Dell Precision 5510 Owner's Lounge

re: bat files, if you rename them to .cmd do they work then?

(I'm not sure if there are technically some differences in how it processes the two, but if you create a simple example that would run in either, it should at least tell you if the file association effects both.)

 

Is an Intel graphics driver already installed? If so, try uninstalling it and rebooting before trying the Dell driver. I've come across notebooks where the manufacturers make some customisations to Intel driver and, when this happens, it's not possible to update the Intel driver with the manufacturer's version (or vice-versa).

John

 

hi there,

whenever the performance is stuttering,check the task manager and most precisely the disk performance.Sometimes there are these background processes that peak the disk performance up to 90+ % and then it's virtually impossible to execute any tasks whatsoever.Doubt it's the processor or any of the main components.Happens to me sometimes-freaked out first and then saw this peaking in the disk performance.Got the same spex as your father's presission.

Hope this helps


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New driver out - will try tomorrow night when I got time. Just not sure if it'll help anyone, as it states "2 different brand NVMe drive". Precision can only hold one NVMe. Maybe I miss read it.

Intel Rapid Storage Technology F6 Driver
Fixes
- Sometimes boot up slow when Intel Management Engine is locked and system has 2 different brand NVMe drive.
Enhancements
- Improve Hibernation stability.

 

Hi everyone

Thinking about getting a new 5510. I had a question regarding the 2.5" SATA bay. I understand that if I opt for the 3-cell battery, I can use this bay for a SATA drive.

In the past, I know many laptops also needed a bay adapter / mounting to plug in a new hard drive. So if you ordered your laptop without a hard drive, you didn't use to get the mounting and this was a problem for future upgrade. Is this the case with 5510 as well?

In simpler words, if I order my 5510 with just a M2 SSD option, can I plug in a 2.5" SATA drive in the future?

Thanks!

 

Would be also good to know if the bay supports 7mm SATA drives or 9.5mm. Thanks!

 

Given that the battery thickness is 7.2mm then I would expect a 7mm 2.5" drive to fit. The specs list the HDD capacity as up to 1TB which, I think, is more than the 5mm drives can offer.

The various bits needed to fix a 2.5" drive are illustrated here. These are not included by Dell unless the drive is present. The cable (part XDYGX) is listed here. I have seen the complete kit for the 2.5" drive listed somewhere. If you are installing a SSD then it may be possible to improve the fixings as it wouldn't object to a little movement.

John

 

So cant one install a 2TB SSD or M.2? Just ordered the 2TB 960 Pro M.2

 

The specs show only what was available when they were written. You can install 2 TB if it is M.2. There are no 2 TB "regular" SATA hard drives that are small enough to fit, but when one becomes available, I'm sure that it will work in this system.

 

I think the Dell specs were written in terms of HDD capacity. I see no reason why a 2TB HDD (if it existed) or a even a 4TB 2.5" SSD would not work provided it is no more than 7mm thick. Affordability is another matter. I've had a 1TB mSATA SSD working happily in a notebook made when 256GB SSDs were the upper limit. 2TB in the M.2 slot is equally viable but I don't like the price tag. (I've also passed a resolution to not invest in M.2 NVMe until there's an affordable adaptor to plug the drive into another notebook and be able to get to my files should the 5510 decide to sulk).

The same specification issue occurred some years ago with RAM when manufacturers specs showed an upper limit reflecting what they had tested when writing the specifications: Higher capacity modules worked fine when they became available up to the limit built into the memory controller in the chipset.

John