M6600 Owners Thread

Try this, it isn't M6600 specific but it has lots of good info.

Edit: Unless you have vPro I doubt you will be able to do anything with ASF. It sounds like you do as you have referenced ctrl-p.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...0712-m6600-owners-thread-301.html#post8200325

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I appreciate it, but it's about AMT/vPro and I ask about ASF. Do you see option for ASF in your BIOS like described in Dell's docs ? If no, does anybody know in 100%, whether it's enabled or not in M6600 ? How to disable it ?

 

is it disabled in such case ?

 

I don't even have the option in my BIOS. It's actually why I'm irritated with my replacement as my original laptop did have it.

 

I am back from vacation and catching up on the thread. You guys have been busy...

Here is my feedback regarding the flickering issue some are experiencing on their M6600. In my case, I cannot duplicate it. I have no flickering issues here on all display panel backlit settings (0-100%) using the Intel HD 3000, the NVIDIA 4000M or both (via Optimus).

System hardware/driver data:
Motherboard: Dell 4YY4M
BIOS: A07
Windows 7 Ultimate: Build 7601 (Dell OEM/Current)
Display Panel: AUO B173HW01 v.5 (Build Date: 33rd week of 2011) @ 60Hz
Intel HD 3000 vBIOS: 2089V11
NVIDIA 4000M vBIOS: 70.4.3a.1.2
NVIDIA 4000M Driver: 8.17.12.6883 (06/05/2011) <-- Older, but very stable and the performance is great.

Scott-

 

Dell service tells me that they can't access a PQSN for the flickering panel fix. Hmmm.

 

have you tried to look on the picture with digital cameras available for you ? I ask, because some people are less vulnerable and some more and only digital cameras can be good proof today (they work a little faster).

In other words: do you observe with camera something like showed on the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru474L8N15w video ?

 

Has anyone tried popping the keys of the backlit keyboard of an M6600 for cleaning? Someone I know very well spilled something on his keyboard and now the big + and Enter keys on the right side are sticking. I know on other laptops I've had, it is very easy to pop the keys on and off, but I want to make sure I'm not going to break the keyboard by doing so.

Anyone have a good procedure for removing individual keys on the M6600?

 

Well, I typically do not look through a camera to see my screen.

I believe you are seeing is the sync of the backlights. The issue could be the voltage feeding the LED's themselves, not the actual refresh rate of the LCD panel.

Actually, anything from a leaky/dirty capacitor on one or more of the V+ data lines on the rear LCD controller board to a bad GND connection to some flaky LED's within the panel could be the cause. I do not believe it is anything on the video card side as is would show a refresh issue with any display used.

Scott-