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Precision M4500 Owner's Lounge

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Miriad, Mar 31, 2010.

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  1. BDI-IT

    BDI-IT Notebook Enthusiast

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    Care to explain why? Just curious that is all.
     
    BDI-IT, Feb 15, 2011
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    jerryyyyyy Notebook Consultant

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    Just seems too high to me. Subjective, but I assume there is a linear relationship between temperature and failure rate... probably ignorant assumption. But luckily the machine is fast enough for me with too much manipulation.
     
    jerryyyyyy, Feb 16, 2011
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  3. BDI-IT

    BDI-IT Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just an FYI for M4500 owners

    I was having an issue with the Nvidia driver crashing (with recovery) on my M4500. Tried various things with no successful result. Dell came out to replace my motherboard and now the problem is completely fixed.

    Of note:
    The motherboard that "was" in my system was

    NAL22 LA-5573
    Rev 2.0 - A01 - Manufacture Date 5/19/2010

    The replacement motherboard is
    NAL22 LA-5573
    Rev 1.0 - A00 - Manufacture Date 1/18/2010
     
    BDI-IT, Feb 18, 2011
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  4. sweetemo22jd

    sweetemo22jd Newbie

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    I'm using dell latitude D610 and man...and it easily heats up like hell. I've been using notebook cooler from Antec. I hear some people complaining about the cord, though I have no problems with mine. It has 2 fans, high and low speeds.
     
    sweetemo22jd, Feb 18, 2011
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  5. BDI-IT

    BDI-IT Notebook Enthusiast

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    What sort of "extra" cooling options are internally available for the M4500?
     
    BDI-IT, Feb 21, 2011
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    JoshFink Notebook Enthusiast

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    I posted this in general but I think this is the better place. I need to go delete the old post.

    Has anyone found a place to get the 16gb of ram for a little less than what Dell wants for the M4500?

    Thanks for the help

    Josh
     
    JoshFink, Feb 22, 2011
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    JH-man Notebook Geek

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    I don't really know, but I would think it would be highly unlikely that you would find it significantly cheaper than what DELL can offer? These modules are probably not produced in any kind of volume presently?

    The option to go to 16GB in the future was one of the reasons why I opted for a Precision, to be a bit more future-proof. But personally I was thinking 2-3 years from now. :)
     
    JH-man, Feb 23, 2011
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  8. JoshFink

    JoshFink Notebook Enthusiast

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    2-3 years would kill me as it will already be time for another new laptop in that time. We'll see.... hopefully it comes down to maybe $1k
     
    JoshFink, Feb 23, 2011
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    recluce Notebook Geek

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    About three weeks ago I asked here if anybody could repeat the conditions of my boot problems described below, but no answers.

    I am currently "discussing" with Dell the possibility of a BIOS error - and I am not really getting anywhere without additional evidence. So if PLEASE somebody could recreate my setup?
     
    recluce, Feb 24, 2011
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    Weegie Notebook Deity

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    Good luck with a fix, can't be of any help sorry, while your discussing the BIOS for M4500, ask them when we can expect the ridiculous POST time to be fixed
     
    Weegie, Feb 24, 2011
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