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Dell Inspiron 1545: Laptop start helemaal niet op

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 21:32:06 -0700

Lader geeft blauwe led dus werkt, en verwacht dat als ik lader loskoppel van het stopcontact dat het blauw ledje snel uitgaat,terwijl lader nog gekoppeld is aan laptop, maar dat gebeurt niet en led lampje blijft aanstaan voor lange tijd. alsof er geen stroom meer binnenkomt op de moederbord?

⟐ Answered november 25, 2023 at 21:32 MST

Dell Inspiron: My laptop has not been on for the past 6 years and still cannot turn o

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:10:52 -0700

Laptop not been on for past 2 years booting problems but am using hp charger

Dell Inspiron 1525: Subject: BIOS Password Assistance for Dell Inspiron 1525 Dear Dell Su

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:37:09 -0700

Subject: BIOS Password Assistance for Dell Inspiron 1525

Dear Dell Support,

I recently purchased a used Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. Unfortunately, it is protected by a BIOS password, and I do not know the password.

The details are:

- Model: Dell Inspiron 1525

- Service Tag: HL5564J

- BIOS Challenge Code: HL5564J-595B

I understand that you may need to verify ownership before providing any assistance. Please let me know if this Service Tag is still supported and whether you can help me remove or reset the BIOS password.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Kind regards.

⟐ Answer edited augustus 07, 2026 at 20:37 MST

Dell Inspiron 14-7440 2-in-1: year old smoothie spill on laptop, can my laptop be fixed?

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:05:08 -0700

hello! some background info/context:

almost an entire year ago now, i spilled a bit of smoothie on my laptop (dell inspiron 14 7445 2-in-1 is what it said when i checked the qr code) it wasnt much i dont think, and was on the top left corner of the keyboard. i turned it off almost immediately. at the time, i was at my grandparents, and nothing could be done until i got home a few weeks later. i told my dad about the issue, and he agreed to take it to get repaired

the spill happened in around october of 2025. it took him until late january 2026 to take it to bestbuy to get it looked at. due to a lot of personal family issues, there was nothing i couldve done to have gotten it looked at any sooner. however, the worker at best buy did not even look at it before saying that the motherboard was probably shot, and that it would cost over $700 to repair. so we left.

afterwards, my dad ended up opening it up and agreed that the motherboard looked dirty and likely couldnt be fixed. he was stingy about me looking at it myself, as ive never done a tech repair before.

fast forward many many months to today, where i finally was able to look inside the laptop myself. i noticed that the keys around where the spill was are no longer sticky, which they were INCREDIBLY sticky initially, which i cant tell if this is a good sign or not. i took the back off, and from what little bit of the motherboard i can see, it genuinely doesnt look dirty at all to me. i wanted to try to remove some more pieces so i could get a better look and see what all might need cleaning or if it just needed to be replaced, but couldnt get the battery out because of how hard the screws were to remove. im going to try again tomorrow morning with some help

the computer still hasnt been turned on since the initial spill, it was briefly charged before being taken in to bestbuy (legitimately for maybe like 10 minutes at the absolute most) but aside from that, nothing has been done

all this to say and with pictures provided, can this laptop be saved?

any help at all will be appreciated, thank you! :)

⟐ Answer edited augustus 07, 2026 at 10:05 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5558: Can I just turn off my internal speaker?

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:52:08 -0700

My laptop's been beeping 5 short times whenever I turn it on for the last three years, and I've changed the CMOS battery, but it didn't fix it. Everything works perfectly, and while I'm using the computer there are no beeps, just when it boots and sometimes when the lid is closed and I open it.
I can't take it anymore, I can't turn on my laptop at night or take it anywhere because the beeps are so loud. Can I just disconnect my internal speakers? Are there any big consequences from that?

⟐ Commented augustus 06, 2026 at 17:52 MST

Dell Inspiron 14R: Half of the Screen Broken

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:30:16 -0700

I dropped the laptop on a carpeted floor. The screen itself did not crack or shatter, but now only the left hand side of the screen works. It is split right down the middle at the webcam. It still has color. It works fine when I hook it up to an external monitor, and other than that there is only a small crack on the cover-corner where it hit the ground. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

⟐ Commented augustus 02, 2026 at 22:30 MST

Dell Inspiron 7348 2-in-1: Dell Inspiron 7348 2-in-1 SSD and RAM upgrade options?

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:51:33 -0700

Thanks for posting this guide! Good to know that I am not the only one who still happily uses an Inspiron 13 7348 and who keeps it running by working on its software and hardware. I hope that replacing the RAM had the desired effect. I was wondering where to start in order to speed up my Dell laptop - either by replacing the RAM or by replacing the HDD hard drive with an SSD hard drive. I think I will go for the SSD hard drive first. Any experience with this? And about the RAM: What was the capacity of the RAM module that you inserted? I think only the preinstalled size (8GB) is possible, 16GB doesn't work, right?

All my best wishes from Germany,

Magnus

⟐ Answer accepted juli 21, 2026 at 15:51 MST

Dell Inspiron 1545: Laptop not booting, fan spin for a few seconds then stops...

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:06:34 -0700

Hello, whenever I try booting in the fan spins for a few seconds and then it stops. There is no input on the LCD. So I tried it with an external monitor. Still no luck.

⟐ Commented juli 20, 2026 at 13:06 MST

Dell Inspiron 14": whats the deal with the bios?

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:40:25 -0700

Why does my laptop change my sign in method? I prefer and have my laptop set for facial recognition. After a few days the laptop decides to use my pin. OK I'd prefer to use my password instead of my pin but the sign in options won't let me. I have to go through "forgot my pin" and try to work my way through. most of the time it won't let me. I've tried going through the IFFUI or whatever it's called page where the Bio's are and boot system etc. It always turns into a loop. After a few days,,surprise ,surprise it's using facial again. Not a big problem but it is a glitch and a sign of bad things to come. Wah for is da madder?

⟐ Commented juli 19, 2026 at 8:40 MST

Dell Inspiron 1545: forgot the password for my laptop

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 01:47:05 -0700

hi i can't get passed the part were my dell asks for the password i put in but have forgotten it how do i reset my password and access my laptlaptop pleeease help thank you

⟐ Commented juli 18, 2026 at 1:47 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5593: Bluetooth not connecting and working

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:59:54 -0700

i connect to any Bluetooth output speaker or headphones the voice is broken and cant hear anything

⟐ Commented juli 09, 2026 at 22:59 MST

Dell Inspiron 3537: I didn't shut down my laptop.

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:00:48 -0700

എൻ്റെ ലാപ്ടോപ്പ് ഞാാൻ ശടൗൻ ചെയ്തില്ല

ഷട്ടർ താത്തി ബേട്ടറി ഇറങ്ങി പോയി

ഇപ്പോൾ charge കേറുന്നില്ല ലാപ്പ് ഓണാവുന്നില്ല

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I didn't shut down my laptop.

The lid closed, and the battery drained completely

Now, it won't charge or turn on.

⟐ Edited juli 09, 2026 at 18:00 MST

Dell Inspiron 5555: Flash of screen keeps trying to load and then Flashs white repeating

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:50:57 -0700

I'm sure it could be a bad hdd

⟐ Answer accepted juli 09, 2026 at 12:50 MST

Dell Inspiron 3537: Battery not charging, board faulty

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:37:08 -0700

The battery no longer charges, but the power pack is good, the fault is from the motherboard, how can I fix it? I guess a component needs to be changed,

Thanks

⟐ Answer edited juli 09, 2026 at 9:37 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-7506: It’s charging but it’s not turning on

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:20:08 -0700

It’s charging but not turning on

⟐ Answered juli 04, 2026 at 21:20 MST

Dell Inspiron 1525: error code 0xc000014c I have no manuel or disc

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:00:34 -0700

I have no Manuel or disc ,how do I repair error code 0x000014c

⟐ Answered juni 30, 2026 at 22:00 MST

Dell Inspiron 15": WD Scorpian Blue 750 MB Hard disk failed - showing as ASMT 2115

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:01:38 -0700

A couple of days back I could not log into Windows 10 due to an error with Windows Error reporting. I tried various things but I could not. So all my data is trapped in the hard disk (WD7500BPKT) .

The hard disk is divided into 3 partitions with Windows etc on one partition.

I was planning to rescue my data by buying an external hard disk. But it shows up as AS2115 / ASMT 2115 USB but I can not see any files.

The box I bought is this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075...

I have attached various pictures.

Can anyone help?

Hi - I have attached a picture of what I get ... it says its uninitialised... I get an option to initialise the disk but I do not want to end up wiping the data....

⟐ Commented juni 26, 2026 at 16:01 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-5593: I just sparked my screen cable with tweezers for 30 ms, is it broken?

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:19:49 -0700

I was trying to bridge the fuse then my finger slipped and it sparked and it smelled bad

⟐ Commented juni 24, 2026 at 15:19 MST

Dell Inspiron 5570: My laptop display starts flicker when I turn it on

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:46:06 -0700

How it starts:- one day I open my laptop for some work and suddenly my screen started flickering and after 5 to 10days later it stopped.But after few months it started again.When I go to dell survice centre they tell me to change the display, I try to put the laptop display in such an angle to stop the flickering but it not worked, but when I connect my laptop to my TV to see whether my graphics card is damaged or not but luckily my graphics card does not damaged, the screen of my laptop display on TV does not flicker, but when I see my laptop it is still flickering.I don't know what's the problem with my laptop please help me out to fix it😭

⟐ Answered juni 19, 2026 at 20:46 MST

Dell Inspiron: The Battery pack is renoved or less than 10%. Please install the Batte

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:54:12 -0700

What will i do as my laptop is displaying "The Battery pack is removed or less than 10%.⏎
Please install the Battery pack or charge it more than 10% for the UEFI Firmware Update⏎
Strike Fl to continue" and when I strike F1 nothing happens.

⟐ Commented juni 19, 2026 at 7:54 MST