Questions tagged [dell-precision]
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What does the "rectangle with waves" logo to the right of the trackpad mean on my Dell Precision M4700?
I have a Dell Precision M4700 laptop. But I can't figure out what this thing in the picture is. Can somebody help?
Mayank
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Windows 10: Enable system-wide smooth scrolling
This question is a bit different from others that I have found, because the solutions to them have always been "change the scroll setting to 1 line at a time". I won't be satisfied by that. I don't want slower scrolling; I want smooth scrolling.
I…
Jacob Birkett
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What are the advantages to install Windows 7 with UEFI?
I just received a Dell Precision M4600 and looking at firmware it seems it has UEFI support but it is disabled.
So due to the fact that I need to reinstall Windows 7 from scratch, do you suggest to enable UEFI boot? What are the advantages? Are…
Drake
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M.2 Samsung SM951 NVME SSD Not Recognized On Linux
As stated, my M.2 Samsung SM951 NVMe drive refuses to be seen in 3 Ubuntu installations. I've tried (14.04, 15.04, 15.10). Apparently this might be a problem with the SSD as no one online has gotten Linux to recognize it yet.
Windows 10 Pro is…
Chris F.
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Windows 10 keyboard sometimes repeats keys and sometimes ignores keys
Sometimes, as I'm typing, suddenly [A] it ignores keys (it just did it now!) and I have to type them again, then it works, and [B] it sometimes repeats latest keystroke about 20 times.
Problem began a week or two ago.
Windows 10 Pro on DELL…
Doug Null
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How to flash Dell Precision 390 from linux (debian)
I am trying to update my BIOS:
$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version
2.1.2
With a newer one: 2.6.0. I went to this page Dell Precision System BIOS, 2.6.0
After downloading the file WS390-020600.BIN, here is what it states:
$ ./WS390-020600.BIN…
malat
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Dell M6700 much slower when connected to external battery pack (Energizer XP18000)
A while back, I bought some external battery packs to extend the battery life of my laptop. They're Energizer XP18000s. But I got the feeling that my laptop was going much slower with the battery connected. I just ran a build process as a rough…
Ben Dilts
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Dell FX100 KVM Host card clobbers onboard audio
I have a Dell Precision server with a PCIe FX100 KVM Host card installed (manufacturer is Teradici but it's rebranded as a Dell solution.)
I am not using this card (it's installed in the machine but not externally connected to anything), but I…
John Lyon
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How to stop USB devices from disconnecting on sleep?
I have a Dell Precision 5520 (laptop) and as it's my only Windows PC I'm unable to see if it's a Dell or Windows problem.
I use various types of hardware such as CAN bus analyzers, MCU programmers and various others which each has their own…
Newbie Noob
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Disabling NVidia Optimus
I have disabled NVidia Optimus on my Dell Precision M4600 since I cant dim my screen if it is enabled for some strange reason. So, what does that actually do? Does it use the nvidia card all the time then or what?
Andy
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Which driver do I need to install in order to dim screen on Dell
I have reinstalled Windows 7 on my Dell Precision M4600. I installed the chipset (restarted), then video and network driver (in that order). However I am not able to dim the light using fn-up/down.
I installed the drivers first without any…
Andy
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Activate Bluetooth on a Dell Precision M4600, how to do that?
I already checked inside the BIOS. There you can control, whether Bluetooth and WLAN belong together when using the hardware switch on the right side of the device. This is the case in my situation. But turning the switch on modifies the LED for…
Michael S.
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Dell Precision M6700 with failed battery does not detect discrete GPU
I have a dell m6700 laptop with AMD M6000 graphics. Battery seems to be dead. Running on Direct AC power.
Couple of days ago, the laptop booted on Intel HD 4000, windows device manager saying GPU is disconnected - visible under hidden devices.
On…
A G
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Dell laptops - Disabeling Dell Intelligent Display (auto screen dimming)
I have a Dell Precision M2800, which comes with the usual Intel 4600 as well as an AMD FirePro W4170M GPUs. The OS is Win 8.1 with the latest drivers for everything. Bios is fully updated (A06).
Dell has a "feature" called Dell Intelligent Display,…
Vaiden
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Troubleshooting processor upgrade, Paxville on Dell Precision 670
I've got a Dell Precision 670 with an XC837 motherboard and BIOS at version A07. I'm trying to upgrade this from using a single-core Celeron to a dual-core Paxville processor.
When I install a single replacement CPU, the computer powers on (the CPU…
Abu Dhabi
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