Dell Precision M6700 Repair

The Dell Precision M6700 was released in 2012, and it was released as a part of the Precision series of Dell laptops which started production in 2008. These computers are marketed towards people whose job/business requires computer aided design, and it was also marketed as a high performance computer. It is compatible with E series docking stations.

The M6700 was the first model to have a 3D display and it was also the last precision model to have a RGBLED display option. It was originally sold at a price of $3,579. The model after the M6700 is the M6800, which has more memory options and it also had an updated chipset. It also has a G3 CPU Socket.

There are no common malfunctions with this specific model of the Dell Precision. There is also an option to add an external battery to the computer which extends the battery life. It also had an updated chipset from its predecessor, the M6600.

This device can be identified by checking the boot up screen. The boot up screen will have the model number of your device. You can also find out the specific model by opening the BIOS menu. You could also run hardware diagnostics on your computer. This specific model also has a 17 inch screen and is about 7.76 pounds. It has 2 3.0 USB ports on the right side and 2 2.0 USB ports on the left side. It will also have ethernet and HDMI spots on the back. It can also come in 3 different colors: red, silver, and black. On the bottom of this device there's a port for an external battery. The model number is also located on the bottom left of the display monitor.

Processor

Intel Core i7-3920XM
(4x2.9GHz + HTT, 3.8GHz Turbo, 22nm, 8MB L3, 55W)

Chipset

Intel QM77

Memory

4x4GB Kingston DDR3-1866 (expandable to 4x8GB)

Graphics

NVIDIA Quadro K5000M 4GB GDDR5
(1344 CUDA cores, 601MHz/3GHz core/memory, 256-bit memory bus)

Display

17.3" LED Matte 16:9 IPS 1920x1080
LG Philips LP173WF3

Hard Drive(s)

Samsung PM830 128GB mSATA 6Gbps SSD

Seagate Momentus 7200.5 750GB 7200-RPM SATA 3Gbps HDD

Optical Drive

HL-DT-ST Slot-Loading DVD+/-RW GS30N

Networking

Intel 82579LM Gigabit Ethernet

Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6300 802.11a/b/g/n 3x3

Bluetooth 4.0

Audio

IDT 92HD93BXX HD Audio

Stereo speakers

Mic and headphone jacks

Battery

9-Cell, 97Wh

Front Side

Latch

Right Side

Wireless toggle

HDD caddy

2x USB 3.0

DisplayPort

Left Side

Kensington lock

2x USB 2.0

6-pin FireWire

Mic and headphone jacks

SD/MMC card reader

ExpressCard/54 slot

Slot-loading optical drive

Back Side

Vent

Ethernet

VGA

HDMI

eSATA/USB combo port

AC adapter

Operating System

Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit

Dimensions

16.41" x 10.65" x 1.3-1.42"

416.7mm x 270.6mm x 33.1-36.1mm

Weight

7.76lbs / 3.52kg

Source: https://www.anandtech.com/show/6512/dell...

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Spec Sheet

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