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The device's age is determined solely by its shipping date, which reflects the day it was manufactured, not the day you received it. It’s concerning that it may be related to a PCB circuit design problem and may not be resolved through a system exchange. I recommend requesting a refund and considering other models.

I have been experiencing a persistent WHEA17 error on my 7680 (only reported on dGPU). Even swapping the GPU module hasn't resolved the issue. However, it doesn't seem to affect overall stability or performance, so I haven't made significant efforts to troubleshoot it.

Dell finally released the QCM AI100 NPU configuration for the PM16P, also available to see the card in the manual: The 3rd fan size is compressed due to the wider daughter board

The truth is, no matter how thermally efficient the paste is, the scheduler will still drive the CPU/GPU to their maximum PL and hit Tjmax because of the limited heat capacity of a thin heatsink. That’s completely normal on laptops, especially high-performance platforms with aggressive power allocation. These short bursts of high temperature don’t cause any real issues; they’re there to provide the instantaneous performance you need.

The result looks great. Is it possible to share your GPU vBIOS, I will try to flash into my PM16P, when I am able to reach to my device next month. I want to do a comparision between the stock 140w and 175w vBIOS on PM16P.

The vBIOS limit can be easily overridden. My 5000Ada card on the Precision 7680 was flashed with a higher watt version of the vBIOS extracted from the 7780.

With parts in stock, a sub-day build time isn’t evidence of corner-cutting (I’m not worried about build quality). It usually just means the line is lightly loaded with short queues. Most of the quality control happens upstream in the supply chain, which doesn’t show up in assembly time.

I see the chipset WM880 supports ECC DDR5. I am curious: if we use the ECC SoDIMMs, will the system post?

Out of curiosity, are you using the one with the CAMM2 configuration?

I agree. Dell has revised the ETA from Nov 17th to Nov 12th; the overall speed is impressive, and the building time is even less than one day.

ETA Nov 17th, China mainland Another reference: I received the Dell 16 Premium CTO on November 6th. It was ordered on October 24th, with a 3-day build time and 2 weeks of shipping to Canada.

Just placed an order for the Pro Max 16 Plus, with the U9-285HX, RTX Pro 4000, and a 4K OLED display. I opted for the lowest configuration for RAM and NVMe storage (16GB CSoDIMM and 512GB). The quick access door, the highest configuration for the palm rest, and the long-lifecycle battery option are selected. This year, the long-lifecycle option is interesting; Dell provides rapid charge for this option, which was absent on the 7680 Is there a recommendation for upgrading the CSoDIMM module?

Yea, I am awaiting news about the Nvidia N1x SoC, which is based on the same architecture as GB10 but targeted towards the laptop market. Hopefully, it's Linux and Windows on Arm compatible.

Well, it’s kind of hard to say. Those AI Chips are not a new model (advertised as dNPUs). In the Pro Max-Plus series, Dell is using the solution from Qualcomm shipped in H1 2021 (a pair of AI 100 Pro chips), but four years have already passed, and there hasn’t been much presence in industrial usage.

The WD19DCS provides a maximum output of 210W when both USB-C ports are used simultaneously. Therefore, even under the assumption that the Pro Max supports older docking stations, it still demands 280W to function properly. Without this, you’ll experience a performance downgrade and see a warning screen when you boot up the system. In the worst-case scenario, if the Pro Max model only recognizes a single cable input, then your WD19DCS will function as a WD19S and your system will receive only 130W from the dock (Yes, in this case, you definitely need a 280W psu connected in parallel.).

@Dell-Mano_G Hello, the ProMax-Plus series has finally been released. Is it possible to share any information regarding the TDP and TGP? On the spec sheet, it indicates a 256G DRAM option. Will the 256GB CAMM (2x128 GB) be released to the market, and does that setup include 2 CAMM slots as mentioned in the spec sheet?

JEDEC-CAMM does not affect the standard UDIMM and SODIMM slots. The "C" simply represents "clock" and is not related to CAMM. As for the CKD Small Outline DIMM (CSO-DIMM), here is the link from JEDEC.org for you to check. https://www.jedec.org/category/keywords/csodimm And here are some links from OEMs: https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/system-builder/what-is-a-cudimm-csodimm https://www.klevv.com/ken/products_details/memory/D5_CSODIMM https://www.innodisk.com/en/products/dram-modules/ddr5/ddr5-csodimm https://industrial.adata.com/en/product/DDR5_CSO-DIMM https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr5/ct16g64c52cs5 The CSODIMM referenced in Dell's tech specifications is the one outlined by JEDEC, which has been updated to support high frequencies of up to 6400MHz.

https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/system-builder/what-is-a-cudimm-csodimm Just check out this link, and you'll get a better idea of what they truly are.

That's not true; there are two types of DIMM form factors: CUDIMMs and CSODIMMs. The "C" stands for "Clocked," indicating that there are clock drivers on the DIMM board. I believe it is guided by EU regulations.

I am skeptical as to whether the design of sandwiching the heat spreader between the CPU and GPU is truly effective. Another interesting point is that the power board for the 48V regulator has been designed as a daughter board.

I asked my sales rep, and that date is confirmed. Only the 1200P@120Hz display option is compatible with the WWAN antenna, similar to the 7680 model. The 5090 option hasn't been available yet; Let's see if it will finally be on the list. As for now, the CAMM2 is available starting with the 128GB option only 😢.

The leaked poster revealed the CAMM2 specifications for memory. You are referring to 2DPC DRAM, correct? Yea, the 128G CAMM1 is 2DPC, with a memory frequency of 3600MT/s.

They updated the spec sheet for the Pro Max Plus series

With a ridiculous 300W output. Dell Pro Thunderbolt 5 Smart Dock - SD25TB5

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Pro-Max-16-Plus-and-Dell-Pro-Max-18-Plus-announced-with-RTX-Pro-Blackwell-GPUs-tandem-OLED-panel-and-CAMM-memory-support.981358.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Pro-Max-14-Premium-and-16-Premium-unleashed-with-tandem-OLED-displays.981641.0.html