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May 27th, 2025 03:52
Any way to do advanced search (e.g. logical AND) on Dell Forums?
The default behavior of the search text field on Dell's forum's is really bad for me: if I enter a bunch of search keywords, the search seems to be a logical OR of the terms when I need it to be a logical AND.
Consider a search that I just did to see if the Precision 7680 line of computers has over heating issues.
I entered these search keywords: precision "7680" overheat
As you can see from the attached screenshot, the search appears to be returning anything with at least 1 of the keywords (i.e. logical OR).
This is awful behavior: as you can see from the screenshot, it is returning tons of stuff that is irrelevant for me.
I need the search to only return stuff that contains ALL of my keywords (i.e. logical AND).
Doers anyone know how to achieve that?
HaroldFinch
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May 27th, 2025 03:54
I hit Post too soon. Screenshot attached here...
Chino de Oro
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May 27th, 2025 04:52
While I can not offer you to achieve advanced search, I can guide you to achieve better search results.
When you access main page of Dell Community, select laptops board, then select Precision Mobile Workstations. Enter the same search term from that page to see if you will get different but more precise results.
HaroldFinch
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May 27th, 2025 14:37
@Chino de Oro : thanks for your response.
I should have mentioned in my original post that I tried your approach, but it does not work.
To make absolutely sure, I tried it again just now (Dell Community -->laptops board --> Precision Mobile Workstations) and searched from there using just these 2 terms:
7680 overheat
Included in the search results, as you can see from the attached screenshot below, are results for irrelevant computers, like from the XPS board.
andrewrausell
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June 14th, 2025 18:31
The default search behavior in NetherSX2 forums or support channels could greatly benefit from logical AND search. When users search for terms like NetherSX2 + performance + Galaxy S22, they need precise results addressing all those aspects—not broad matches on any single term. Improving search logic would help users quickly find relevant discussions about specific devices, settings, or issues (like frame drops or overheating).
DELL-Chris M
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June 16th, 2025 18:51
Agreed! That has been on our wish list. Possibly an enhancement at a later time.