Precision M4400 Owner's Lounge

WOW, that's a HUGE relief to hear. I also noticed on Dell's support site that there was a full compliment of Vista 64 drivers present for the M4400. The only thing missing was the NVIDIA FX1700 driver, but the NVIDIA site had them, so it's no problem.
Someone else in another thread was having issues with the sound driver. I'm hoping that won't be an issue.

 

FX 1700M or FX 1700 desktop? Might wanna double check?

 

Most sig's I see have Vista Bus 64 or Vista Ult 64 with this machine. For the FX770 Dell supplies the drivers. I mean I'm many of us figure it would almost be izing the machine to put 32bit on it. Not an issue. Back to Sins of a Solar Empire...

 

i think i have the downclocing issue.....where can i get bios A02 ? mine came with A11.
the stange thing is that when i play crysis warhead it downclocks but when i play assassins creed and dead space its stable.....strange

 

ops i meant bios A03.....sorry for the typo

 

Are the DELL SMB reps working on the weekends? I'd love to get a price match against a Lenovo W500 right now. Some nice deals going on with Lenovo right now.

Here are the 2 systems at the best prices I could find them at.

As far as I can see, differences & advantages one laptop has over the other are...

W500 Advantage: Higher res screen, DDR3 (very slight advantage), comes with vista 64 bit.
M4400 Advantages: Backlit keyboard, 3 Year Basic Limited Warranty

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Lenovo W500
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T9600 (2.8GHz 1066MHz 6MBL2
Genuine Windows Vista Business
15.4" WSXGA+ TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight (1600 res)
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 with 512MB VRAM
2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)5
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
Intel WiFi Link 5100 (AGN)
6 cell Li-Ion Battery
4058: 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller
Estimated total: $1,558.05*
Total savings: $584.95


DELL M4400
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9600 (2.80GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business SP1, With media edit
LCD 15.4” UltraSharp™ WXGA+ (1440x900) LED Display
3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service
NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M, 512MB
MEMORY 2.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
160GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor
8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD™
6 Cell Battery
WIRELESS CARD Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
BLUETOOTH WIRELESS Dell Wireless® 370 Bluetooth Module
Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Starting Price: $2,346
Instant Savings: $394
Subtotal: $1,952

 

Yes, FX 1700M. The actual description reads "512MB NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M Precision M4400".

 

You can go here for the older Bios for m4400: http://ftp1.us.dell.com/bios/
Regards to I-Ram for posting that link a little while back.

 

I am on Vista business 64 and it's running without a hitch. Only problem I had was that they refused to include a bluetooth minicard with the system. Apparently they say there are no 64 bit drivers for their Bluetooth adapter.
Subsequently, I read on here that some people had no problem with bluetooth and 64 bit so I don't know what the real deal is. Bottom line, I should have ordered the system in a 32 bit config with the bluetooth card and install the 64 bit OS later.

I will probably end up ordering the card at a later time and installing it miyself. In the meantime I just use a bluetooth dongle whenever I need it (which isn't very often).

 

Lenovo warranty can be upgraded, I think $90 for 3 year depot.