Screen saver never kicks in?

Question was submitted by Ross on Tuesday, July 15, 2010 at 13:26:23

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Question: I have a Dell laptop running window XP and for some reason the screen saver and all the power savers stop working some tome ago.
I gave in and re-installed the OS and they still don't work..
What else could it be???

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Answer: Dell has a wonderful set of downloads that apply to your system on their support site. Just enter your service tag from the bottom of the laptop. The things that I would look for are updates to your bios and motherboard to make the power saving work. Also check the system bios setup when you bootup to make sure that power saving is turned on in the system bios. The keystrokes to get into the system bios varies from model to model but it usually appears on the screen when you first boot up. On most Dell systems I think it's the F2 key or Delete.

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Ed Smit
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loud motor noise CPU

On 6/16/10, Margaret wrote:
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Question: My Dell desktop Dimension 2400 just today developed a loud buzzing noise like a loud fan running constantly. Moving it doesn't help. It is 5 years old. What can it be: cooling fans, hard drive?????
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Answer: It sounds like the CPU cooling fan or the power supply. Both
are replaceable by anyone with a screwdriver and a desire to crack the
case open. Just make sure that you unplug the power cable before
doing any work on the inside. And it is a good idea to touch
something metal to release any static electricity before touching
things on the inside of your computer. Power supplies can be ordered
from Dell or pretty much any computer store carries them. If it's
the CPU fan you just need to take the old fan to the store and see
what matches up (it's also good to know what kind of processor you
have to help find the right fan). To find the processor type click on
Start, click on Control Panel, click on System, on the General tab the
processor is listed near the bottom of the screen just before the
speed and RAM.

Ed Smit
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Memory Installation

Question submitted by Eston on Friday, June 20, 2009 at 16:05:27
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Question: How to install 1 mg chip of memory into a dell D520 laptop

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Answer: There is usually a little flap on the underside of laptops
that have a screw holding them in place. Remove the screw and you can
open the flap and you will see a place to insert the memory (or there
may be a memory card in there already). If you already have a memory
upgrade in the laptop you will have to remove it to put in the new
chip (sorry laptops can usually only accomodate one memory chip). To
find out the specific location of the flap you can check support on
the dell.com website for a diagram of the laptop using the service tag
number on the bottom of the laptop to identify the correct make and
model.

Before touching any part of your laptop insides make sure that you
have discharged any static electricity from yourself. I usually do
this by touching something metal. This will make sure you don't fry
the inside of your computer or your new chip. If you feel a shock you
did the right thing. No shock just means that you're not overly
electrified :o)