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Dell M6600. 4000M to GTX 680M Upgrade

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Extremal, Aug 27, 2012.

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  1. andrei_oGu

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    I would suggest buying new x bracket regardless of what video card you already have as reusing the x bracket is not something I would do as the old one is hard to take off and the sticky tape behind it gets pretty bad. Also I sort of bent my 3000m xbrace trying to take it out.
     
    andrei_oGu, Aug 31, 2012
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    Andrei

    Do you have any issue with HDMI / DP (M6600 with 7970m)?
    Are there any problems with audio / video via these ports?
     
    aldam, Sep 12, 2012
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    Nope. Everything works perfectly. HDMI audio and everything. Brightness control is also ok.
     
    andrei_oGu, Sep 12, 2012
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    does anyone know what the part number for the second hard drive caddy is? I need to acquire one as I am using the bay for my data drive (hdd), and I have just temporarily fitted it without the bracket.

    Also, I have been experiencing intermittent freezes on the machine where it is totally unresponsive except the mouse still moves. I have the OS installed on a muskin 240 msata ssd. I have the latest bios, chipset, and video drivers (m3000).

    Sent from my SCH-R760 using Tapatalk 2
     
    mchartre, Sep 12, 2012
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    I'm doing a hard drive swap this evening so I'll get it for you (if no one else posts it before then).
     
    Aaron44126, Sep 12, 2012
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    I may be misunderstanding the part you are looking for but my m6600's included the bracket for the second drive. I just need the 4 standard sized 2.5" screws to attach the drive to the bracket.

    Regarding the lockup of the machine I was seeing very similar symptoms (I have the 3000m also) and had installed aftermarket SSD's & RAM and was chasing the issue for a while. Here is my story & what fixed it for me.

    LINK > http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...ustrating-problem-my-m6600-3.html#post8784181

    LINK > http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...ustrating-problem-my-m6600-2.html#post8337336
     
    dafunk60, Sep 12, 2012
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    I am sorry, I posted my questions in an unintended thread. Thanks for your response though.

    Sent from my SCH-R760 using Tapatalk 2
     
    mchartre, Sep 13, 2012
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    Is Optimus then usable once the Gtx 680m is installed?
    And would Enduro be usable should I choose a HD 7970m?
     
    Caladdon, Sep 13, 2012
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    Optimus yes, Enduro no.
     
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  10. Caladdon

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    Straight to the point.

    + Rep granted.
     
    Caladdon, Sep 13, 2012
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