M6800 Owners' Thread

IIRC, you can use HWiNFO32/64 to find out what the actual manufacturer and model of the screen are.

You can download this freeware here:
http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

 

^ A week to get the laptop.
Thought X1R23 might be a key--google doesn't help.

 

I don't think that identifier will tell you exactly which screen you got (manufacturer and model). It just determines which option you ordered (essentially, it defines the text you see following it). Dell will select a display based on whatever they have available at the time of build. You will have to wait until you get the system to see which screen you got.

 

Thai code is just Dell code for 17.3" fhd panel. You will see your luck when you get your machine.

 

Does the M6800 still not have an IPS screen option?

 

Don't think that is going to happen unless there some DIY edp compatible panel.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Just got my m6800 off ebay a few weeks ago... Gotta say, this machine is amazing! k4100m and 3.9ghz quad is very fast and the plamrest never gets hot, even under load.

I have just one problem:
1. On battery, the system downclocks to 800mhz and stays at 800mhz regardless of the load. I tried setting the windows performance mode to "high performance" but it doesn't make a difference. As soon as I plugin the AC adapter, the clock speed return to what they should ~3.8-3.9 on high performance. Running Windows 8.1pro x64 btw.

Has anyone else had this problem/ figured out a solution?

Thanks

 

It is by design for the CPU to throttle down to 800mhz. I don't think there is a solution to that.
These machines are not really meant to be run on battery power for serious work.

 

There are some tools that may allow you to break the 800 MHz throttle by overriding the Windows CPU management. (Not sure, I haven't tried to do it. There was recently a discussion about this in one of the other Precision threads.)

However, keep in mind, the system can only draw up to 100 W from the battery (as opposed to 210 W from your power adapter), so you'll never get the same performance on battery that you get when plugged in.