Precision 7530 & Precision 7730 owner's thread

Thanks for your suggestion. I must be inept, because holding "shift" while clicking "Restart" didn't get me anywhere but back to my standard login screen. However, your advice and that of SvenC I got the job done. This forum is really helpful! I'm learning more every day about how to be really dangerous (mainly for myself).

 

Would be interested in a fix list of that firmware if you get one. Good luck for your issues with that firmware-

 

I had a firmware update problem with my Precision 7730. I download BIOS 1.2.5 to update the current 0.7.3 from windows 10. Upon reboot, the update proceeded and the result was a boot with blank screen, battery led flashing 3 amber lights followed by 6 white lights and no access to BIOS.

BIOS update is a no brainer unless hardware failure exist within the laptop. Anyone else have a BIOS update problem?

 

Got a new TB18DC today and had no USB keyboard/mouse drop outs with the new dock so far - fingers crossed...

Has anybody figured out how to get the firmware version applied to the dock?
Maybe they sent me one with a newer firmware...

 

No, not yet. But on the bottom is the serial number. Last part is A00. I assume this is the HW revision ? Do you have something different now ?

 

No, the new one ends on A00 as well.

 

Ok at least some information:

Execute (part of the TB16 firmware update, intel folder):
FwUpdateCmd.exe GetTopology

Result:
GetCurrentFullNvmVersion
GetCurrentFullNvmVersion
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15EB&SUBSYS_08321028&REV_06\DAF9CC504AC9A00000_0 23.05
Port #2:
GetCurrentFullNvmVersion
GetCurrentFullNvmVersion
1 dd124f00:00d4aa3f:ffffffff:ffffffff Dell Dell Thunderbolt Cable 1/1 True 26.06 40
GetCurrentFullNvmVersion
GetCurrentFullNvmVersion
2 0948b610:8086fa21:ffffffff:ffffffff Dell Dell Thunderbolt Dock 1/1 True 16.00 40


Execute:
FwUpdateCmd.exe EnumUpdatableDevices

Result:
ControllerId: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15EB&SUBSYS_08321028&REV_06\DAF9CC504AC9A00000_0
DeviceUuid: dd124f00:00d4aa3f:ffffffff:ffffffff
VendorId: D4
ModelID: B051
ModelName: Dell Thunderbolt Cable
PortNum: 1
PositionInChain: 1
Updatable: True
Uuid: dd124f00:00d4aa3f:ffffffff:ffffffff
VendorId: D4
VendorName: Dell
NVM Version: 26
HashCode: EA7F4A
Type Name: SdkTbtDevice
Flash Chip Size: 1024k


ControllerId: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_15EB&SUBSYS_08321028&REV_06\DAF9CC504AC9A00000_0
DeviceUuid: 0948b610:8086fa21:ffffffff:ffffffff
VendorId: D4
ModelID: B054
ModelName: Dell Thunderbolt Dock
PortNum: 1
PositionInChain: 2
Updatable: True
Uuid: 0948b610:8086fa21:ffffffff:ffffffff
VendorId: D4
VendorName: Dell
NVM Version: 16
HashCode: 3E799B
Type Name: SdkTbtDevice
Flash Chip Size: 1024k

 

Same numbers on my system with the new Dock

 

So maybe the other controller versions are different, but I didn´t find any useful information how to read them.

 

Too bad, just got a missed keyup with the new TB18DC as well...