20 Most Recent Dell Inspiron E1405 Notebook - Page 3 Questions & Answers

This link explains how to do it:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/accounts.mspx

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Thanks, Joe I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/joe_8b8c2cd6ce148309

without more information, nobody can even attempt to help you....what about your "screen switch"?

Your computer in my experience is in short circuit protection mode.

Leave it off as further use can cause extensive damage. Get your laptop computer to a computer technician as faulty components need to be diagnosed and replaced.

Claim warranty support if you can!

All the Best!
damnor01

Sounds like your laptop can't find the hard drive or it's missing the operating system. Hold down the blue function key located next to the sapcebar and power on the laptop. This will initiate a diagnostic program. If it fails the DST short test, you have a problem with your hard drive. If all diags pass then your OS needs to reloaded.

Try this,
In the bottom right corner of your desktop, is there a little picture of a computer screen with a couple of "sound waves" coming off it? If so, right click on it and a menu box will open with the choices;
Disable
Status
Repair
View available wireless networks
Change windows firewall settings
Open network Connections

choose view available wireless networksThen look for the comcast network and connect to that.
If Comcast isn't available on the list, you may have to choose and look in your LAN or high speed internet category to see if its listed there. If it is, right clik on it and choose

F2 I have the same problem but already fix it, it's press F2 only

The Cd player my be dirty, you can get disks you put in there to clean them. Also sometimes the players are just picky and don't like certain CD's..... I'll build brand new PC's that only read some CD right from the start.

Make sure your disks are clean to, with no fingerprints.

Try pressing Fn + F2

Use the select a model option.

use recover cd to recover the OS, if u dont have on download from here

per the E1405 manual
Switches the video image to the next display option. The options include the integrated display, an external monitor, and both displays simultaneously.
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This is a Media Direct 3 patch - does this fix if for you installing this?
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R157449&SystemID=XPS_M1210&fileid=210212
Thanks

You can go to dell.com and enter your TAG number of the computer and download the dvd decoder software that was installed when it was built.

Most Dells have a fn radio button. It looks like a tower, or upside-down V with little signal squigglies coming off of it. Push the fn button and that button.

There is also a program under the Dell utilities on the start menu for the Dell Wireless Utility...usually. If so, you must use that, you can't configure with Windows tool...(uggh!)

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The inspiron e1405 notebooks were shipped with 2 different types of optical drives:
8x dual-layer DVD+/-RW
24x CD-RW / DVD-ROM

the later will not write DVDs

regarding touchpad log on to this link and download touchpad drivers
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1420&os=WLH&osl=en&catid=&impid=
make sure you choose the operating system correct and install Input Device Drivers
you will find 3 options you have to download the third one
Dell - Driver Applies to: Touchpad / Pointing Stick

run a diagnostics
turn off your system
press and hold Fn key ,power on the system, leave fn key
it will start running a diagnostic
it will give you an option to press any key to continue
press any key and you will get 4 options
express test
custom test
extended test and
symptom tree
choose symptom tree
you will get list of devicec
choose keyboard run test
it will highlight some keys you have to press
if everything works fine here
hardware is working fine
then you have to take the system back to day one or use Operating system cd to reinstall the operating system
if you are in United states call 1-800-624-9896

Ok, we must first check, if the Power Adapter, is working, and working correctly. You need to take out the battery, now plug in the Wall adapter, and see if it works, if it doesn't then The adapter may be faulty, you really need to check with a Volt meter. Now if the PSU IS OK, then you have a problem most likely with your internal Power board. This needs to be repaired. Now IF it works OK, without the battery, you may find the battery itself has gone faulty. But again, IF battery & PSU, are OK, then the problem is internal. You will need to get this attended to. take it to a Dell service center,and ask for a "Quote" for any repair.
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?docid=336966
This link above, will show you how to do a factory restore, in the event, that it's a Software problem and NOT a broken laptop.
If none of that works, then you may have to perform a Reinstall of a Windows operating system. You would need to get a Windows install DVD, set PC to Boot from DVD, in BIOS, and boot off the windows DVD, and install a fresh copy.

Check how your power button is set to respond in CMOS setup. Choose the action you want, save and exit.

Hi in this situation you should change the screen once it is crack, and if you still see the black part on the screen you can adjust the display using the hardware control management
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