Precision M4600 Owners Lounge

AFAIK: only the "RGB LED" display has an IPS panel, the others have TN panels.

 

As far as I know it is, I have the same screen ID and the viewing angles don't seem out of the ordinary to me, I much prefer this screen to the magenta tinted LG screen in my M4500, having had a couple of other different notebooks with the same model screen between them, and finding that one is good, the other not, it would seem quality control by the screen manufacturers leaves something to be desired as far as producing a consistent product.

 

I also have the same monitor hardware ID and the viewing angles are very good for a TN panel.

pterodactilo, Weegie, what is your reference when comparing viewing angles ?

 

Dell M4600 A07 Bios Update is out?

Download

File currently not available for download

 

BIOS A07 posted. List is features below.

Checkout #14

Mano

Fixes/Enhancements
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1. Addressed some express cards fail to be detected issue.
2. Addressed Hard Drives encryption issue in ATA mode.
3. Addressed some keyboard with USB Hub not accessible during POST.
4. Fixed issue where disabling webcam stops microphone from working.
5 . Fixed issue where battery temperature sensor throttling CPU at high temperature when external power.
6. Fixed issue where Video memory size limited to 256MB in WinXp.
7. Fixed issue where Free Fall Sensor protection doesn't work after resuming from S3.
8. Fixed issue where TPM measurements were not correct when authenticating via PBA.
9. Updated Intel ME Firmware to 7.1.20.1119.
10. Updated to the 1.3.76 version of the Intel PXE OROM.
11. Added support for the new Nvidia graphic optimus keys.
12. Update Intle SandyBridge Client PPM Reference Code to version 1.4.0.
13. Update Intel Microcode patch to version P_12.
14. Fix Turbo Boost function abnormal.


Note:
1. Please note that if the A03 or before A03 BIOS is currently installed on your system,
you must first update to A04 BIOS and then flash to the latest A-rev BIOS.

 

You can download it at your own risk here: ftp://ftp.dell.com/bios/

 

thank you so much for the link! Update done without problem with an European edition

 

Thanks for the update! I just installed A07 BIOS. I will (have to) test if my USB keyboard now works while booting.

ATI FirePro M5950 version A03 was also released today:
Drivers & Downloads

 

Not much in the change log. Is the driver matching up with ati's latest release?

 

A07 Fixed my pci express esata card problem. Speeds are not as high as one might like but its working and that may be due to the hardware I have plugged in.