M6600 Owners Thread

Yes, the new NVidia and AMD video cards are MXM 3.1 compliant, which will work in the current M6600 [if the BIOS is updated to see them] since the cards can revert to MXM 3.0b operation. The only real update in 3.1 is the support for PCI Express 3.0 and the extra debugging algorithms (mainly to support 3.0 operation).

Scott

 

Scott, is it safe to assume that the FirePro line will be like the past couple of generations, where the consumer and pro cards are only different in BIOS?

 

Most likely, but I am only 85.9685% sure.

Scott

 

Four decimals!? That's exceptional precision! (See what I did there!?)

 

Haaaa.... yes

 

At any rate, I can live with the performance of the M8900 for a few months until the OEM prices of the 7970M stabilize and another brave soul has confirmed that the card works in the M6600.

 

hey! my m 6600 just come from US=)

and it epic^)))

i making complete reinstall^^
and now i have 2 questions
1) i cant install this one

14_R296919 Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module {A05}
probably i havent BT? how can i check it?
thera is a messege @activate bluetooth using...@ fnd cancel butomn

2) in device maneger i still have 1 item without drivers:
intel centrino advanced-n+wimax 6250.. where i can found driver for it?

3)also in bios in sata setings is : RAID is on
is it ok to mount second drive with this option on
i need 2 separate disks not raid 1 or 0
thanks!

 

1) You can look in the BIOS;
2) You can to verify the physical presence of the module, refer to picture below (Photo from the review of Bokeh): link.
Remove the battery, gently press the plastic cap (which closes the Bluetooth module) and pull it up.
No need to unscrew anything.

1) here (Windows 7 64-bit): Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]
2) or visit Intel.com (the most recent driver).

If you do not plan to create the raid arrays (0,1,5), choose "ACHI", IMO.

Best Regards,
Alex.

 

Does M6600 have an ambient light sensor to control keyboard backlit and/or adjust screen brightness?
I don't see any reference to that simple and quite useful feature so far...

 

no.

(wouldn't let me post "no." as too short and <10 chars. So here is a quick story to allow the post to work)