Dell Precision M6700 Owners Thread

I got the following configuration: M6700, 3940XM, Smartcard Reader Base, nVidia K5000M (BIOS version 80.04.33.00.35), IPS Panel, 16 GB DDR3-1866, Blu-Ray, 2x Samsung 840 Pro 512 GB, Intel Centrino 6300, Bluetooth, FIPS fingerprint reader, - Intel vPro enabled, TPM enabled, UEFI enabled, A08 BIOS, Win 8 Pro

So it's not probably not the nVidia card that causes this behaviour unless it has something to do with the nVidia BIOS version.

 

hi, the reason is my gf need to work with Pro/ENGINEER 2001.

 

Just to be sure: is this the latest version ?

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I have a Covet with a Nvidia Quadro K300M

So is it usefull that I down load this soft ? THX

 

I have the same BIOS on my K5000M.

One other thing that stands out is vPro. I don't have it. It's active pre-boot, right?

Otherwise, it's a mystery.

 

@ Aaron: have you upgraded to Bios A08 yet ? Is it difficult/tricky ? ( I'm not an ICT-er, only a heavy user

 

Yes, I upgraded to A08 with no issues. Just run the upgrade tool, it will reboot your system and update automatically.

A couple notes that don't apply to most people:
I have BitLocker enabled and I was prompted for my recovery key after the update. (Same when I upgraded to A06.) If you use BitLocker you should have your key on hand.
If you happen to use Intel SRT (SSD cache), I recommend disabling it for the BIOS update.

 

Ahum....probably stupid questions...

- Where can I enable/disable BitLocker
- The recovery key ? Is that the long number at the back of my Windows 8 Recovery Media ?
I see:
1) DellP/N ....
2) CN-..........( a very long code )
3) REV A00

Where can I set INTEL SRT


Sorry, I have to learn a lot yet....

 

If you didn't specifically turn either of those things on then you are most likely not using them.

BitLocker is Microsoft's full disk encryption solution. Press Winkey+W and type "BitLocker" to find the control panel applet for it.

Intel SRT can be managed from the Intel Rapid Storage Utility, it allows a SSD to be used as a cache drive for a larger HDD for increased performance.

Neither of these is enabled out of the box, so again, if you didn't turn them on you don't need to worry about them.

 

While searching, I opened a tool INTEL RAPID STORAGE TECHNOLOGY ( I had to give permission to the computer, to run it ), but I didn't made any changes.
So you guess, it is OK ?

Than I will risk it.

And the recovery key ? Is that the key on the back of the recovery DVD ? ( it is named "Windows 8 Recovery Media for Windows 8 Products 64 bit )

Thx Aaron

 

The recovery key I mentioned is only for BitLocker and is assigned when you turn BitLocker on. If you don't have BitLocker on you do not need to worry about it.