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Inspiron 15-3521 DELL OEM Ubuntu image
Hello,
I recently bought an inspiron 15-3521(the one with i5 and radeon 7670), which had Ubuntu 12.04 LTS preinstalled. I wiped the whole disk shortly because I wanted to install windows 8 and then dual boot it with 'buntu 12.10.
Then I tried the 'normal' version of Ubuntu. It was a disaster - fan was almost constantly running on max power, it really didn't like the Integrated GPU/Radeon combo and as a result the battery was dying for about two hours. In windows, it easily lasts 5-6 hours. I tried Ubuntu, Mint, ElementaryOS, Fedora and openSUSE - same thing.
Turns out the version of Ubuntu, that was preinstalled was some kind of special OEM release for dell laptops/for the 3521/.
So my question is - Is it possible for me to get that OEM image, that was preinstalled on my computer before I formatted the hard drive? Also - is it even available in the 'my DELL downloads' page, I can't seem to get through the service tag check.
shivtej2008
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September 4th, 2016 06:00
i have brought inspiron i5 3521 with windows 8 pre-install . I want to use ubuntu on my laptop i went to service center but not happy with the service , can i install ubuntu i tried
install it by my own but fan was running horrible
neeal
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September 4th, 2016 08:00
Hi Shivtej2008,
Your fan running continuously because your machine got hybrid graphic card along with Intel graphics.
I faced the same problem untill the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I am now using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with no fan running problem.
Sai Akhil
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June 11th, 2019 18:00
Hi,
please tell me what version of ubuntu i need to install in my laptop. My laptop original Configuration is Ubuntu Linux 12.04. but when i bought the service centre installed windows 7 ulyimate. so, please tell me which version of ubuntu that i have to install in my laptop inspiron 15 3521.
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June 12th, 2019 08:00
Dell does not support any OS other than what was installed by the factory.
Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver - Feb, 2019)
Should be the one you use.
http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04/ubuntu-18.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso
works with most dells from 2006 to now as long as you have working hard drive and 2 gigs or more of actual ram.