The Dell Latitude is a line of business laptops made by Dell.
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How to move an existing installation of Window 7 64bit to UEFI (from legacy)
I have a laptop that has Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise edition. It is already filled with plenty of Software and drivers.
The laptop (Dell E6220) supports booting through UEFI, but the insatllition was on legacy BIOS.
When I try to change the booting…
Ran
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What are the three buttons above touchpad in the Dell Latitude E6520 laptop?
I wonder what are the three buttons added to the touchpad/keyboard of the laptop Dell Latitude E6520 as the below snapshot.
I do a google search as here though nothing helpful for me.
If you know that they are, please share.
Nam G VU
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3 displays with Dell Laptop (2 monitors + laptop display)
I have a Dell Latitude 8420. It is connected to a dock.
Is there any way to have two monitors connected to this setup and also use the laptop screen too? I want the desktop extended on the 3 displays. I am using Windows 7 Professional.
How would…
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Enter / Return key stops working
I have a Dell Latitude E5400 laptop running Windows 7.
Everything runs fine on it for days then I suddenly notice the enter/return key is no longer working e.g. I could be writing an email, press enter for a new line but it doesn’t ‘register’ – so…
andygrunt
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Laptop noisy sound - fan or HDD?
I've experienced some strange noisy sound in my laptop. I can't definitely tell it's from the fan, but I think so because HDD failure sounds are different.
The laptop is Dell Latitude E6410, its hard disk and its cooling fan is next to each other so…
Gamal Othman
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Dell Laptop - 100% CPU usage when using Docking station
Update 2: On further investigation, I have reproduced the issue on my windows side. I put the laptop on the dock while in sleep mode and woke it to find it climbing to 100% cpu usage. removing from the dock lets the cpu go down to ~5%. Replacing it…
Tacitus
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Dell Latitude E5550 M.2 slots - what can I use?
I will get a new laptop Dell Latitude E5550, I do not know exact sub-model spec yet.
From the spec sheet:
Two M.2 Expansion slots: 1 WWAN/HCA and 1 WLAN/BT/WiGig
Can I be sure that it will have M.2 slot to buy SSD M.2 disk in advance? What disk…
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How do I turn on Bluetooth on a Dell Latitude E6410?
I have recently acquired a Dell Latitude E6410. It's great, but I can't get Bluetooth to work.
I have enabled Bluetooth for the wireless switch in the BIOS. However, whenever I try and install the Bluetooth driver from the CD I get the…
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Will I see performance benefits from an SSD in my laptop?
I have a Dell Latitude D520 1.6ghz, 4gb ram. I'm looking to postpone a laptop upgrade by getting one of the new Intel X25-M G2 SSDs.
Any thoughts or experiences on if such an upgrade will help? I know these things kill in benchmarks but on a laptop,…
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Why can't I set a resolution of 2560*1600 on my Dell Latitude e6320?
I have:
a 30" Apple cinema display, native resolution 2560*1600
a Dell Latitude e6320
an ePort+ docking station
a displayport to dual-link DVI-D adaptor
The display has a dual-link DVI-D lead fused to the case.
The laptop has:
intel HD 3000…
Sam
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Poor Bluetooth audio quality and delays on Dell Latitude with Windows 7
I have been trying to use an LG Tone (HBS700) Bluetooth headset on Windows 7 with mixed results.
The PC is a Dell Latitude E6320, and the Bluetooth adapter is the Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth module manufactured by Broadcom.
I am able to pair the…
dlux
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Windows sometimes fails to resume from hibernate
I have a Dell Latitude E5540 running Windows 8.1. Sometimes when I turn on my computer after hibernation it will completely restart Windows instead of resuming from hibernation.
When that happens I notice these entries in the System event log that…
Keith
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How to Stop Dell Latitude E5540 Automatic Brightness adjustment
I have a new Dell Latitude Laptop which seems to be randomly dimming the display depending on the apps I open...
It brightens when excel is opened and dims when it closes, as if to be adjusting or calibrating the brightness automatically. this is…
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Docking station sound doesn't work on Dell D830 with Windows 7
EDIT: I can only mark one answer as the correct one but the actual solution was a combination of two comments (updating the BIOS to A15 AND installing the Sigmatel audio drivers).
I have a Dell Latitude D830 laptop that is running Windows 7…
cisellis
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How can I permanently disable the Dell Pointstick?
I am using a Dell Latitude E6520, with a pointstick. I've tried disabling the pointstick, and disabling tap-to-click on the pointstick within the Dell touchpad control panel (screenshot below), but every time my machine reboots, the pointstick and…
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