Dell Precision 7540 and 7740 Owner's Thread

If I opt for Xeon 2286 and RTX400. Price will be $2600 + tax. When did you get yours? My specs have basic Ram and SSD so yours was a good deal. May I ask how is the 4k screen? Is the anti glare coating really thick? Is the touchpad glass surface or rough surface. Is the speaker good?

 

Wow that is a really good price. I may need to update the price on the one I am selling. Technically mine has a FHD 120hz display but could easily be swapped to a UHD 60hz panel.

 

I got it back in January. I personally think the 4k display is really nice with good detail. Speakers are decent not great. The track pad is fairly smooth. I don't have an answer for you on the anti glare coating ( not sure what a really thick vs thin coating looks like).

 

Did you get it from Dell? In that case, I think I should wait a little more for the price to drop more. I just configured to your specs. It cost about $3200. Did you get the ram and SSD from Dell or install them yourself?
For the anti glare coating, is it really smeared fuzzy looking?

 

I got it from Dell. The Specs that I listed are how it came from Dell. My signature lists how it is spec'd now after I made some changes.

 

Wow, how did you get just such a great deal? I think I will wait a little more.

 

Hello,

I am trying to add more ram to my system and would like to ask for opinion which one to choose.

I have right now 4x 8gb ECC memory made by SK hynix in my 7540. I would like to go all the way to 128gb because I am getting not enough memory errors on daily basis. To be safe I was thinking just to get it directly from the Dell, but Dell Japan told me that they don't have 32gb ECC modules and suggested me to get non-ECC. The only place where I have found needed memory so far is Ebay. There seems to be two possibilities, Samsung and Hynix. Samsung is more expensive. Does anyone have any experience or recommendation on which one to choose? Here are the links to what I am looking at.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-32...966779?hash=item3fe6411dbb:g:JvEAAOSwlxRfJSSo

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32GB-PC4-2...380663?hash=item421d7a1177:g:sZ8AAOSwWyZfIRzq

 

Hello! I've got Precision 7540, and recently i've reinstalled Windows using Dell OS Recovery Tool.
Everything is fine, except the fact that recovery image lacks drivers, software and OEM stuff...
I've reinstalled all drivers from support download page, but i didn't find any way to restore oem branding...
Can anyone send me OEM branding registry entries, oemlogo bitmap and original Dell theme with wallpaper?

 

Hello, please could some owner of Dell 7540 confirm me if it has an option Switchable Graphics in BIOS (Video section)?

I used to have the Switchable Graphics menu, but after repair (mainboard +GPU replacement), the menu has gone. Of course I reported it, but Dell ProSupport is trying to convince me that Switchable Graphics option is not there by design (they say it isn't in their BIOS simulator either). And the fact I used to have it in BIOS was some unknown bug. Saying that the option is even in the official manual on page 27, didn't help.
https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/precision-15-7540-laptop_owners-manual2_en-us.pdf

I have Dell 7540 with i7-9750H + NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000.

I don't know what to do now, because without the option to disable Switchable Graphics, using Linux NVIDIA hybrid drivers is a headache.

I also created a thread here:
https://www.dell.com/community/Prec...ics-menu-gone-for-Dell-7540/m-p/7680001#M3954

 

My 7740 (RTX4000, i9-9980HK) keeps overheating and sending the system into hibernation.

Dell support got me to run diagnostics and look at the temps. He said they look a little high (see 2nd image) and is sending an engineer to replace the fan and heatsink.

Has anyone else experienced this, and did a new fan/heatsink resolve it?

Thanks