so we have to remove the
chassis and clean up around and below the button and it will work after that
2- the cable that connect the button to the board is in
loose so we have to open the chassis and reconnect it gain
but please if you not a computer tech please i advice you go get one who have the experience in doing such job
thank you and have a nice day
No sound at all
Go into sound properties in "Control panel" and click on "sounds and audio devices" or similar.
Click on "audio" and make sure all boxes are normal not greyed out. If greyed out you need to re-install driver. If all there, check volume control is set correctly.
Describe how to switch on wireless in dell
Some Dell inspiron 8600 doesnt have a built in wireless card only bluetooth. But if you have one, just press Fn+F2 and it will enable your wireless connection. Hope this helps.
The volume and Mute buttons on the computer don't
The keyboard's additional keys need driver software in order to operate properly. If you have the drivers at hand just install them. Otherwise look for a folder named SWSetup on your local drive, HP usually keeps the drivers in that folder, and install your drivers.
If you can't find both accessible go to this page and download your specific driver.
http://support.euro.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=ly&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_P4M_8600&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=
CRX830E
Sounds like it's time to get a new CD/DVD.
I can't get the sound any louder than low.
Hello and thank you for using Fixya's services.
This is a common problem with Dell laptops. The simpliest, cheapest solution would be to purchase a pair of amplified headphones or speakers. usually, headphones made for ipods are amplified. This will increase the sound dramatically.
Dell Inspiron8600 display is blank. It begins
If you get the boot image on your screen then you screen is working correctly unless there's something that you not explaining. You can try an ext. monitor if you think it is something related to your LCD screen not woring during boot up. If the ext monitor not showing your laptop to boot then you have problem with your OS and may need to get it repaired or restored.
Cd.rom will not work
When the computer is turned on check in my computer to see if the cd rom is detected (d: or e: etc....) if so right click on it and select eject and see if your cdrom pops open.
If this happens then it looks like it could be a dirty lens and a simple cheap lens cleaner may work.
If the drive is not found in my computer then it could be a faulty cdrom.
When I start up laptp show the
hi,
-there is a possibility that the computer is searching for a bootable device; disable the drive A in the system setup
-if you are using Windows Vista you may press F8 while the computer is starting up and select disable error messages on start-up.
cheers!
Dell Inspiron 8600 now missing the battery meter
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here and click the link to download all on the upper right hand side of the page. Instruction are embedded in the page and the download themselves for each individual download, including what they do and so on...... Unzip and installation of all these is highly recommended to restore your system back to factory functionality......i assure you that the battery meter shortcut is not the only function missing from your system.....you just haven't found the rest yet, and may never need them for that matter, but still i do recommend installing all the downloads that are available for your device, and don't worry, if there is anything that needs to be overwritten during installation, let if overwrite...you'll be just fine.....
so there ya go, sry i cant walk you through the whole process but there wouldn't be enough room for me to spell it all out on here.
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