Precision M4400 Owner's Lounge

Well...have a look at the driver page itself. A lot of the categories named in the info bit are nowhere on the driver page. for instance:
"Touchpad, Pointer, Trackstick, Mice, and Keyboards - Enhances the pointing device features. This is located under the Mouse & Keyboards Category on the Drivers and Downloads page."
there is no mouse & keyboards category!! I know i need to go to "input device drivers" category...that's the only name there...would be a lot easier if their naming would correspond or even, put drivers up in the order they should be installed!! Lol....that's a bright idea, then we wouldn't even need the list

 

So again Do i need the software in the "System Utilities" category or the "System Management" category??? Both would qualify in name as being Notebook System Software said to be located in the "System and Configuration Utilities Category" which is actually non-existent....very logical

 

Dell-utility/system software version 6.0.3,A00 is the one,the dell-utility/systems management 03172008,A01 is optional for power management.

Yeah it isn't really laid out all that well is it.

 

Thx guys, i'm figuring it out but indeed, it just could've been made much easier. Hope all this will fix the cardbus though

 

No luck with the cardbus yet but i was wondering. Is reinstalling the drivers even any use if it wasn't a fresh OS install anymore?
If any of you want to take a look i'll post the list in which order i installed the specific drivers and apps, if you have time please tell me if i made any mistakes.

thx guys

 

so here it is...please correct me if wrong

installed everything in this order...category names in blue (as mentioned on the driver download page)

System Utilities...or System and Configuration Utilies?
Dell - utility....system software
Dell - Utility....recommended Vista Power Management Settings

Chipset
Intel - Driver...Mobile chipset
Ricoh - Driver....R5C847

Video
nVidia - Driver....Quadro FX 770M

Network
Intel - Driver....825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device
Intel - Diagnostics Utility....825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device
Intel - Application....825xx Gigabit Platform LAN Network Device
(I don't have the bluetooth module or the minicards mentioned on the site)

Audio
IDT - Driver....92HDxxx HD Audio

Communication
No modem in my laptop

Network
Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300

Input Device Drivers...or Mouse & Keyboards?
Dell - Driver....Touchpad/pointing Stick

Then the tutorial just say install all other devices so...here's how i continued.

SATA Drives
Intel - Driver...Matrix Storage Manager. Downloaded and i just get a folder with files, no installer or anything...what to do with these?
Intel - Application....Matrix Storage Manager

System Management
Dell - Application....OpenManage Client Instrumentation

Diagnostics
Dell - Diagnostics Utility....32 Bit Diagnostics (GUI version)

After that i installed everything from the Applications category but somehow the Dell "ControlPoint Connection Manager" Doesn't install. In the tutorial the PCMCIA card is specifically mentioned to be located in the "Security" category....surprise, surprise...that category doesn't exist!! Could it have to do with the Dell "ControlPoint Security Manager"? I didn't install that because i didn't want to have the fingerprint reader enabled. Doesn't seem to have anything to do with the PCMCIA card but it's the only part in the driver page where security is even mentioned so, am i wrong?

Please help me out here.....if this list is correct (after your feedback)i'm thinking of doing one last fresh OS install

thx people!

 

Started a new thread about this...please answer there if you get the chance

thx again....btw, how do i give rep power?

 

Hi all, among the ppl that have the WXGA+LED screen, did any of you have any big problems with it, that demanded replacing?
Are the colours and such ok? Is it comfortable to work with it for several straight hours?

And a last thing do the ppl who own it would recommend the M4400 as a solid machine (quality and construction-wise) capable of doing the work it is supposed to be? (act as a decent workstation that is)
Tnx!

(I am obviously considering buying a M4400! : ) )

P.S
I posted the same question at I♥RAM's very nice review

 

My M4400 Will be shipped this week (it's on TAG now ):smile

Precision M4400 : Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz,1066MHz,3MB)
512MB Discrete nVidia FX770M Graphics Card (with 512MB dedicated memory)
15.4in Widescreen WUXGA (1920X1200) with Dual CCFL
Integrated 0.3 Mega Pixel Camera with Microphone for 2CCFL LCD Panel
4096MB (2x2048) 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel
128GB Flash Ultra Performance Solid State Drive
8X DVD+/-RW Drive no software
Power Supply And Power Cord : Worldwide 130W AC
Primary 9-cell 85 W/HR LI-ION
DisplayPort to DVI (Single Link) Adapter
EMEA Intel Pro Wireless 5300 (802.11a/g/ Draft-n 3x3) MiniCard for Centrino 2
Internal US-Int Qwerty Backlit Keyboard 1 S
Dutch Windows Vista Business SP1 (32Bit OS)
3Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day - Minimum Warranty​

Since I saw nobody with a ssd drive i will post the benchmarks asap!

 

Please do post benchmark/opinion about your ssd, very exciting!

-Daniel