Dell Precision M6700 Owners Thread

The way the caddies hold a drive make a spacer unnecessary for 7mm SSDs. You might want a spacer for the primary bay with a HDD though (if you screw the caddy in, then the drive will still be secured, but if you want the quick release, I'd recommend a spacer for the HDD.), but the secondary drive is secured with screws so no spacer is needed no matter what type of drive you use.

 

Have got the opportunity to purchase another M6700 with the same specs as mine but with the K3000M graphics card. The purchase price is good (cheaper than what i paid) but is the K3000m worth it over the Firepro? When configuring a new system the K3000m comes at a premium compared to the Firepro, but is there real world benefits in it?

 

Well, my oversized lapstation showed up today, and I must say I'm impressed.

The IPS screen is super bright, I find myself turning it down. PremierColor came installed and the colors are superb. I haven't fiddled with it, yet.

It's very quiet. I have an old D630 sitting idle about 15 feet from me and the D630 noise drowns out anything I get from the M6700 right in front of me.

It's going to be a few days before I get all my trading software loaded & monitors hooked up to the docking station to see how she runs.

Perfect timing, as I'm about to do the same. 4G & 750GB came standard, so I need to go at least 16G & add 256 840 Pro.

I'm assuming yours is the best choice for memory? I may be asking for help as I don't usually take these things apart.

Thanks to all for helping, especially Bokeh!

 

The Corsair Vengeance 16Gb 1866Mhz memory is 4x4Gb or 2x8Gb? My 4x4Gb BSOD all the way.

 

Here is what I bought and installed. It is 2x8 with room for another 16GB later if necessary. It has lower CAS latency than the 1600 that came with the laptop.

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance Performance 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1866 Laptop Memory Model CMSX16GX3M2A1866C10

CORSAIR Vengeance Performance 16GB (2 x 8G) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1866 Laptop Memory Model CMSX16GX3M2A1866C10

It was the fastest memory I could find (this thread and E-Tailers) that would not waste any slots (e.g. 2x2 or 2x4). I ran Dell's full hardware tests and the everything passed including the memory.

As for taking it apart, download the M6700 service manual and have it open on another PC during surgery on the M6700.

HTH,
Tim

P.S. You will get a nice goose in performance by replacing the spinner with the SATA3 SSD and adding more memory.

 

Installed 2x8. I wanted to leave the 32GB option open if I could find a use for it.

I run Fedora in VMWare and need to figure out how to make it use more of the available hardware resources.

 

I received my third M6700 this Wednesday. This time, I ordered the M6700 with the IPS display instead of the TN display. I have to say that both viewing angles and color reproduction are excellent. :thumbsup:

One of the first things I did was running Diagnostics (Pre-boot System Assessment). I was shocked to discover that this M6700 has the exact same problem as the one I returned about a month ago.

This M6700 also displays the 'Unable to modify brightness' error when Diagnostics is run. It doesn't run the normal display tests (with the colored bars) even if I select to continue testing. The title bar also reads "Service Tag To be filled by O.E.M.". Also, the Bluetooth adapter is not recognized by the BIOS and is displayed as 'Bluetooth: {none}' in the BIOS information page.

See my original post about these problems here.

When I called Dell Tech Support about this with the previous M6700, they told me the motherboard needed to be replaced. I decided to return the M6700, get a refund and order a new M6700.

Since this M6700 has the exact same problems, I'm beginning to wonder if this is a structural problem with M6700's that come with BIOS version A06 and Windows 8 Pro installed from the factory.

Can anyone who recently received an M6700 with Windows 8 Pro pre-installed run Diagnostics and let me know if you have the same issue with the display test?

Also, can anyone check the BIOS information page to see if Bluetooth is listed as '{none}' even though the M6700 came with a Bluetooth adapter?

 

Hallo,

I received my COVET yesterday ( thursday 3rth )

Bluetooth is working perfectly, I can send a photo from my Samsung Galaxy Tablet to the Covet.

I didn' run tose diagnostics yet, but yes the brightness does not work at my Covet either.

Tis is no big issue, becasue the screen is fantastic and the brighness OK, but I can imaginen that sometimes it is usefull to dim the brightness.

PS: you can email me in Dutch - I am living in Belgium, so dutch is more easy for me

 

Dell switched my SSD with my HD ........

The put the SSD in the swap-bay.....and put the HDD in the internal bay.

I see that the SSD is "hanging" in that frame.
I guess it is OK because the SSD is secured by 4 screws at the top op the SSD.
Normally there should be a rubber piece in the frame to fill uo the gap....

Is that wat you call a "spacer" ?

Do you have any pics of it ?

For the moment ( 1 day ) am pleased with my Precicison, however I must say that a Thinkpad is much easier to swap a harddisk.
And I think Thinkpads are also much "stronger". ( I don't know if thats the right word...)
The back of the precision is a very thin alu panel....

 

The caddy for the swap bay holds a SSD perfectly fine for me even if there is a gap between the bottom of the caddy and SSD. It is tool less, but puts enough pressure on the sides of drive for it to stay in place. Since there are no moving parts, there are no chances that the SSD will become loose due to vibrations either.

Yes, the rubber piece is what I call a spacer.