20 Most Recent Dell Inspiron 8500 Notebook Questions & Answers

Cheapest fix is new monitor sounds like blown diodes in the board to me.

running windows xp? okay click start and scroll to control panel. under control panel scroll to system icon and click. the system property box will open. click hardware then the device manager tab. clik on the sound, video and game controllers, this will open and you will see a list of installed sound devices/codecs as well as video codecs. see if the sigmatel codec is listed it is possible that it may be present but not set as the default. this can happen when installed programs such as media player, real player,quicktime.. install their own drivers to control the video and audio components. the codec is simply a driver program which interfaces between the computers installed hardware and the computers software, IE real player. I have an inspiron e1505, I ran into a similar situation and lost my sigma tel driver. it had to be reinstalled. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION------------------- GO TO THE DELL COMPUTERS SUPPORT WEBSITE. type dellsupport on web search navigate to the downloads section where it gives you the option of inputing your computer make and model, then select your oprating system. look for the downloads for audio devices, you should be able to find the sigma tel codec available for download. save the file to your hard drive in a location where you can access it again. okay back to correcting the problem on the device manager display under sound, video and game controllers. if you do not see the sigmatel codec then run the download from dell for the sigmatel and it will install automatically. hopefully this will correct your problem, it sounds to me like it is a driver problem the above steps will definately identify the sourcee and should provide solution to your problem

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It really doesn't sound like you've had one decent answer here. This is more then likely a software issue. Unfortunately without the restore media you're limited in what you can try to do to resolve this issue.

I own one of these, if I run into trouble, I will be looking for you!

about your data, you can restore them, and about the laptop, try to remove the memory modules and clean it, then reinstall the memory and power up the laptop; here you can learn how to remove the memory module:

You need to contact Dell tech support they are the only one has access to the master password of your computer.

Try looking for a function key (usually used by holding down the Fn key and then pressing one of the "F" key at the top) the key will be marked with a brightness indicator.

Is your screen only dim when running off the battery is it dim when running when the charger is plugged in as well. If it is only dim when the laptop is running on battery then this may be caused by a setting in Power Options which is located in Control Panel (that is if your running Windows). In Power Options look for settings about running on AC Power and running on Battery power.

You may have to contact Dell directly if its a hard drive or BIOS password. I do know using a Windows 7 install disc will repair this error (if you can get past the password). Just insert and choose repair. gl

Hold down the ON/OFF button for several seconds until it shuts off.

Restart your computer, as it's restarting press f8 a boot up menu should pop up, among the options in that menu you'll see last known good configuration, select it, you're computer should hopefully start up normally, if it does not you may need to reformat, or take it into a tech shop for assistance.

the operating system gone corrupt needs re-installtion

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Download audio driver here :http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/555/Product/inspiron-8500.

How about the sound icon in the tray notification area, click on icon, adjust volume.

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Turn-on your bluetooth icon, the installation process will start automatically, and after all click on "OK" button to finish all steps.When you are installing driver on your system, it may be possible that software ask you to activate bluetooth option, never close this window before OK.Get technical assistance at http://www.vtechsquad.com/dell-support/ if you faced any issue with your Dell system.