20 Most Recent Dell Vostro 1500 Notebook - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Google shouldn't redirect your searches. This sounds to be malware which sometimes can be difficult to get rid of. I've had success with the free version of Malwarebytes. Download and install that.

Next, reboot the computer into 'Safe Mode'. When you see the bios screen (usually has the manufacturer's logo) begin pressing/tapping 'F8'. Shortly after a list will come up asking how you want to start the computer. Select 'Safe Mode with Networking'.

Once you get back to your desktop run a full scan with Malwarebytes and have it fix any thing it finds. This scan can take anywhere from twenty minutes to over two hours based on how many files you have and how fast your processor is.

Once it's fixed/cleaned everything reboot and let the computer load normally. Hopefully this has gotten rid of it. If not you may have to back up all of your personal files and do a system restore. Often this is the easiest, yet most inconvenient, way of getting rid of a virus/malware.

I hope this is helpful and that you don't have to do a system restore. Let me know if you have any questions.

Ray

Hello r,

try to do this:

unplugged everything on your system then remove battery then press power button for 30 secs..plug back in the charger and battery then try to turn it on..

hope it helps :D

okay close laptop remove battery, open ram / memory compartment, remove memory. try holding down power button for 3 minutes. THEN INSTALL BATTERY , NOT RAM/ MEMORY AND PRESS POWER BUTTON AND IF YOU HEAR A SOUND THAT GOOD NEWS THE SCREEN MIGHT COME ON, OR IT MAY NOT, BUT YOU SHOULD HEAR A BEEP, IF POWER BUTTON REMAINS LIT HOLD DOWN TILL COMPUTER TURNS OFF, THEN INSERT MEMORY/ RAM AND FIRE IT UP. WORK THESE STEPS

I NEED BIOS PASSWORD OR CMOS PASSWORD FOR DELL VOSTRO 1500 SERVICE TAG:DJD5T1S-595B
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To put out display on external device you have to have drivers for function keys installed which are factory there so if you did not reload windows should be ok. The Fn key is located on bottom left part of keyboard between Alt and Ctrl key's and is usually blue. While holding this button you have to push one of the F keys on top of the keyboard. On most it will show couple monitors together on same key, on older laptops it says CRT/LCD. Once you press it it will give you little icons on the screen of the laptop and you can just press it again to toggle between. You have to choose extend option to be able to view on both tv and laptop or just I believe move to display only on tv. Some newer laptops will do it by then selfs. per this manual it says it is Fn and F8 key. This is full and very helpful manual and it tells you how to do everything.
http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/avs/pdf/DELL_LAPTOP.pdf
Hope this helps.

may be it happen by virus
check your running service for isass this sucks your CPU performance

To reset the BIOS password read the information from this link.

In case of your Dell laptop the easiest method would be using software from Hiren's Boot CD as it's pretty hard to open it up and reach for the CMOS battery or the jumper and I wouldn't recommend doing it especially if it's under warranty.

1. Try to contact dell customer support service.
2. Here nothing is wrong with your software.
3. There is a problem in your hardware, may be your HDD or RAM or motherboard is faulty.
So your problem can be solved only by dell technical support or by taking it to a repair shop.

Problems wath could be: 1. conections with motherboard and lcd is faulty, 2. Memoriy module is faulty, 3. LCD inverter is faulty or 4. Video chip is faulty.

Well the Flashing "lock with 9" is Num Lock, the "blue lock with an A" is Caps Lock, and the "blue lock with a down arrow" is Scroll Lock. Hope that answers that question.

Now for the screen being blank usually means there is an issue with either your LCD display or an issue with the laptops video card. Plug in an external monitor and boot up the laptop if you still get a blank screen then there is an issue with the laptop's video card. If you can see your screen on the external monitor then there is an issue with the connection of the LCD displayon your laptop. You can try ifxing it your sleve by opening up the laptop and making sure the connection is firm or you can take it somewhere to get it fixed.

Please rate if this helps

Insert your windows disc. Make sure its booting from the disc drive. Let it load. Select REPAIR COMPUTER. Recovery console comes up. Choose your windows intallation (C:). Type your password (if there isnt one leave it blank), press enter. Type in CHKDSK /R. Let it complete the scan. This should fix your problem.

Use small utensils, such as tweezers, bits of wire or a paperclip. If nothing you try works, you can remove the bottom of the laptop to get access to the interior of the slot. Hopefully this won't invalidate your warranty, if you have one.
Good luck.

Battery complain or not suit for your computer

Try downloading the latest audio drivers from the Dell Support site:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WLH&osl=EN&catid=-1&impid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=VOS_N_1500&hidos=BIOSA&hidlang=en

when it is starting up press F8 key continuously (keep on hitting it). You will then see a menu. navigate to "Start windows in safe mode" and start. Then run a virus scan or just undo the recent changes you did to your system.

press and hold the function key and press the right arrow key.

it sounds like your ac adapter has burned out and won't charge anymore. That's very common... that's why they are so cheap on ebay. Either that or your power plug on the motherboard is cracked or loose at the motherboard (2nd most common) and last bad motherboard (don't assume this unless last resort.)

Well, you can remove the battery and replace it and then start the computer up, but I think the Vostro may have a set of jumpers that say CMOS CLR. You move the jumper to the CLR side and then back to clear the CMOS

One bad lead can cause a computer to continue on a cycle or to shutdown or fail to detect your hard drive

Test all leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions,IDE,SATA

the leads from your ((motherboard to your hard drive)) make sure they have a secure connection and are not faulty or just replace them there probably old and faulty make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd have secure connections and are not faulty even the electic extensions or just replace them they are probably faulty a computer needs its connections to have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error hope this helps don