M6600 Owners Thread

okay, but what about power-on and HDD passwords?

 

With Dell's software installed, you can use your fingerprint as a power-on password. (post->raid->asks for fingerprint)

I don't know about the HDD password being a fingerprint. There is an option in the bios but I haven't tried it.

 

Anyone had trouble with the system not going to sleep when the lid is closed? I have it setup that way so far the only way I've gotten it to go to sleep is by changing the behavior of the power button and tell it to sleep myself.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Matt

 

Thanks.

Some Dell people are around here. Hopefully they read this. How could Dell sell a certified high-end laptop that does not work with 3rd party eSata HDs? Does Dell sell any eSata HDs? If not then no one can use their eSata port for external HDs. Truly bizzare.

 

Nope. I have E-port plus dock and it does not work.

 

Let us know what external eSata HD you are testing.
So far both WD Studio II and Lacie 4TB 4big Quadra will not work via M6600 eSata.

 

I've been swamped at work. Suggestions on how to get Microphone Array showing as an option under Recording? Thanks.

 

Reload the audio driver and restart the system.

Scott-

 

Hey guys,

What do you think is a fair price for he following configuration:
Thx for ur help!

Dell Precision M6600 Mobile Workstation
Date & Time: August 09, 2011 6:59 AM CST


SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Dell Precision M6600 Mobile Workstation Qty 1
Precision Mobile M6600, Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, Media, 64-bit, English UnitPrice $3,146.00
Hurry and save, free graphic card upgrade while supplies last
Special offer View Details
- $622.00

Finance at a low rate of 3.25% on any Precision workstation!
Promotional rate valid for life of qualifying purchase balance. View Details


Catalog Number: 4 BWCT82B
Module Description Show Details
Mobile Precision M6600 Precision Mobile M6600
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, Media, 64-bit, English
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM (Quad Core 2.20GHz,6M cache) with Turbo BoostTechnology 2.0
Memory 2.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 1 DIMM
Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Graphics AMD® FirePro® M8900 Mobility Pro Graphics with 2GB GDDR5
Primary Storage 128GB (SATA3) Mobility Solid State Drive
Fingerprint Reader Options Internal Swipe Fingerprint Reader and Contactless Smartcard Reader
LCDs 17.3" UltraSharp™ FHD(1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 375 Bluetooth Module
AC Adapter 210W/240W switchable Slim 3P A/C Adapter
Media Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW tray Load w/Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD™, no media
Camera/Microphone Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 802.11a/b/g/n Half Mini Card
Systems Management Intel vPro™ Technology’s Advanced Management Features
Productivity Software Microsoft Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word and Excel with ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
RAID Configuration All Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1,2 or 3 drive total configuration
Primary Battery 9-cell (97Wh) Lithium Ion Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Basic Hardware Service with 3 Year NBD Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis
Accidental Damage 3 Year CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection
Security Software Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services, 30-days
Energy Star/E-PEAT Gold No ESTAR Enabled
System Recovery Resource DVD - Contains Drivers
Processor Branding Intel Core i7 vPro Label
TOTAL: $2,524.00

 

My eSata drive works. It works with my main AHCI config of the Samsung 128gb mSata + 2x 750gb drives. I even grabbed 2 spare hard drives, set them up in RAID0, and did a quick W7 Ent 64 install and it works.

The drive shows up in Bios. It shows up in the Intel Raid Manager (Ctrl-I at boot) and it shows up in Windows.

Here are the drive details:

Western Digital - WD15000H1CS-00 - My Book Home Edition - 1.5 TB - USB 2.0 / FireWire400 / eSATA. Purchased Jan 16th 2010.

I have had problems with the eSata cable that came with this particular drive. Lots of other people did as well. It always worked fine on the M6500 and now the M6600, but it had issues on some other machines.