Precision 7530 & Precision 7730 owner's thread

That is my understanding. I believe it is back in post 200 somewhere. I’m not in a position to look at the moment.
I went ahead and just canceled my order for now. The NP 9873 is serving me well at the moment and with 9th gen desktop parts soon to arrive I’ll probably look that direction to upgrade.


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Dear 7530 owners, are you experiencing rattling noise when typing, especially when finger hits side of a key? In my device it's caused by a bit loose frame installed on top of keyboard. It's mainly right part. Someone here mentioned similar issue in 7730, which was related to empty M.2 bay underneath the keyboard and could be easily fixed. The thing is that in 7530 there's no M.2 bay there - only RAM slots, which should already be occupied by factory-installed modules. It seems like there's just a bit too much space between the keyboard and the frame on top of it, which makes the latter loose.

It's making the typing experience terrible...

 

I agree. I've seen the problem with the 14" Dell Latitudes. Side-by-side comparison between my E7440 (AUO113D panel) and the E7450 (LGD046D panel) showed the former to have a slightly sparkly finish while the latter gave a sharper image (less diffusion by the anti-glare coating) but was also slightly more reflective. Any anti-glare coating reduces images quality and can introduce artifacts but getting the balance right seems to be a challenge for many display manufacturers. The Sharp FHD panels I've got with my Precision 5510 and Latitude 7370 have the best compromise I've come across.

John

 

I had a similar situation with an HP laptop some years ago. The keyboard had a lot of flex near the center. As a software engineer, I type a lot and the flex drove me nuts! I had an HP tech come on-site to look at it. He removed the keyboard and placed a couple of layers of self-adhesive tape underneath the keyboard to fill the gap. He used some kind of metallic tape, but I guess any kind will do as long as the tape is rigid (not flexible).

Perhaps, to solve the rattling you are experiencing, you could remove the keyboard trim or possibly the top of the chassis, depending on which part is causing the rattling, and place some self-adhesive tape underneath to fill the gap. You could even place it underneath the keyboard itself, if that's causing the rattling. When there's no gap, there's no rattling.

I would use some aluminum foil tape, which is heat resistant and won't come loose when it gets hot. Make sure the aluminum tape, which is electrical conductive, doesn't cause a short circuit!

You could also use tape made of paper, which is also not flexible and not electrical conductive.

Normally, you only need small pieces of tape (~25x8mm or 1"x1/3"). It can be a pain to find the correct spot, though.

 

So, according to the NotebookCheck review of the Alienware 15 R4, its 15" FHD G-Sync display, which is also the LG LP156WF6, is a G-Sync-capable display. I wonder if it's possible to enable G-Sync on the Quadro P3200...

 

How many of these requirements can you check off?

[ ] No Optimus
[ ] G-Sync certified eDP panel
[ ] G-Sync license (cookie) in the sBIOS matching that panel
[ ] GPU with a G-Sync enabled PCI device ID (located on a resistor)
[ ] G-Sync enabled vBIOS
[ ] G-Sync enabled driver

 

Aw, crap.

[✓] No Optimus
[✓] G-Sync certified eDP panel
[ ] G-Sync license (cookie) in the sBIOS matching that panel
[ ] GPU with a G-Sync enabled PCI device ID (located on a resistor)
[ ] G-Sync enabled vBIOS
[ ] G-Sync enabled driver

I can't possibly be sure of the rest. Why is a case of variable refresh rate so locked down?

 

Better to ask, why is [any proprietary Nvidia tech] so locked down?

 

Thanks for that! I'll talk to tech support about it, before I start to modify it on my own. I had a chance to talk to one of the support technicians briefly, but his response was that "nowadays most of these Dell laptops are like that". :-/

I'm pretty sure that the space between the keyboard and the keyboard trim is simply too big. Just by a fraction of a millimeter. And that's causing it to be loose. Maybe the keyboard screws are too tight... I'm waiting for ifixit spudger to arrive to be able to remove the keyboard trim without scratching it and check it out.

 

I've been using my new 7730 (i9, p3200, 64gig), and am quite pleased with it.

However, yesterday, I fond it to be really sluggish. At first I thought it was a drive issue, but then discovered that the CPU was throttled at 800mhz, it would not go above that. I tried rebooting, but it was still stuck there. A little Googling suggested that I disconnect the battery. After doing so, all works as it should now.

Evidently 800mhz is a speed that it runs at if it thinks it's overheating.

Has anyone else run into this?

I hope this does not happen very often, otherwise I assume a new motherboard will be in my future :-(