Questions tagged [dell-xps]
A series of high-end Dell computers
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How to disable NVIDIA Optimus on a Dell XPS 15?
I've got a new Dell XPS 15 (L502x) with an NVIDIA GeForce 540M, Intel Core i7Q 2.2 Ghz, and Crucial RealSSD hard drive. As with most laptops with NVIDIA cards these days, it's got the "Optimus" ...
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Dell XPS 13 9370: screen brightness changes based on window contents
On my new Dell XPS 13 9370, it seems that the display backlight brightness is adjusted based on the brightness of whatever's on the screen.
For example, say I have Sublime Text open with a dark theme,...
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How is the extra mSATA SSD disk used/configured in a Dell XPS laptop?
Some machines in the new XPS laptop range from Dell come with a regular, large (500GB+) HDD and an additional 32GB m-SATA SSD. The only detail I can find about this extra drive on the Dell site is ...
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What is the Dell "FGA module"
When looking at the list of items included with the Dell XPS 15 I see:
FGA Module:
Catalog Number / Description = PPAN1303_023/PPAN1305_027/BTO
Product Code = FG0011
What does it represent?
I ...
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XPS 13 brcmfmac BRCMF_C_GET_ASSOCLIST unsupported
First, I'd just like to point out that this question has also been asked at the Arch forums without success. Further context might be obtained from that short thread. I'm posting here to broaden the ...
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What is the correct antenna configuration for an Intel Centrino 6300 module on a Dell Studio XPS 16?
I purchased an upgraded wireless card (Intel Centrino 6300) for my Dell Studio XPS 16, and need to know the correct antenna configuration. There were no install instructions for the wireless card, nor ...
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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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Why is the Ubuntu VM screen corrupted on my HiDpi laptop?
When running a clean install of Ubuntu 17.04 on a fresh Dell XPS 9360 (3200x1800 display) I was soon shown the following screen after the initial boot:
Basically, the displayed image is corrupt and ...
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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!
SpaceSniffer ...
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Why is the keyboard and mouse freezing periodically while connected to another device over USB-to-serial?
I am programming and debugging external devices such as Arduino and Atmel ARM chips (in electronics development). Whenever I connect via serial (USB-to-serial), I notice that my keyboard and mouse (...
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Dell with Killer wireless has very slow Wifi (but my other devices don't)
I have a Dell laptop with a Killer Wireless AC 1535 card in it.
Sometimes I'm experiencing extremely slow connections (Kbits instead of Mbits) when connecting to my Linksys router at home. This mostly ...
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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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Very high CPU usage for Windows Audio service
I'm using a Dell XPS 13 (3960) laptop, with Windows 10 operating system.
Recently, after I was hearing loud laptop fans noises even when no high resouce programs running, I decided to check, and ...
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When AC Power is disconnected, atibtmon.exe throws a Runtime error
The installer is not working for my ATI mobility Radeon HD 3670 on Dell XPS Studio 16 using Windows 8 PRO 64 bits. Here are the screenshots of my ATI Radeon configuration:
Hardware configuration
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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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