Precision M4500 Owner's Lounge

Hi,

I bought a few days ago this M4500 model:

Intel® Core™ i7-720QM 2.8 GHz Maximum Turbo Frequency 6MB Cache 1.6 GHz, 1333Mhz FSB 4 cores
15.6in Full High Definition (1920 x 1080) White Led Antiglare LCD Panel
1 GB NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel (2x2GB)
500GB 7200rpm SATA
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64 bit
Built-in webcam
9 Cell Battery
3xUSB 2.0/RJ45/1xE-SATA/IEEE 1394/VGA/Display port/Card Reader/ExpressCard
8X DVD+/-RW Drive /Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/2.69kg

Please help me to install correct drivers for this model I did fresh OS install but lost my between many drivers for this model in Dell Suport page : Which drivers I must to instal first of all. For exemple I couldn't intal turbo boost driver from Dell's page...and my system is unstable

Thanks,
Tomas

 

Dell M4500 re-image "How To" Guide: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/wsM4500/en/rig/reimageA00.pdf

 

So is the M4500 not capable of passing out an HDMI signal via DisplayPort?

My understanding is that it is called DP++ when HDMI via DisplayPort is possible, and that there should be a DP++ logo beside the port if this is the case.

 

Yes the M4500 can pass, with the correct adapter, video and audio from DP to HDMI.

 

pity you have such a nice machine and don't know how to use it

send it to me

 

The M4500 most definitely does support HDMI. Mine worked just fine, video and audio, using the Dell adapter. The output on the M4500 IS labelled DP++.

You should be able to use just about anybodies adapter as far as I can tell. It is a standardized passive adapter, not something Dell cooked up for this machine.

Read the Wikipedia article on Displayport for more info:
DisplayPort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

-Mike

 

Do people have recommendations for 8GB ram upgrades for the M4500? I can only find some disparaging comments about the G.Skill modules... tia

 

Which of the m4500's processors are supported by the "turbo boost" driver? I've skipped this driver on my machine since I figured it didn't apply to me. I thought that it read only for the dual core processors.

 

That driver applies to the dual core i7 620M, for example, but does not apply to your quad core 820. I doubt the setup utility would install it on an 820.

 

It is important to follow the dell guide if you are having problems. I tried a plain vanilla windows 7 install and had several issues, but then followed the reimage guide to the letter and my M4500 has been bulletproof since. Windows 7 does not include all the drivers etc that you need.