Dell Precision M6700 Owners Thread

It was definitely windowed, and my main monitor is 2560x1080. So maybe it was just 1920 when the bench was ran

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I'm simply referring to the capability mentioned in the Notebook Check review. No more details just that its BIOS accessed. Nevertheless, if it can't be done via Precision, then I guess its a pretty moot option.

On another front, how has it been transporting the Precision? I asked because before I ordered my Precision I purchased a sleeve (mostly for added cushioning) and have used it since I got the laptop in February. The other day I noticed holes poked in the corners from the Precision's hard casing.

Three month and the sleeve is already warn through from its own weight just sitting inside my pack. I can't go through sleeves like this. Backpack offer no cushioning on the bottom. You'd think they'd know better.

While I'm at it, one more thing: I also purchased a Slappa briefcase and the thing literally came apart. The so called metal shoulder clasp snapped like plastic. Had my laptop been in the case when it snapped, it would have come slamming to the ground. This case is not recommended.

 

I called Dell Pro Support (my IPS screen stopped to work, even on battery, it was black and only black...), they sent a technician to change the LCD panel today. And now, the screen is working (so it was a defective LCD !) but now i can't change the brightness level

Fn+UP change the level on the small barregraph but don't change anything on the backlight, and like this the screen is to bright for me (photoshop and lightroom...). I asked to an IT people and he said it was possibly coming from the LCD, as the brightness is drived by a micro inside the panel, and the computer only send messages to the panel to change the brightness. If this micro is dead, the brightness stay at factory configuration level.
I noted that the technician changed the LCD panel without removing the battery. I think it is a mistake, not sure there is a link with my problem.
So i will become silly with this one million dollars computer, and i have to call Dell another time...

 

What BIOS version are you on? If you aren't on the latest, try flashing a newer BIOS, I remember some users having brightness issues with an older BIOS version. The latest is A09, you can see which version you got when pressing F12 during POST.

 

Thanks for your anwser tijo.
I will check it, i think it is the last one but i'm not sure. If not, i will update it !
But as it was working with the first screen, it would be very strange that it is not working with this one, as it is the same reference (4259G).
But a computer is a so complex system... it must be tried. Thanks again

 

I'm hoping someone can help...

I just got a M6700 with the 1920x1200 TN panel and the K3000. I have the e-port plus II advanced replicator with the USB3 and dual DP/DVI connections and 240w supply. I have 3 external 24" monitors I was planning to drive with the laptop while docked.

Two of the monitors are connected via DVI cables to the dock and the third to the DP on the laptop's side. Dell's U2412 don't do DP daisy chaining. And of course they didn't come with a DP cable, and I could only find one laying around. The problem is Windows 8 will only allow any two of the monitors to be enabled, even with the laptop screen closed. Trying to enable a third results in:

"The display settings could not be saved. Please try a different combination of display settings"

With the K3000 and the Optimus enabled this machine can't drive 3 external displays? If all three are connected by DP (2 to the 2 dock DP ports and 1 to the machines DP port) would this work? Any other advice?

 

We had another user complain about this just the other day. Looks like with NVIDIA the only solution is to use VGA for one of the monitors. For some reason you can't use three DisplayPort (or DVI) connections simultaneously.

(I'd be interested to know if anyone else has tried this.)

I doubt Optimus matters. The Intel can only drive the internal display and the VGA. That said, I'm driving the internal display plus three displays with DVI+DVI+VGA on the dock and it works fine with Optimus both on and off. I haven't tried DVI+DVI+DP but I will make a point to try it since this has come up more than once now.

If you're worried about the display quality with VGA, have a coworker or someone set up a blind test for you and see if you can tell the difference. (I can't tell the difference on my panels.)

 

Optimus has priority over the port, so that capability is disabled

Use solution B :

" However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards."

 

Greetings - I'm on second 6700 configured with the K3000 with IPS RGB display. The panel is making an incredibly annoying high frequency sound that never goes away unless the display is turned off or turned way down. The first machine had the exact same problem as this replacement does. It's a serious distraction and unfortunately most of my colleagues cannot even hear it when we're at the office due to background sounds and standard chat. However while I'm sitting in a quiet location its very noticeable to me when I work. The noise is definitely emanating from the lower right corner (facing) which is where the inverter is I believe.

Are there any other users hearing this noise? If the second machine did not improve the situation do I go for a third? I'm getting worried this might be a feature I'm going to have to live with. Please advise and thanks for any input.

Cheers - John

 

No noise of that nature that I can hear from normal operating distance, but then my 50 year old ears are probably not the best tool to detect such noise. Once my HDD spins down and with cooling fans off the system is essentially silent in operation. That's in a quiet residential setting with no other sounds from within the house - just birds and occasional passing traffic outside.

EDIT : Actually, with brightness turned up to the max I do hear something faintly. As the brightness is reduced the frequency seems to decrease and also fade altogether towards the lower brightness levels. I usually have my screen set to between 3-5 notches above minimum, so it really doesn't concern me at all. To hear it at all I have to place my ear close to the screen - much closer than the usual 18" distance I often work from.