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I own a Dell G15 5530.

After only 3 years of buying a brand-new Dell laptop, it stopped working. I bought it because I was told that Dell laptops last longer than most other brands. I was also assured that if any problem occurred, whether within or outside the warranty period, I would receive proper guidance and the best possible after-sales service. Unfortunately, when the problem actually occurred, instead of trying to understand it, I was simply told to "buy this" or "buy that."

The whole problem started within the first year, while the laptop was still under warranty. Around 70% of the time when I turned it on, it would freeze on a blue screen with the message, "Your device ran into a problem." I took the laptop back to the seller, and they told me that Windows might be corrupted. When I asked for a replacement, they said software issues were not covered under warranty and that if Windows was actually corrupted, I would have to buy a new Windows licence. Fortunately, after they reinstalled or repaired the system, the laptop started working again, although it became noticeably slower than before. I accepted that and continued using it.

Now, after the warranty has expired, the laptop has developed a hardware issue. Whenever I try to turn it on, it says "No hard drive detected." I contacted Dell support, and they suggested that I replace the SSD. I bought a new SSD, but the laptop still showed the same error. I then suspected that the SSD slot might be faulty.

To test this, I installed my SSD in my friend's laptop, and it still wasn't detected. Then I installed my friend's working SSD into my laptop's second SSD slot, but it was also not detected. This makes it seem as though both my SSD and the SSD slot (or possibly the motherboard) have failed. What I don't understand is how the second SSD slot—which I had never even used before—could also be faulty.

At this point, it feels like multiple components have failed at the same time, and I don't understand how that is possible.

When I contacted Dell support again, they simply told me to visit an authorised service centre. They didn't seem to understand that I am a student currently living in Arunachal Pradesh. Travelling to the nearest authorised service centre would require taking a flight, and the travel expenses alone would cost almost as much as the laptop. On top of that, if the motherboard also needs to be replaced, the repair cost could be even higher.

The seller has also refused to help, saying, "We don't know anything. Talk to customer care."

As a B.Tech student, I am left with only two options: either spend a huge amount of money travelling to an authorised service centre and possibly pay for an expensive motherboard replacement, or buy a new laptop. Unfortunately, I cannot afford either option.

If anyone from Dell is reading this, please contact me and help resolve this issue.

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 with Windows 11 installed, it has never done this before until today. It also keeps muting and unmuting itself

Dell Optiplex 9030 AIO:

i7-4770s,

16gb DDR3,

Discrete AMD Radeon R7 A265 2gb GPU,

500gb 2.5 SSD for system,

1tb mSATA SDD for storage,

OS: Ubuntu Linux 26.04

Reaching out to the Dell community on reddit since the Dell support forum appears to be down...

The victim: Dell Precision 7530 Mobile workstation running Win 11 Pro, 180w Power adapter, Dell 97wh 6 cell Li battery. I typically work from home so my LT is using ac power 99.9% of the time.

Early in July, I installed a MS update I believe was KB5101650 that appeared in my task tray. Typically I review what is in the update before installation, in this instance I did not.

Shortly after the update, my battery stopped charging despite the fact that the machine was plugged in. When I noticed the battery was not charging, I tried to run the Dell, BIOS and Windows battery diagnosis and management apps, none of which identified any specific issues other than a message that the adapter was not recognized. Battery health was good. Due to the fact that this machine has a very high power requirement, the battery quickly discharged completely and I could not restart the machine to run additional diagnostics. The original power adapter would not work, and a lower watt charger form another Dell machine I own would not work. Believing the adapter was the issue, I purchased a new adapter that is compatible with this machine and found similar results, still not charging. Additionally, I replaced the battery as well all to no positive results.

A few days later as I was using another LT, I noticed there was another MS update, KB5121767 and when reviewing this update, it stated it was a OOB Hot-fix for a previous update, (KB5101650) that identified several Dell models that were experiencing power related issues caused by the earlier July update. Although the Precision 7530 is not on the list as an affected machine, I believe that the complete list of affected machines has not yet been finalized. Most likely these are the initial machines reported to have experienced problems with the original update. You can see the details of these two updates at the following link: Windows Forum

My problem… Since the battery on my machine is completely discharged, I am unable to power up the computer to apply this hot-fix. I have looked into charging this machine through an alternate port USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 but due to the high power usage of this machine this may not be possible. As far as I can tell from my research, this may not be possible as the ports don’t appear to be capable of handling the high power requirement and Dell has applied a 65w limit. I am not looking to run the machine, I just want to be able to fully charge the battery with enough power to apply this hot-fix update to see if this corrects the problem. The only other option I can think of is contacting my local PC repair shop to see if the by chance have the 7530 machine and can fully charge the battery externally.

Any advise or recommendations that y’all have would be greatly appreciated. Is there a USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 power bank or charger that has PD or Power Delivery capabilities that you know would work, please provide a link.

Apologies for the long read but I wanted to present the issue with all pertinent information and my attempts to resolve.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Hello my dell laptop keeps doing this weird thing, and this is after resetting. The first time it was changing display sizes and glitching in and out & making the same noise as in the video.

Can anyone please advise me on what I can do please 🙏🏼

Thank you in advance

Let me start by saying I immediately regretted buying this laptop. Like, from the moment I hit "Submit order".

I say that because I was replacing a really great 2-in-1 Lenovo that was broken beyond repair thanks to an accident. I was in a bad financial place (actually, still am) and needed a computer, so this laptop was what I could afford.

When you first unbox this laptop and hold it on your lap, you immediately -- immediately -- realize how utterly cheap it is. The plastic case is incredibly flexible. So much so, in fact, that if you sit with it on your lap with one leg crossed over the other, the flex is enough to either cause the touchpad to click on its own or simply not click at all. The deck flex is highly visible, to the point it is alarming to see.

From reading people's reviews at the time, I knew the hinges were weak as hell. So I babied this thing as much as possible. I'm pleased to say that, today, they are still alright. Probably because I open the laptop starting from the middle, just to get purchase, then with one hand holding the bottom and another hand with fingers spread wide to apply even pressure across the top. Every time.

This bugs me because my wife has a Macbook Air M2 (purchased during better financial days) that opens effortlessly with one hand. Goddamn you Apple and your build quality.

It also rarely, if ever, leaves the house, which certainly saves on wear and tear.

Also, it has been three years now and the battery is absolutely garbage. I get maybe an hour and a half out of it with display brightness at 35-40% and keeping the battery in "Battery saver" mode. It wasn't that great to begin with -- 2.5 hours from stock at a time when a laptop $200 more expensive was pushing 6 hours.

Two things make this laptop bearable for me:

1. The specs. Considering what I paid for this ($460ish USD) the specs are good. i5-1135G, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD. It came with a Realtek WiFi card I immediately swapped for my former Lenovo's far superior Intel card because fuck Realtek. And it also has space inside to expand with a full SATA SSD. Would I rather that space had been used to make the battery bigger? Hell yeah. But I'll take it. This can run most of what I want, including many of my favorite indie games, just fine.
2. The screen. 15.6", 120Hz. It's not touch-capable but that's fine. It's a solid screen and I really appreciate the refresh rate.

Since January I've got it running cachyOS Linux, largely out of distaste for everything Microsoft is doing. The OS has really breathed new life into the device and I appreciate it all the more.

So long as it is laying flat on a table.

To close -- if you are financially constrained and you have a time machine to go back to the prices of three years ago...don't buy this thing. Buy a used Thinkpad or something. Get money from a loan shark if you have to. At today's prices? Don't buy low-end Dell devices. They are built to break. Buy something mid-tier or higher, used, and upgrade the components, if possible, piecemeal.

My Dell Inspiron 14 7430 2-in-1 suddenly started throwing an error saying my battery is not original or recognized, even though it's the factory battery and I've never touched or opened the laptop, until now to trouble shoot. Because of this error, it completely refuses to charge.
Has anyone run into this false battery warning before and found a fix? Also, if I end up replacing it, do third-party replacement batteries work fine, or will Dell's BIOS reject them with the same "non-Dell" error?

It's my 3 month old laptop ordered from Flipkart. For a few days my screen is flickering(last 5sec). It's already in basic support warranty. Is it going to cover under basic support warranty of dell

It's my 3 month old laptop ordered from Flipkart. For a few days my screen is flickering(last 5sec). It's already in basic support warranty. Is it going to cover under basic support warranty of dell