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How to clear 217Gb of <Unknown> space on my C drive?
I have a Dell XPS 15 (2013 model L521X - Windows 7) with a capacity of 680.3 GB on the C drive.
But WinDirSat says that 217.4 GB of that space is <Unknown>
and I can't access it!
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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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PC starts but Windows doesn't, have to go to bios and select boot drive each time, how to fix?
I was installing windows 10 using a usb on a windows 7 device. It said there were no upgrades found during installation and said to take out usb and it should restart so I did that. Once the PC ...
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Is it safe for keeping my laptop plugged in while updating to Windows 10 via windows update
I have Dell XPS-L502X(Early 2011) Laptop with 6-cell battery and currently I'm Downloading Windows 10 via Windows Update from Windows 7 Home Premium-64 bit.
But my Internet Speed is just 512 kbps ...
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Dell XPS 15 in that the wi-fi would drop out every 20 mins
I'm having serious issues with my Dell XPS 15 in that the wi-fi would drop out every 20 mins or so at home. It has been widely reported that the XPS 15 (L521x) has had wireless problems.
I have ...
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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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Dell BIOS Has Random Dollar Signs on Boot Up
On my older Dell XPS 630i, I get some strange boot up behavior that is causing me to be unable to install Ubuntu 16 LTS or 18 LTS. Windows 7 runs fine with no graphical hitches at all. I don't know ...
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How do I install Windows 7 (with Intel RST) and Linux to dual boot on a Dell XPS 15?
I have recieved a new $work laptop, a Dell XPS 15 with a 128GB mSATA drive and a a 1TB 5400 HDD. It came with Windows 8 installed, which is not supported by my employer and must be re-installed with ...
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Dell OEM windows 7 disk
I have Dell XPS laptop, which is not booting at all.
I have Windows 7 activation code attached to bottom of my laptop. Would like to know if I buy Dell OEM Windows 7 disk to install Windows 7 and use ...
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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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Does recovery to factory image remove all files on all drives or just the one which has the OS?
I have a Dell xps15 and I want to run the recovery to set the laptop back to factory settings. I have the OS on C: and have D: which has other files and docs not related to the OS.
Does running ...
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Computer restart loop w/blue screen, can't f8 safe mode
My computer will boot up to the login screen, then after a few seconds I get the blue screen of death and my computer restarts. This continues until I perform a hard shutdown. F8 won't bring up ...
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Error trying to install Windows 7 on Dell XPS13 9360
I just bought a brand new Dell XPS13 9360. It came with Windows 10 but I'd like to install Windows 7 on it because I really, really want to stay on Windows 7 and not upgrade until they pry it out of ...
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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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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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