20 Most Recent Dell Latitude D630 Notebook Questions & Answers

it seems to me that the hard drive drivers are not working on the hard drive so for it is time to replace the hard drive and reinstall windows.I had the same problem with the sound card, wifi one time and then the screen keep going blank and I replaced the hard drive and reinstalled windows and now the computer works just fine.

You need to uninstall the ethernet driver and then reboot. Then use Wifi and go to the PC manufacturers website and download the latest Ethernet drivers. Install and reboot.

There is a possibility that your computer may have been too hot which was why it froze. You can also try reinstalling your gpu driver as well as try to close down applications in the background because if you have too many things opened in the background at once it can slow things down. How to close down applications with task manager How to close program using Task Manager

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Both the D620 and the D630 use the same keyboard. The picture below shows the keyboard. Hold down the blue Fn key at lower left, and then press F8 while holding down Fn. Press F8 multiple times until the screen returns. If that fails, the ribbon cable connected at the main board from the screen may be loose and removing it, then reconnecting it, is the most likely solution. ixquick proxy com

On a keyboard you have num lock, caps lock and scroll lock.

As you have forgotten your Windows password, you will need to reset it by following the guidelines mentioned on the following link: http://www.fixya.com/support/t24940481-says_am_not_putting_right_password GuruAid.com

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Anonymous, If you need help resetting the bios password on your D630 you will need to contact Dell Support by phone. They will verify ownership of the system and then provide you with information on resetting your bios password. Thank You, Dell-Jesse L Dell Social Media and Communities

Just because you plugged in an external monitor and didn't see anything doesn't really mean anything. Sometimes you won't see anything even if that laptop is working. Some have to be set in windows some you may have to use the one key on the keyboard. I know you said you replaced the ram but if there's 2 slots take 1 out and try it like that. If that don't work put the ram in the other slot and try it. Also use a flash light and point it at the LCD and different angles to see of you see any display. Laptops don't have video cards but the do have onboard graphics chips.

Anonymous, To find the mac address on your computer follow the steps below. Option 1 1) Click the Start Orb at the bottom left of your screen. 2) Type ncpa.cpl into the search box and press ENTER. 3) Right-click your Local Area Connection and select Status. 4) Click Details and the Physical Address is your MAC Address. Option 2: 1. Click on the Windows Logo in the bottom left corner. 2. In the search box, type in cmd and press enter. 3. In the command prompt, type in getmac (with no spaces) and push enter. 4. The MAC address is labeled Physical Address Thank You, Dell-Jesse L Dell Social Media and Communities #iwork4dell

there is only two ways to get this pasword. 1 you must use the reset disk that came with your computer or 2. if you do no have this disk you need to contact dell and have them send you one without it you cant do anything. if you take it to someone they are just ging to do this and charge you a lot making it seem like it is hard to do and its an easy fix.

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You will need to reinstall the drivers from your cd or dvd that came with the notebook.

If you no longer have the cd or dvd you can get and download drivers from Dells website.

First make sure that your sound is configured correctly in control panel/sound options.

As long as the connection interface isn't different, the Rpm does not matter. Here's a walk through on how to install the drive. http://blog.parts-people.com/2011/08/15/dell-latitude-d630-hard-drive-and-caddy-removal-and-installation/ The Bios should automatically recognize the new drive. You can go ahead and install the operating system from a bootable cd or usb.

Tom - I thought the video adapter was part of the motherboard on a D630. How are you fixing a bad video adapter and 'often without parts'? I only asking because I have a D630 that I believe has a bad video adapter and would like to resurrect this PC. It is in otherwise great shape. Thanks in advance. - John

which operating system do you have?. if it is XP you can download an XP password recovery software which you need to burn to cd the boot your computer using the cd and follow the on screen instructions to "reset" your password.

Keep taping f12 as soon as you turn on the laptop. Follow on screen instructions.

Grab a USB keyboard and plug it up to the laptop to see if it works. If it does type in windows then its hardware problem if not its a software problem. How I check to see if this is hardware problem: Those Beeps are a series or sequence of beep codes called Bios beep codes they usually point to Memory sticks or Keyboard. Here is a website that I use to help determine what the beeps mean. http://www.bioscentral.com/postcodes/dellbios.htm Remove battery and unplug power adaptor! Try this! Page 22 is the first memory stick ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_latitude_laptop/latitude-d630_service%20manual_en-us.pdf easy to get to. Take the memory out . power up the laptop listen for beeps. It should say the system memory has been changed f1 to continue. Let it load up and test your if keyboard has issue. power down the laptop and power it back up listen for beep again.If the same thing power laptop down. Place back the memory that you took out and go to page 19 to remove keyboard.The Second piece of memory is underneath the keyboard. Remove that then power down the laptop and restart it again. Listen to beep again for change for it will get the same message that the system memory has been change let it load up and power it down and restart it again. If the keyboard doesnt work then you know its the keyboard now. ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Latitude-D820-D620-D630-D830-US-Laptop-Keyboard-UC172-DR160-/371053367169?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item5664810f81 cheap fix!

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