Questions tagged [dell-xps]
A series of high-end Dell computers
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Dell XPS 9550 speakers only detected some of the time when booting Arch Linux
I have a Dell XPS 9550 laptop with an up-to-date ArchLinux installation. I use KDE 6 as my Desktop Environment, with Pipewire.
$ uname -a
Linux red 6.9.3-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 31 May ...
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Dell XPS 13 strange power behavior - won't shut down, BSOD upon attempting to hibernate
I have a Dell XPS 9310 2-in-1 laptop running Windows 10. I generally keep it up to date but have been getting BIOS update fail messages occasionally that I haven't been able to fix. It is otherwise ...
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Windows laptop will not turn on after installing Wireshark
I have a Dell XPS laptop running Windows 10. I installed Wireshark from here, including Npcap from the same installer. All the additional options were left default.
After closing the laptop lid for a ...
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Is it possible to change the default of F1-F8 keys from media to regular function keeping the F9-F12 as is on Dell XPS 15?
I know there that you can switch between FN and Media via Fn+Esc. I know there are BIOS options to change the default for the whole row.
But what I want is to only change in for F10-F12. I rarely use ...
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Dell XPS 13 poor performance on battery
my Dell XPS 13 Notebook (9310, latest BIOS, Windows 10 22H2) has very low performance on battery. If I run prime95 max CPU consumption is at 50% and max. speed at 2 GHz. I can't choose the energy plan ...
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Network driver missing in arch installation
I'm trying to install Arch on my Dell XPS 13 9343, intel core i7 inside, but I always had some drivers problem during Linux installations. Particularly, I always had to manually install Wireless ...
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What is the reason for (general logic) of the PEBOOT BIOS boot table entry (or EUFI partion) on a DELL machine (BIOS setup screen)?
The BIOS setup page 'boot systems' for my Dell XPS 9320, Ubuntu variation, is driving me crazy. I disable entries for "ubuntu" and PEBOOT (uncheck the boxes) and exit setup. It looks like ...
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Dell XPS Audio Dropouts - ACPI.sys Latency
As documented across the internet, many users of Dell XPS laptops encounter a problem of high DPC latency, which manifests as clicks & popping sounds when audio is played on the system. For these ...
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Dell XPS 9570 showing BIOS updates in Ubuntu only (not Windows)
From Windows (11 22H2), neither Dell Update, SupportAssist, nor the Dell Support Website detect any available BIOS updates. The site also only lists a single manual entry, which is for the one that is ...
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Is there any way to turn off just notifications on installing McAffee from Dell?
I bought a computer from Dell which included McFee. However I do not want that product, so I uninstalled both their LiveSafe and WebSafe (?) applications.
When turning on the computer a day later I ...
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Migrate from older Dell XPS to new One?
My old work place let me keep my current Dell XPS 15 9510 (win 11), this laptop is perfectly set-up for all of my work and software dev needs. My new work place have issued me with a new Dell XPS 15 ...
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performance issue with Workstation pro and enabling VT on Dell XPS 17
I recently moved from MAC to this very beefy CPS laptop with 64gb of ram and i9 12k processor.
However, I noticed a dramatic performance reduction when I moved my VMs from MAC to windows.
I decided to ...
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Dell XPS stuck at Preparing to enter BIOS setup
I recently expanded my C drive backwards with the EaseUS partition master and after a reboot, it is now stuck at just the dell logo or a 25% full progress bar when entering the Boot Menu or BIOS Setup....
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Slowed/smoothed touch pad movement; 2022 dell xps 15; Arch linux
After using my computer for a while, the touch pad starts to become slow. It almost becomes smooth when moving slowly.
Please tell me what resources you all would need to help me diagnose this issue.
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Backlight broken or not? Dell XPS 13inch
curious if anyone knows (or can guess) whether my problem is hardware or software related?
In the attached picture you will notice that I have a dark grey band on the right side of my screen. It ...
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