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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 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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Dell XPS can't boot from USB. TPM maybe?
On my Dell XPS 9310 (factory default) I get
set_second_stage{} failed invalid parameter something has seriously gone wrong shim_init{} failed: invalid parameter
TPM 2.0 seems to be turned on. I try to ...
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Update Dell XPS 13 POST Bitmap Image
I have a Dell XPS 13 9360 running multiple OS's (Win10, Ubuntu and Arch) and would like to change the image displayed when the computer boots up and performs a Power On Self Test.
Currently, it just ...
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Windows USB boot disk for Dell XPS 15 (9570)
I am trying to create a USB boot disk for Dell XPS 15 (9570). I tried unetbootin and etcher (on Mac), I also tried copying files from ISO directly onto the USB (on Linux). I am never able to get it to ...
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Dell XPS 630i will not boot into bios and sounds beeps
I have a Dell XPS 603i which was my fathers. One day it just died and I have been trying to figure out why.
A few things I have done/found is:
both hard drives when connected to another computer are ...
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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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Ubuntu Install Not Showing Up In Boot Options XPS 9575
XPS 9575 running windows 10, after disabling secure boot, switching to AHCI SATA operation, I had to enable legacy roms but it said external devices only so it can boot the Ubuntu live USB at all. ...
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Windows 10 Refuses to Boot After SSD Upgrade (XPS 9360)
I am genuinely at a loss here after almost a week of trying to fix this problem.
I've been running my 256GB XPS 13 9360 for a little more than a year now, and I decided to buy a new SSD to upgrade my ...
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Dell Bios messed up. Recovery fails. Now what?
I've got a Dell xps13 which I bought new about 4 months ago. It's a "Developer Edition", so it came with Ubuntu pre-installed.
Today it suddenly didn't awake from sleep anymore. The keyboard ...
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Dell XPS One 2710 stuck at Dell Logo
my Dell All-In-One PC XPS One 2710 (manufactured in 2014) suddenly won't boot anymore and is stuck at the Dell Logo Screen.
I can't enter the BIOS or the boot menu. When i hit F2 or F12 a loading bar ...
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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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The selected boot device failed. Press any key to continue
I am attempting to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows LTSB on my computer. To do so I have taken the following steps.
1) Procured an ISO file containing Windows LTSB
2) Tested that this ...
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Laptop not booting from any bootable device (UEFI broken?)
I was trying to install Debian in a dual boot with the already installed Windows 10 on my laptop. Now when I boot up the PC it shows the Dell logo and the options to press F2 for Setup and F12 for ...
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Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition don't power up
I'm having a big trouble with my laptop. I'm from Spain and I'm currently travelling arround Thailand and I decided to carry my Laptop in this travel. The trouble is that when close the lip of my ...
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