r/Dell • • 10d ago

Dell Monthly Buying Advice Thread!

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Welcome!

Please post all requests for help regarding buying laptops in this thread. Individual posts of this nature may be removed at the moderators' discretion.

Some good starter tips would be to,

  1. State what laptop you are interested in buying (if applicable)
  2. State what you will be using it for (e.g. word processing, internet browsing, intensive gaming, etc.)
  3. State what country you are located in, as well as your province/state.

Everyone is encouraged to help!


r/Dell • • 1h ago

Discussion Swollen battery

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Does swollen batter falls under warranty if I have extended warranty and accidental damage insurance? Model dell g15 5520


r/Dell • • 35m ago

Help Inspiron 7420 2in1 screen popped out from the frame. Can I do something about it?

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r/Dell • • 56m ago

Help PLEASE HELP ME!! Dell Pro Max 14 Premium MA14250 Problem GPU Nvidia RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell code Error43 after update bios

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I think the issue lies with the VBIOS image. If anyone else uses this laptop, please send me the VBIOS image from GPU-Z, and I will be able to help you


r/Dell • • 1h ago

Help Barulho

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meu pc ta fazendo esse barulho constantemente sem nem está exigindo dele


r/Dell • • 2h ago

Help Laptop wont turn on.

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i have a Dell Prescision 5550 with a bad battery that lasts 20 mins max and suddenly the laptop doesnt want to turn on this morning and the cable has the light, but it doesnt even show up the keyboard lights like before, now its nothing. HELP ASAP!!!!!


r/Dell • • 2h ago

Help Help!

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I have this issue with my Dell G3 gaming laptop.

The keyboard lights up, the fans power on but I have no display and this continuous flashing on the charge port. I have scoured high and low for advice but can't really nail anything down, anybody had anything similar?


r/Dell • • 3h ago

Help Aurora 16 battery's draining too fast while turned off

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How much should the laptop battery drains while turned off? Mine drains up to 45% of its battery in 24hrs. Is that normal? Does anyone else have this model and experience similar thing?
I have already disabled fast startup and every other thing dell recommends to do in this situation and nothing worked.


r/Dell • • 4h ago

Help Laptop turns off in weird situations (Vostro 3500)

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r/Dell • • 4h ago

Discussion Dell G15 5530 is reaching 100ºC on CPU, is that normal? - 16GB - RTX4050 (6gb) - 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13450HX (2.40 GHz) I

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I have a dell G15 5530 for 2 years now, and recently i sent it to repaste de thermal pads on cpu and gpu, but now the cpu is reaching 100ºC easy, at any app or games. When i realized that, i spoke to the tecnician again and ask him to repaste again, he did it, but i dosnt lowered the temperature. I read some posts about that same problem here and some people told that i was normal for a gamer notebook, so i dont know what to think.

I saw some videos on YT, people testing this same notebook on games, and even on a heavy game the cpu reach about 75- 80 ºC.

And i also use a ventilated base


r/Dell • • 1d ago

Discussion PSA - Arch Linux works awesome on Latitude laptops

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I've been using ThinkPad's, Latitude's & Elitebooks for years. ThinkPad's have always been known to run the best with Linux. I just wanted to let everyone know that Linux, specifically Arch Linux, works flawlessly with the Dell Latitude. So next time you're shopping for a Linux machine and browsing older ThinkPad's, give the Latitude some thought.


r/Dell • • 6h ago

Help Dell U4025QW: PBP or iMST at 120Hz?

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Hi, I couldn’t find an answer for this. My plan (see picture):

  • Dell U4025QW, one PC, two physically separate halves (2560×2160 each)
  • GPU: RTX 5070 Ti, OS: Arch Linux (KDE, Wayland)

Option A: PBP with two cables (DP + HDMI)
Option B: iMST over a single DP cable

Questions:

  1. Do both halves run at 120 Hz in PBP, or does it drop to 60 Hz?
  2. Does iMST (DP only) work on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU?
  3. Does iMST also reach 120 Hz per half?

Thanks!


r/Dell • • 9h ago

Help Hi,what this sound

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I have it when i do smth with ssd,like install game and atuff like that


r/Dell • • 9h ago

Help Dell Inspiron 14 failure to post

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My dell inspiron 14 5425 is giving me 0 display out no matter what I do. When I turn it on, the keyboard backlight lights up, the fan spins, and then after a few seconds the fan stops, the backlight is still on, and there is no led error code.

I have tried:
- using an external monitor (no display)
- disconnecting battery and restarting
- re seating the ram
- booting to bios with no ssd
- booting with one ram stick (tried both sticks in both slots)
- bios recovery (ctrl + escape) from ssd
- bios recovery from usb drive with bios file

I have not tried to reset the CMOS yet since I couldn’t figure out how to unplug the coin cell battery. Could this potentially fix the issue or is it more likely to be a motherboard issue that I can’t fix by myself?


r/Dell • • 9h ago

Help Dell G5 5000 failing to boot

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Hi, looking for some advice on my dell G5 5000 PC, Its been periodically failing to boot giving 2 amber 3 white (no ram detected), after trying each ram stick individually its likely not the problem. Ive taken it to a service center twice and for some reason when its plugged in there it somehow immediately works with no issues. I take it home and its fine for a few days before the issue reappears.

After further testing i suspect it could be a motherboard issue or psu but more likely the motherboard.

Any advice on how to deal with this issue?


r/Dell • • 23h ago

Discussion Dell Quality - Is It Me or is the quality gone down even more

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I went to best buy recently and was looking at all the dell laptops, and is it me or do they feel more cheap?

Like the plastic poly carbonate laptops had a lot of flex, and you can tell when you push on the lids that the hinges use a lot of plastic parts rather than real metal plates, like they were designed to brake off after a couple thousand bends.

Essentially what I am trying to get at, the laptops are now even more planned with faster obsolescence than before.

Does anyone else also feel like this, whats everyone's thoughts on dell quality as a whole?


r/Dell • • 12h ago

Help Dell G16 fan fails w/ error 2000-0712

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The left side fan fails and it gets extremely hot even when I run an external fan underneath. Getting error-code 2000-0712. I am concerned whether this could be a non-fan issue, perhaps with the motherboard or GPU. I am planning to open and check the vents. If the fan needs replacement I found this on Amazon. Do you recommend any other fans, possibly from Dell.com? Purchased 3 years ago so no longer under warranty. I am located in US/Canada. TY


r/Dell • • 13h ago

Help Settings say my computer is safe but chrome and mcafee popups say it's corrupted

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I keep getting McAfee pop-ups in Chrome saying my computer is corrupted and needs a virus scan, but when I check my settings, it says everything's fine and there's no security risk. Which one is correct?


r/Dell • • 1d ago

2 years of not being nannied in an office

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This is the 7420 I got issued, after a little over two years of actual work being done, this is what she looks like.

I haven't ever dropped her, nor does she has a single scratch, but the keyboard has melted beneath my fingers and the paint started pealing off.

I just got her a new battery, it's still running just as good as the first day.

But it's such a shame she was clearly designed for failure.


r/Dell • • 7h ago

XPS Discussion What is this dell branded clock and any clue on how much it's worth

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r/Dell • • 21h ago

Help Dell Docking SD25TB5

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I use this docking station with my MacBook Pro but cannot update the docking firmware on a Mac laptop. Dell states that a Windows laptop is required for the update. Has anyone successfully updated its firmware using a Mac?


r/Dell • • 18h ago

Titre : Dell G3 15 3500 : écran interne HS, impossible de voir le BIOS sur HDMI et d’installer Linux

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Bonjour à tous !

J’ai récupéré un Dell G3 15 3500 avec un Intel Core i7, 16 Go de RAM et un SSD. Je voudrais installer Linux dessus pour en faire un serveur Minecraft Java + Bedrock.

Le problème, c’est que l’écran interne ne fonctionne plus et que sa nappe est actuellement débranchée. Mon budget est très limité, donc je voudrais éviter de remplacer l’écran ou la nappe.

Voici la situation :

- Le PC s’allume.

- Je peux accéder au menu bleu de récupération de Windows.

- Je peux sélectionner « Utiliser un périphérique » pour démarrer sur ma clé USB.

- Ma télé ne reçoit aucun signal HDMI au démarrage : je ne vois même pas le logo Dell.

- J’ai essayé d’accéder au BIOS depuis « Dépannage » → « Options avancées » → « Changer les paramètres du microprogramme UEFI », mais je ne vois toujours rien sur la télé. Je ne peux donc pas accéder visuellement aux réglages du BIOS.

- Lorsque je lance l’installation de Zorin OS depuis la clé USB, un message me demande de désactiver Intel RST. Je suis donc bloqué à cette étape.

Mes questions :

  1. Peut-on forcer l’affichage du BIOS sur HDMI sur un Dell G3 15 3500 ?

  2. Existe-t-il une méthode pour accéder aux réglages du BIOS sans écran interne fonctionnel ?

  3. Peut-on désactiver Intel RST autrement ou installer Linux sans modifier ce réglage ?

  4. Existe-t-il une solution gratuite ou peu coûteuse pour contourner ce problème sans remplacer l’écran ni la nappe ?

Mon objectif est simplement de réutiliser ce PC comme serveur Minecraft Java + Bedrock.

Merci d’avance pour votre aide !


r/Dell • • 23h ago

Replaced speakers on dell 7420

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I bought the dell 7420 used on amazon. It arrived like new with 86% battery health. The speakers had issues, they were distorted. I bought new ones on ebay. The replacement wasn't too difficult, however threading the cable on the chassis wasn't fun. Now my laptop feels brand new. Overall im very satisfied with this laptop for $265 on amazon you can't go wrong. Love the thunderbolt 4 and gen4 nvme.


r/Dell • • 19h ago

Help Why Are These So Cheap Compared To Other Panther Lakes in The Market?

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Basically the title. This is from microless global store. Even asus expertbook and xps 14 with x7 358h costs more than US$3100.

I am going to order this to another country, that's why I'm cautious. It would be harder to claim warranty. Plus if anything happens to the laptop after 1 year warranty, I'm fked.


r/Dell • • 20h ago

is my latitude 5490 good in 2026. (downloaded windows 11 by rufus)

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guys , is it good in 2026 ?
(downloaded windows 11 by rufus)