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M6600 Owner's Review - Warning - Large pics - Personal Opinions

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Bokeh, Jul 26, 2011.

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  1. Noimarver

    Noimarver Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I plugged my pc yesterday area at 6:00 pm, so the light blue was my outlet.
    I left it plugged in all night thinking that once charging is complete, the light would change to green.
    But even after almost 15 hours of seeing the charge has not changed color ...

    So I was wondering if there was a time or you must disconnect the power outlet, I looked in the doc, and on the website, I found nothing for the battery, except for disassembly and reassembly.

    Should I disconnect the mains even if the light is always blue?
    Or I have to wait?
     
  2. M-Z

    M-Z Notebook Consultant

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    This blue light never changes to green. At least in my M4600.
    I don't think it matters if one is disconnecting the plug or not.
     
  3. smcgil9899

    smcgil9899 Notebook Evangelist

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    Would you use a OCZ Vertex 2 200GB SSD or the factory installed 128GB SSD in the M6600? Why? I believe the OCZ is SATA II and the factory installed is SATA III. Thanks
     
  4. Bokeh

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    The white light above the top left corner of the optical drive will flash while it is charging and stay lit when it is charged.

    The mains light will always be blue.
     
  5. Bokeh

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    I have read about some OCZ drives having issues.

    At this point I would only use Samsung, Intel or Crucial SSDs.

    I still believe that the mSata 128gb drive is a bargain. I would never (personally) buy an M6600 without one.
     
  6. smcgil9899

    smcgil9899 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks Bokeh. I guess it is off to Ebay for the OCZ Vertex 2 then.
     
  7. Noimarver

    Noimarver Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok Thanks,

    I have another problem, I wanted to do a diagnostic test by pressing F12 when starting the computer, he made a first test at the end of it I had a message, as there had marked "recommended", I clicked yes.
    After 97% of my computer turned off by itself, can not turn it back on since ...

    What should I do?

    EDIT : Today, I turn and I have this message : [​IMG]


    What does this mean?


    Edit : I was in the bios and I set the time, was able to run windows ...

    Just now, I wanted to run a diagnostic test with F12, and during testing I plugged the computer industry to not turn off during testing.

    When the test was finished I rebooted the computer, windows has started correctly.
    At one point, the battery LED started blinking continuously...

    I looked in the manual, they say :

    Amber light flashing continuously - fatal error of the battery
    with this AC adapter.

    I do not understand why it would make his
     
  8. jaxomco

    jaxomco Newbie

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    Hello....I have a question on the GPUs. I have read the entire thread and didn't see this specifically asked.

    I like the design, dock, specs of the M6600. I don't do anything that requires the Quadro cards from a professional standpoint...so want to have better graphics power to game. I am going to get an M6600 with the AMD FirePro 2GB card.

    My question is...can you replace the GPU with a true gaming GPU such as a NVIDIA GTX, or AMD Radeon card?

    Thank you very much...incredible review...absolutely made my decision to purchase the M6600.
     
  9. dvanburen

    dvanburen Notebook Consultant

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    The M8900 is essentially a Radeon 6970m. As far as actually installing a 6990m or somesuch I'm not sure.
     
  10. dvanburen

    dvanburen Notebook Consultant

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    dbl post, please delete
     
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