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Precision M4600 Owners Lounge

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by afhstingray, May 26, 2011.

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  1. nublar

    nublar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here are my scores:
    Processor 7.5 (2720qm)
    Ram 7.6 (8gb ddr3)
    Gaming Graphics 7.1 (m5950)
    Windows Graphics 7.1
    Hard Drive 7.0 (32 gb msata)
     
    nublar, May 22, 2012
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    Theora Notebook Enthusiast

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    I didn't want to believe you, but only 4 months after buying my M4600, it has just failed on me the same way. The screen will remain black, the fans will rotate at max speed for 3 seconds, then autopoweroff, leaving two LEDs on and one blanking for a few seconds.

    I just called the tech support, thankfully they'll be there tomorrow and change the motherboard.

    This is SCARY for a supposed semi-rugged machine, I bought it for its (advertised) long life and it bricked merely 4 months later... I don't know what to think...
     
    Theora, May 24, 2012
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    Think it was good you have a warranty.

    Electronics fail sooner or later.
     
    dave-p, May 24, 2012
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    djbill Newbie

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    Anyone have a solution for the random shutdown? Search this thread doesn't work...
     
    djbill, May 27, 2012
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    have more details about the random shut down

    You specs on the laptop ?
     
    dave-p, May 27, 2012
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  6. djbill

    djbill Newbie

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    No bsd, no intensive work, no high temperature, on ac-power, battery insert and fully charge... It seems a blackout on a desktop pc.

    BIOS: A10
    SO: Windows 7 x64 Pro
    CPU: i5-2520M @ 2.5Ghz
    Ram: 8GB Corsair DDR3 (CMSO4GX3M1A1333C9)
    GPU: nVidia Quadro 1000M
    HD1: 256GB Crucial M4 SSD
    HD2: Seagate Momentus XT 500gb (caddy)
    Monitor: FHD LG Philips LP156WF1
    Wifi: Intel 6300-Ultimate

    The random shutdown happened also with original Hard drive (Seagate 750GB) and CD/DVD Drive.
     
    djbill, May 27, 2012
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  7. Jutti

    Jutti Notebook Geek

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    Hey all, just a quick question:

    does anybody know what kind of Blu-ray drive is used (make and model)?
    I am looking for an aftermarket blu ray burner - afaik drive height must be 9.5mm - anything else that I need to look out for?
    thanks!
     
    Jutti, May 30, 2012
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    9.5 mm Sata interface, tray load, are the specs you need to use.
     
    dave-p, May 30, 2012
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    Kinda makes me wonder if the front bezel with the power button is acting up and causing the laptop to shut diown.

    Other than that unless your getting some kind of system crash it maybe a motherboard issue.

    You can always try to re-seat the memory, and check the seating of the GPU / CPU
     
    dave-p, May 30, 2012
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    pterodactilo Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys, I want to upgrade the graphics card of my M4600 . Given that options in mxm 3.0a format are scarce, I am wondering if it is possible to accomodate a full sized 3.0b one. Sure there is no room in the mainboard for it, but what about desoldering the dimm slots? Is this feasible or I'd better forget it?
     
    pterodactilo, May 30, 2012
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