Latitude E6400 Owner's Lounge

Hi,
I'm trying to do a clean XP install on my E6400, but I can't seem to download the drivers from dell.com. Could someone point me to where to download the drivers?

Thanks.

 

I would setup an account on dell.com, login, go to 'My Systems...', enter your service tag to list your computer, select Resources tab to list resources for your computer, and then view drivers/downloads (specify your OS). I paraphrase a bit... you will have to poke around and discover how it all works. Basically, Dell allows you to catalog your service tags in your account and then access all related resources. Their website was s-l-o-w for me today.

GK

 

Good to know, thanks! There are a few other 'recommended' WUs that *one* post here blamed for BSODs... so I'm a little leary. I have not installed those yet, but I will get the webcam driver.

I've never used a webcam before... the one in the E6400 seems plenty good enough for mobile use... not high-end but works well enough... worth adding to the package, imo. Now the finger print reader... I still don't see the point of that!

New topic... if you order the E6400, be sure to select the free resource CD option that includes the Setup and Quick Reference Guide, a useful hard copy reference. It says the internal mini-card slot that holds the WWAN options can instead be used for the Intel Flash Cache... which Dell does not seem to offer but Lenova W400 does. So, I'm wondering would it work in the E6400 and would it be a cost-effective performance boost? I assume so else why would Intel offer it. Maybe Dell's DDR2-800 (not DDR3-1066) gets in its way?

Still commissioning my E6400... with each passing day of solid performance, I become more a believer... the backlit keyboard is very sexy!

GK

 

Thanks...Got them!

 

BTW, for those with audio cracks and popping noises, here is what I did to get rid of them.

Out of the box, I get random light audio cracks and popping noises when sound card is outputting sound.

I'm able to force an audio pop\crack about 90% on demand when I load up intel matrix storage manager, and then do a bus scan.

I've written a few device drivers before, and to me this is likely an device driver\hardware issue.

I then go into bios and set HD controller to "ATA mode" (other two modes still causes it), and then reinstall clean Vista OS, plus all normal drivers (minus intel matrix stuff) and now I have no pops anymore.

 

Hey as we are also on the subject on XP and Vista, I ordered my 6400 with an XP downgrade. I needed to reinstall last week but couldn't find any serial anywhere. Vista never bugs me with a key, but the XP installation does. How do I find the key? I've looked at the bottom of my laptop, on every box and docs and can't find it...

@Spaceballs3k
No IDT diver here - Vista builtin and with the Storage manager from Intel I get absolutely no stuttering and no popping. Wihout Intel software, it's another thing though, and it took a bit of research to figure it out...

 

If you install Windows XP using a Dell Windows XP OEM installation CD you don't need an installation key since the installation CD will only work on Dell computer. If you don't have this type of CD you might be able to get it from Dell. There is also an online form you can try ( http://support.dell.com/support/top...ackupcd_form?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&redirect=1 ) but I am not sure you will get XP installation media if you use that form.

Örjan

 

Hi, I have a old mitsubishi tv (model: vs 45603), it has svideo and rca input on the front panel and YCrCb input on the rear panel. Can I connect my latitude e6400 to it and if yes, what is the best way? Thanks

 

But have you looked under the battery. All E series Latitudes should have the Windows license hidden there.

 

The E6400 has analog VGA and digital DisplayPort connections. Neither will connect directly to your analog TV. You could search for analog signal conversion options/boxes, but I would suspect issues like lower resolution and lessor image quality on your TV may not justify the solution.

This link brags about DisplayPort's complete interoperability... but notice no analog displays in the diagram: http://www.displayport.org/open/Interoperability.htm.

GK