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My Dell laptop has Nvidia GPU but it runs on Intel graphics
I have Dell XPS L502x and I bought which has 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M Graphics card
But it runs on Intel Graphics
How to use Nvidia Graphics instead Intel Graphics?
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Dell XPS l502x wi-fi speed is dead slow
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I have purchased a new Dell XPS L502x laptop which has Windows 7 Home 64-bit which has this Wi-Fi Option: Intel ® Centrino ® Advanced-N 6230 (2x2 agn + Bluetooth)
And I have 4 Mbps Internet ...
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Dell laptop connecting to an external monitor - everything looks too big
I have a Dell XPS Studio 1640 which displays in 1900 by 1200 res. Recently, I bought a 19" monitor for it which has a maximum resolution of about 1300 or so.
The problem though is when I plug it in, ...
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Is it possible to add 2 monitor to Dell XPS 15 Laptop?
Is it possible to add 2 monitor to this Dell XPS 15 Laptop ?
Mini DisplayPort (1)
2 total USB 3.0
HDMI 1.4
Do we need to buy extra hardware for this?
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Secondary monitor stops working after computer restart or sleep
Hardware and setup:
Dell XPS 15 Laptop
Intel i7
Nvidia 435M
Win 7 64 bit
8GB Ram
My secondary monitor stops working after I reset or sleep my computer. It temporarily works after doing a clean ...
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How do I force Windows 7 to recognize my Projector?
I have a new Dell XPS with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M and an old (several years) Epson PowerLite Cinema 550 projector. Windows 7 refuses to recognize that the projector is connected under normal ...
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Video driver freaks out, but not in safe mode
I have a Dell XPS m1330 laptop. Recently, the video started breaking up and generally freaking out. I updated the NVIDIA driver, but the problem persisted and might even be worse.
I assumed the ...
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Can you add a second hard drive to a Dell XPS M1530?
I'm looking to add more storage after getting an SSD in my Dell XPS M1530, and I was wondering if there was some way to add a second hard drive, maybe in place of the CD drive as I've heard is ...
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Can I connect two other monitors to my Dell Studio XPS?
I currently have a Dell Studio XPS laptop that I connect to an external monitor with the standard VGA output. I have also bought a Display port to DVI adaptor that I would like to connect to another ...
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How can I write Spanish accents on my Dell XPS Studio 16 keyboard?
I state the model number because generally you would type ALT + to type a letter from another language. But you would have to use the numerical pad with NumLock on.
Most laptops usually have the ...
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XPS M1730 Freezing & Crashing unexpectedly
I have a Dell XPS M1730, freshly installed with Windows 7 Professional 32-bit that every so often crashes completely unexpectedly. It need not be running any applications at all for this to happen, ...
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BSOD During Windows 7 Install
I current have a working XP partition a Dell XPS m1330 laptop along with a working Ubuntu partition. After launching the Windows 7 install DVD from within XP I run through the options for a custom ...
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No Mouse During Windows 7 Install
I'm having a problem installing Windows 7 on my Dell XPS m1330 notebook. When booting from DVD I get to the screen where you select the language; time and currency; and keyboard input or method only ...
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