Dell :: FUBAR'ed My 1520. What Will They Replace It With???
May 14, 2009
Drops from 6 feet up onto concrete are bad for laptops. It's got fractures all over the base, busted DVD-ROM drive, busted USB port, cracked battery casing, screen broken, screen torn loose from one hinge, won't power up.
I have a full replacement warranty. Since they don't make the 1520 anymore, what will they replace it with? Does Dell have bins of new, older parts that they can use to put together a new 1520 or would they just replace it with a Studio 15 or something
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Sep 13, 2009
So I have a good feeling the harddrive on my XPS m1530 is about to die. Naturally, I would want to be prepared to replace it so im doing the research now.
the current hdd:
Samsung Spinpoint M6 251JI 8mb cache 540RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s
what concerns me is the sata plug... are they all the same?
more recent lappy hdds are SATA 3Gb/s 16 mb cache or something on that line. so im wondering if a hdd like that would work with my laptop.
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Nov 1, 2009
Would it be feasible to replace the1280x800 LED LCD with a 1440x900 LED LCD on my e6400?
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Jul 20, 2007
If you want any other pictures let me know. I know they're a bit blurry but the camera isn't cooperating on where it wants to focus.
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Mar 20, 2009
So I'm trying to upgrade my ram, right now I have 2Gb that the system sees, however when I crack open the back all I see is 1 slot that has 1 chip in it which is a 1GB chip...
Does anyone know where the other RAM slot is?..
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Oct 30, 2009
why when i'm watching simple flash movies for more than 3 minutes in full screen my laptop gets real warm...the cpu gets crazy... 70 even 80c...?
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Jun 3, 2009
I've had my Dell 1520 for 18 months now and had next to no problems but today I turned on my notebook and was presented with a "Found New Hardware" window claiming Windows needed to install driver software for my "Bluetooth Peripheral Device"
I click the "locate and install driver software (recommended)", it searches for the driver and then asks me to install from a disc...which i don't have. Then when I check for a "solution online" it tells me my Broadcom Bluetooth Device isn't compatible with Windows Vista, yet i've been using it perfectly fine for the past 18 months...Help!
I tried uninstalling the Widcomm software I got from the Dell Website, restarting and then re-installing but I still get 2 "Other devices - Bluetooth Peripheral Device" in the device manager and this never ending cycle of asking for a driver to be installed.
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Jan 24, 2009
i am having some problems with my 1520 and i was wondering how to go about reformatting it back to "new"?
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Jul 30, 2007
I read on the net there is an issue with Dell product breaking down and bad customer service. Also can anyone tell me can I play Directx10 games with medium setting on this notebook. How fast it is?
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Oct 26, 2008
After rebooting I got an error message that I was missing hal.dll and that windows could not stat. Note: XP has been working great for about 8 months now.
I got this message after trying to boot in safe mode as well.
I put the XP installation disk in and went through the recovery process but no dice. It just loads up the dell logo then goes to a black screen but no more error message. I can hear the hard drive spinning.
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Jan 6, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqP2gosv_yE
Its been doing this for a while. Just wondering if I should buy a new set of hinges or maybe a new lid?
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Apr 13, 2009
There was a problem with my hard disk and dell was supposed to send me a new one. When it arrived, it came with a new processor.
I didn't realize that I had to install a new cpu but I've decided to anyway. To replace it, do I have to remove the enitre bottom casing of the laptop?
If I do, what is the best way to snap it out of place without breaking anything? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Nov 15, 2008
I was thinking of trying to upgrade a couple of parts of my Dell 1520, namely the hard drive and cpu (i've been told the 8600M GT is the best graphics card the 1520 can handle?).
Now I don't have a clue about what processors I'm able to upgrade to whatsoever, so if anyone can stear me in the right direction that would be fantastic. My current Dell 1520 uses an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 @ 2.0GHz if that helps at all?
As for the hard drive, is the "Western Digital 320GB 2.5" Hard Drive Scorpio Black SATAII 7200rpm" drive compatible? I think the 1520 uses SATA right?
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Oct 9, 2009
Recently my fan has been making a lot of noise whenever it starts up.
Sometimes it sounds like it's getting caught on something as it spins and it trips for a few seconds. Other times it makes a high pitched, not particularly loud but noticeable, noise,
or it'll sound like it's blowing out a lot of air, usually more then it really is. It's also made a sort clicking sound before, similar to the noises a processor on a normal computer might make when loading or booting or something, but I know it's for sure coming from the fan
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Sep 5, 2009
First of all I wanna say that I'm a new member on this site. I've checked it out a few times and it seems that people get good help and tips so I decided to register too.
Anyway I bought an inspiron 1520 right about 2 years ago. It's my first laptop and I havent had any troubles with it whatsoever and it's been surving me great.
However 2 years of wear and tear have taken its toll on the outside plastic cover of the computer. One of the corners is cracked (the one to the right of the volume and play/pause buttons) the metal part is a bit bent but it's nothing serious .......
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Aug 30, 2009
A month after getting my new toshiba (insignature) and letting my sister being to use my old laptop because her 9 year old system decided to fail at life.. the computer decides to fail completely.
I have no idea what the issue is... The laptop will turn on, and turn on I mean the power light will come on for a second or two.. and then the light with go back out and the computer is completely off
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Jan 21, 2009
I have an Inspiron 1520 with a GeForce 8600M GT graphics card.
I spilled some coke on it some time ago, and had to replace the keyboard, and also the media buttons don't work really well, so I purchased a new palmrest.
My problem is, that the TV-Out doesn't work anymore... although...it does work, in the way that I can figure out some image on the TV, but it's all black&white and flickering. Also, when Windows boots up, I can't see the "Welcome" screen, it's just black,
and suddenly the desktop appears with all the loading apps. It's 100% TV-Out related, because I recently reinstalled Windows, and it went just fine until I tried again the tv-out (which still did not work).
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Mar 2, 2013
Yesterday I noticed that the machine had rebooted itself and was stuck at the green bar. I powered down and turned it on again, and got the "Windows did not start properly" screen.
I chose Safe Mode, but partway through the boot, it restarted again and went back to the same screen.
No matter what I choose I can't get Windows to boot.
So I then put the DVD in the machine and it would not boot from there. It went straight to booting from the hard drive with the same result.
I changed the boot sequence in the BIOS so that the DVD was first, and it still would not read from the DVD.
Giving up in disgust, I tried again several hours later. This time it would read off the DVD so I thought I was on the road to recovery.
But it still doesn't boot. Most of the time I am getting to a black screen with a large white cursor on it, and go no further.
One time, and one time only, I got as far as the menu you get when you start with the DVD, I chose repair my computer, and then it proceeded to sit there and do absolutely nothing again. [Note also - it took a very long time to go from the black screen to the Vista screen - way longer than normal]
So I now suspect a hardware failure. Hard Drive? RAM? I can on occasion see the hard drive light flashing for extended periods of time.
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May 6, 2009
And how do they determine it? My word? Tests?
My M1530 will hit one year old at the end of the month. My battery life is just sort of crappy. As a test I charged it up to 100% then unplugged it. I dimmed the screen to about 50%, turned off Wifi, then just let it sit idle. Nothing running. The battery lasted about 90 minutes.
Clearly not great, but does that sort of performance warrant a replacement?
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Sep 15, 2009
My laptop is still having heat issues and they told me I could exchange the M1730 for a new XPS 16 with the 4670 and 1080P screen... I asked about the M17x and he says they cannot switch brands (LIE!) So should I take this or push for a M17x?
My system's specs:
Core 2 Duo Merom T7800 (2.6GHz, 4Mb L2)
2Gb 667MHz RAM
2 Geforce 8700M GT's in SLI
Ageia PhysX M100
17" WUXGA
80Gb 7200RPM HDD
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Jan 19, 2010
I changed motherboard (GPU fail), bought used one, which is from vostro 1400, so now I have inspiron 1420 with vostro 1400 BIOS..................
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Jun 26, 2009
so it is definately possible - I've seen the Dell guy do it to my machine when it went "phut".
I doubt I'll ever do it, cos I don't really play games and the Fx2700m gives enough power for what I do do
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Jul 1, 2009
So I am contemplating between these two models but can't really decide. I like the real estate of the Vostro 1520 but the weight may be a problem. The 1320 is an option cause of it's battery life and weight. But at this point I am at a standstill...
So mainly, what are your opinions about these two macines..
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Jan 30, 2010
Trying to find out what card i have internally, If it is B, g or n card.
I have a Linksys G router and will be upgrading to n.
Do all computers have to be on n to have the fast speed?
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Sep 22, 2008
I'm having some problems with my charger. When I plug it in and turn the laptop on it says that it couldn't recognize the charger and won't charge, the laptop itself works, however. Sometimes it does charge, but rarely. I'm in a little hurry and didn't search thru the forum. Apologize if this issue was answered before.
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Oct 15, 2009
I have an extra black keyboard for my 1520. Other than some keycaps being different, I dont see a difference in the keyboard itself. I'm assuming its the same keyboard ..
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Jan 24, 2010
I just uploaded this video of my problem, you should be able to stream it, if anyone has any problems then let me know. And sorry for the quality, I only have a camera phone to hand, you should be able to see what happens anyway...hopefully
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3dvfv8mT0E
Basically what happens is, I press the power on button of my machine, everything appears to be normal, the power LED turns on, the Hard drive activity LED flickers on and the DVD drive "clicks" (im sure some Dell owners know what I mean by this) BUT then all the lights go out (besides the power) and nothing is shown on my screen, no BIOS loading, nothing.
Does anyone know what might cause this?
I tried yesterday to get it to work but after about 7 hours I just gave up, nothing I did changed anything (I thought the CPU/GPU may of come unattached from the motherboard but after reseating them the problem was still there
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Dec 20, 2008
I seem to have lost a couple of the rubber feet on my 1520, does anyone know where i can buy them?
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Mar 28, 2009
I reformat my Dell inspiron 1520..first i installed the dell media direct and install the OS..
then i installed the driver...then after that my laptop keeps on having error..it says an error has occured..
windows will automatically shut down to prevent damage..keeps on having error..i dont know what to do ( help pls...i must use the safe mode to prevent this error
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Nov 30, 2008
After installing XP media center on my inspiron 1520 i am unable to get it to recognize usb devices. I looked in the device manger at the drivers and it is missing some for the usb. I am not sure which one to download. I tried installing some and they did not work. I went to dell's site and did not find anything.
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