E6520 Owner's Thread

Anyway to preserve the battery? I'm running an ssd and recall I'm suppose to run on "high performance" in order to prevent ssd from sleeping,correct?

any tips on reducing wear? Is it true you're not suppose to let it run all the way down?

Any advice/info is appreciated :GEEK:

 

This was covered a long time ago; go back through the archives. The E6520 does NOT support mSATA drives.

 

Thank you...so there is no way to have a ssd for boot?

 

As stated by erblemoof who pioneered the efforts to get an mSATA or some sort of SSD card to work (and ultimately failed due to Dell's poor engineering future-sightedness), the internal card slots will not boot an SSD. However, if you replace your HDD or your DVD, you can boot from an SSD using those SATA slots. I think someone also did some work with the eSATA port as well, which should boot, I think, but now you're talking about an external device...

 

Ok!
I got it!
Thank you!

 

Hey all, new A16 BIOS patch from January:

It's strange though, comparing the version numbers some seem to go backwards from my currently installed A12 BIOS..... see the attached picture for a comparison:

Also, some new driver updates, and a "critical" nvidia security patch as of this month...

Product Support for Latitude E6520 | Dell US

 

I have noticed that metal lid on my 1 year old E6520 is detaching in the middle of the bottom side - between the plastic strip and the metal part of the lid - did any other E6520 owner experience the same issue?
Picture attached.

I wonder what is the best way to re-glue it? or ask Dell to change the all lid (don't trust Dell' techs...).

 

It's rare, but it can happen if there is a loose fastener connection internally between the LCD hinges and the rear plate. This causes LCD backing plate to flex until something has to give.

If still in warranty, I would suggest simply requesting Dell send you the following parts as a "parts only dispatch":
(1) YV679 - ASSY.CVR.LCD.HD+/FHD.E6520
(1) 4TYKM - BRKT:SPRT:LCD:LT:WLED:6520
(1) 89RTJ - BRKT:SPRT:LCD:RT:WLED:6520

This should get you squared away and everything working as new. Just insist you have the experience to do the repair yourself and there is no need for a technician visit. They will of course require that you accept liability if you damage the system.

Scott-

 

Thanks Scott!
I was thinking of try inserting some glue by opening a little the gap. It looks like (took off the screen bezel) the lcd is mounted on a plastic frame therefore the metal lid is there for further protection - not structural.

 

Actually, the entire LCD backing is in fact metal with the exception of the outer top edge, which is the small plastic trip so the wireless antennas are not shielded.

As shown, the interior of the assembly is magnesium based and the outer lid panel is aluminum. This aluminum panel is fused to the structure with industrial glue.

Yes, you could glue it back and see if it holds. If doing that, I suggest you remove the LCD and apply the glue on the bottom row of exposed lid panel holes on the INSIDE. This will keep your external edge clean.

Scott-