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M6800 Owners' Thread

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by billxt95, Nov 1, 2013.

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  1. Michiko

    Michiko Notebook Consultant

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    That depends on the operating system that came with your M6800.

    COA stickers are not supplied with Windows 8 OEM anymore. The key is stored in the TPM and Windows 8 is automatically activated as soon as it detects an active internet connection.

    If you orderd your M6800 with Windows 7, there should be a COA sticker in the battery compartment.

    As far as I know, you can't install a wifi card in the WWAN slot of the M6700 and M6800. Or did you mean the WLAN slot?
     
    Michiko, Jan 27, 2014
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    I installed a full-size mPCIe wifi card in the WWAN slot of my M6700 and it worked fine. (This was for testing when I was having an issue with the Intel WiFi card, I don't have it installed anymore.)
     
    Aaron44126, Jan 27, 2014
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  3. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    1 619-ADLN Windows 7 Professional English 64bit (Includes Windows 8 Pro license and media)
    1 620-AACT Windows 8 Home/PRO (64Bit) DVD

    It came with windows 7 installed....

    It worked fine on my m6600 for 2 years...
     
    whitrzac, Jan 27, 2014
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  4. Michiko

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    Good to know. Thanks for the tip.

    What you have is a Windows 8 OEM license downgraded to Windows 7. In this case, you won't find a COA sticker in the battery compartment.

    There should be a small Windows 8 logo sticker on the laptop.
     
    Michiko, Jan 28, 2014
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    Quick question. Please tell me where is the Bluetooth module for the m6800? If I choose to go with a 3x3 wifi card such as the intel 6300 what is my solution to getting Bluetooth? On the m6700 the Bluetooth module was a separate one in the form of dell 380. Is it the same with the m6800? Reading the service manual and I can not get any mention of it.
     
    andrei_oGu, Jan 28, 2014
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    Ok, thanks.


    Now to figure out why it doesn't work on the m6800...
     
    whitrzac, Jan 28, 2014
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  7. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    Dell is claiming 'its not supported, deal with it'... :mad:
     
    whitrzac, Jan 28, 2014
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  8. Michiko

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    You can't use the Dell Wireless 380 in the M6800.

    The M6700's motherboard has a special header to connect the Dell Wireless 380 to, which is not present on the M6800's motherboard.

    Your alternatives are:
    1. A Wifi + BT combo card (like the Dell Wireless 1550 or Intel AC 7260).
    2. A dedicated mini PCIe BT card (like the Dell Wireless 370).
    3. A USB BT dongle (like the Sitecom CN-524 or Asus USB-BT400).
    4. An ExpressCard module with BT (if you can find one).
     
    Michiko, Jan 29, 2014
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    Thank you for your reply. Are you aware of any 3x3 +BT WiFi cards? The only notebook that has something like this is the Macbook Pro Retina but that is a proprietary format so ....
     
    andrei_oGu, Jan 29, 2014
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  10. Michiko

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    I've searched the net for one, but couldn't find any, unfortunately...

    I also couldn't find an 802.11ac wifi + WiGig + BT combo card.

    Nor a 3x3 802.11ac card, for that matter.
     
    Michiko, Jan 30, 2014
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