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  1. Aaron44126
    There is an internal cable between the motherboard and the display. It would be odd for it to become loose (it is secured quite tightly on both ends), but possible I guess...
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    The QR code on screen has your service tag in it, might want to block that too.... Anyway, this reinforces a bad display panel I think.
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    This might be officially released very soon. (PC & Xbox? Switch might get it as well, but that might be the original N64 version on NSO.)
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    BIOS / pre-boot screens are probably running at 60 Hz. Seems like a likely display issue to me; I'd contact Dell support and explain the "symptoms", they'll probably just want to ship out a replacement display panel. I think you can get away with turning graphics switching on or off without having to mess with drivers each time now. I recently noticed that on Precision 7X60 and 7X70, the NVIDIA GPU hardware ID does not change when you toggle this setting (contrary to prior systems), so I think the way that Windows sees the GPU devices should be "stable" between modes.
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    When my Precision 7770 order was delayed(/canceled?) yesterday, my rep mentioned that they have Precision 7760 available still ("in case I have a business emergency") so that is not off the table even if the web site is not being cooperative. Multiple Dell sources have put June 16 as the new (tentative) 7770 order date.
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    Looks like part of the display is working, so are those streaks fixed in position? (They don't move around with the Notepad window as you move it, for example?) Agree with @Rinconmike, checking with an external display (try duplicate/mirroring mode) or enabling integrated graphics will help determine if this is maybe an issue with the display, or with the dGPU, or something else...?
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    Yes.
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    Answer: With a four-drive setup, you should be able to do two RAID 1's or two RAID 0's (or one of each) if you so choose. If you have drives that aren't the same size, I think that you can use the leftover space from one drive in another array as well? I.e. With three drives drives of capacity 2TB + 2TB + 4TB, you could use a 2TB and half of the 4TB in a RAID 1 array and use the other 2TB with the remaining space in the 4TB for a second RAID 1 array. I'm not completely sure about this but I feel like I noticed it as an option when playing around with the Intel RAID interface once. [Edit] The Wikipedia article that I linked below also indicates that this is an option. The RAID solution is Intel Rapid Storage Technology, which is used in systems other than the Dell Precision. You can look up documentation on it.
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    And now I just got an email from my original sales rep from yesterday, he puts the tentative order date at June 16.
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    I don’t doubt that it caused disruptions regardless. They’ve got to be close to launch if they are giving out quotes, though…. Wonder what happened that let my order slip through 😛
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    Been getting some calls from Dell customer support today — haven't had a chance to answer but I'll try to pick up the next one. I just called the customer service line for order status and the automated system says that my order is "on hold". [Edit] Actually they left a voicemail, the guy says that the new workstation orders will indeed be canceled, and due to the COVID lockdowns in China, they have no ETA on when the new models will be available. We'll see what happens...
  12. Aaron44126
    No issues, you can plug it in at any time.
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    CPU performance curves look like this. Diminishing returns as the power usage goes up. (This particular chart is showing Alder Lake P cores and E cores plotted together. E cores are more efficient than P cores at low power levels but not at high power levels.) Source (interesting read) https://chipsandcheese.com/2022/01/28/alder-lakes-power-efficiency-a-complicated-picture/
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    If I am reading this right, for example, the 162W figure is the max for CPU and GPU combined on the Precision 7770. So the only way you'll get close to that on the GPU is if the CPU workload is very light. ...Which is fine, but it means don't expect to be pushing 150W on the GPU and then another 50W on the CPU, I guess.
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    This should work up to 10 Gbe easily. (...You could probably push 2.5 Gbe over regular USB-C.)
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    Can you take a look at this batch? Also one more popped in from another user since then: Does the Ethernet port support 2.5Gbe? Thanks.
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    So, I've been informed (by someone who is not a sales rep) that ordering 7X70 is not supposed to be enabled yet, so orders put in now may or may not be canceled. ...Keep that in mind if you try to put a quote through to order right now. (More as I hear it.) It's not a sticker or something printed on, it's embedded in the display bezel. If you managed to get the silver logo out, there would still be a "DELL-shaped hole" where it used to be.
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    There are two fingerprint reader models available. FIPS = more secure, a bit finicky and slow Non-FIPS = way faster FIPS is a gold square thing that sits beneath the keyboard on the right side. Non-FIPS actually integrates directly into the power button. My thoughts on security are, it basically depends on the purpose. Who do you think is going to be breaking into your computer? A girlfriend can snoop on your keyboard password entry but would have a harder time with your fingerprint. An evil nation state agent who hijacked your laptop during travel might have trouble brute forcing your password but no trouble lifting a fingerprint. (I got non-FIPS for mine. I use this in the Precision 7560 and like it a lot. It's very convenient to use and I'm not in a situation where I'm worried about someone trying to lift fingerprints and break in. I used FIPS in a number of prior systems and was generally frustrated by it.) If you have both fingerprint and IR camera, you can set it up to use either to log in. It's well documented at this point. Other than the "SSD door" drive slot, the other NVMe drives run through the PCH which only supports PCIe3 in Tiger Lake. I don't know why the order page is like that, but nothing is keeping them from selling you Gen4 drives and installing them in the Gen3 slots. Maybe they just don't stock Gen3 drives anymore.
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    That would be fine. 7X60 (last year's systems) have one PCIe gen 4 slot. 7X70 (these new systems) have all PCIe4 slots.
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    If you want to take the stock Dell image and move it to a different SSD, you can just use any drive cloning tool. I'm currently fond of Macrium Reflect (which is free). Acronis True Image is another good one (not free). Some commercial SSDs actually come with such a tool — Samsung has one that you can download from their site. If you're a bit comfortable with Linux, you can just boot a Linux live CD/USB and clone a drive using the dd command, and then fix up the partition layout with GParted. It's best to create bootable media and do the clone from there, rather than trying to do it live while the OS is running. (Macrium Reflect has a tool to create bootable media which you can run after it is installed.) It doesn't matter if you do the clone before or after booting the system up for the first time. I would also suggest that you either remove or disable the "original" SSD before trying to boot the new one. (You can disable SSDs individually through BIOS setup.) I've had cases where Windows gets confused about which drive to mount when it has just been cloned and the old SSD is still present. After a successful boot on the new drive, you can install/enable the old drive and wipe it. (Use "diskpart clean" to make sure the boot partition is cleared out too.) The system comes configured in RAID mode but you might need to switch it to NVMe/AHCI mode for the bootable drive clone tool to be able to see the drives. If this is the case, just switch it back to RAID mode after the drive clone is complete (before attempting to boot Windows). This is also controlled from BIOS setup.
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    WD22 docks are out but there is no "dual connect" dock in this set. If you want to power the system off of the dock, you need to use WD19DC/WD19DCS (or TB18DC). That said, a few users have noted that there is a lower power limit when running off of the dock (210W vs 240W) which can impact performance if you are pushing the system hard. It might make sense to plug the system directly into a power adapter anyway. ...In that case, it doesn't matter whether you get a "DC" dock or not, you can use any of the new ones, or you could use a third-party dock. [Edit] WD22TB costs over $500? Holy cow.
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    No SSD door for me. I can see it being handy to quickly remove or swap out a drive. But I do not think that I'll ever need to do that beyond the first few hours of getting the system set up with drives that I want (and I'll need access to all four drive bays for that). I'd rather have the "clean" bottom panel. (And as you say, it's a little bit of a security issue if it is so easy to open it up and pop out the drive. Not that popping off the entire bottom panel is very hard either, mind you... Anyway you can just encrypt the drives with BitLocker; that is feasible to break with access to the drive and system together, but not with access to only the drive by itself.) No hard answer for either of these. I asked about the GPU TGP and was told that information would not be available until after the launch. I have not heard anything about 2.5Gbe support so I am not expecting it and would be "pleasantly surprised" if it turns out to be present. These systems use discrete Intel Ethernet chips and Intel does have this part available, so it wouldn't be that much of a surprise... Maybe when the support/driver page goes live (any time now) we will have an indication there.
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    Also wanted to mention, I have some saved posts here from @Ionising_Radiation who managed to raise/bypass the stock CPU power limit in the Precision 7560 with ThrottleStop. Hopefully a similar technique can be used in this system if the "default" power limit is too low? one | two (yellow checkbox can be seen here) I agree that 75W+150W seems a bit too high for a sustained load. Hoping that NVIDIA Dynamic Boost 2.0 does a good job shuffling power between the CPU and GPU as needed to achieve maximum performance on the current load, given the "global" power limit. I haven't actually tried it out myself with anything.
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    That seems like a pretty good price too. I knew I wanted 5 years going in so there was no reason for the rep to be pushing it. I did mention that some systems currently have a "buy four years ProSupport, get the fifth year free" deal going on, so maybe ask about that. I saw it on the Precision 7760 config page yesterday (U.S. market). I didn't get a good answer from my rep on if that was available/applied to the 7770 that I got. (When the price came back a bit lower than I "feared" it would be, I didn't push much around on that.) ...I think the 128GB CAMM module accounts for a good chunk of the price difference between our quotes. I also have 4K panel, IR camera, and fingerprint reader which would each add a little bit. (Still waiting for the systems to go live on the web site so we can see some of what the actual advertised component prices are.) [Edit] I think the reps have more latitude on what they quote for ProSupport/warranty, compared to physical components. When I bought my M6700 (ten years ago), when I hesitated on ProSupport, the rep threw in an upgrade from basic NBD to ProSupport for free. (Ended up being glad for that.)
  25. Aaron44126
    It looks like the available specs are very similar to the Precision 7760 with obvious things changed like available CPU/GPU, the CAMM memory modules, and 7670 getting an OLED option. So, you can basically look through the online 7760 "choose your specs" page to get the list of what you need to look at. Current CPU and GPU choices are enumerated in the first post of this thread. RAM choices right now are 16GB / 32GB / 64GB / 128GB (all CAMM, non-ECC). You can also look at page 7 of the spec sheets. 7670 | 7770 Avoid ordering 7670 with the base FHD+ display. Even if you don't want the 4K/OLED panel... Upgrade to the 500 nits FHD+ and confirm that on the quote. When you receive a quote, pay close attention to some of the smaller things like fingerprint reader type, whether or not the SSD door is present, whether or not you get the IR webcam and backlit keyboard, etc. and make sure that they are set up how you want. (My rep did not do all of these as I asked the first time through.)
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