Precision 7530 & Precision 7730 owner's thread

This is a little strange: the DGFFs should have no problems intermingling between systems. I am more concerned that your motherboard may not necessarily be genuine. Where did you get your motherboard from?

 

Hi. I bought the i9 board as new directly from a Dell Italy Tech Support employee who had a spare. The service tag was blank. Here is a photo. (if you don't see it, please explain to me how to insert a photo in my replies here, I can't figure it out!)
I remain very uncertain about what to do next: i.e. return the i7 and reinstall the i9 and try to calibrate it somehow, or stay with the i7 and continue trying to solve the NVIDIA and SSD non-detection issues in some way.

thks john

 

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Hi there.
Just a quick question.Is it possible to swap a 7730 with a 7740 motherboard?
Thanks in advance

 

Seems likely. The dimensions and positions of screws and ports are the same. Other same-chassis Precision 7000 systems have proven to be cross-compatible as far as the motherboard goes (i.e. Precision 7510 vs. Precision 7520). I haven't seen anyone try this one specifically, though.

You will have to confirm that the memory that you have is compatible with your new CPU... and if you have an NVIDIA GPU, you will have to do an INF mod to install the drivers if you have the "wrong" motherboard present.

 

Those are great news.I was wondering around.As always thanks for your help.I will report If I take the plunge.

 

For those looking to upgrade there gpu, NOT ME, but i just found this on ebay, only GBP £240

Dell Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 N19E-Q1 6GB GPU P/N: - N19E-Q1-KA-A1

I have just ordered one

Yes, I have just done it.

Cable brand new from ebay , search - For Dell Precision 7730 M7740 EDP UHD 40PIN 4K Screen CABLE 0G11GD G11GD - seller is - panda*2019

And the panel I got was the, Innolux N173DSE-G31

 

Does anyone know where you can find replacement heatsinks for the precision 7530? I've checked alibaba but no luck. I've noticed the airflow from my computer seems to be worse than when I first got the machine two years ago. I've repasted the machine a few times, including using liquid metal, yet temperature seems worse and it feels like not alot of air is leaving the laptop. Wondering if maybe I warped the heatsink putting it back in or something.

Thanks

 

Have you considered asking Dell itself?

 

Hello everyone; looks like the display I purchased from AliExpress was a dud, and quickly failed.

Unfortunately, I left the firmware in Switchable Graphics mode, and this means I cannot access the BIOS from the video outputs (which work fine).

Is there any chance that any of you can give me the exact sequence of keypresses needed to change the 7530 to discrete mode, because I'd be working in firmware, effectively 'blind'.