Precision 7680 & Precision 7780 Owner's Thread

[Mambucho]

47 minutes ago, yslalan said:

I repurposed my extra DGFF GPU as an external GPU. It works perfectly.

For what purpose?

[yslalan]

4 minutes ago, Mambucho said:

For what purpose?

I'm replacing the GPU on my desktop machine. It is also portable to carry out with an x86 tablet.

[Mambucho]

23 minutes ago, yslalan said:

I'm replacing the GPU on my desktop machine. It is also portable to carry out with an x86 tablet.

there are two empty spaces for GDDR6 memory on the graphics card, if you install them, will the graphics card resist? I mean the RTX 3500 ADA expand the memory from 12GB to 16GB?

[yslalan]

1 minute ago, Mambucho said:

there are two empty spaces for GDDR6 memory on the graphics card, if you install them, will the graphics card resist? I mean the RTX 3500 ADA expand the memory from 12GB to 16GB?

No, it won't work. You need to maintain the GPU's bit width—6 slots mean 192 bits. The only upgrade option is from 12GB to 24GB. However, as of now, I believe the Ada series hasn't been cracked to support such a large VRAM capacity in their vBIOS.

The supported VRAM combinations are hard-coded in the vBIOS. Refer to the GPU-Z entry for confirmation.

[Aaron44126]

Desktop 5000 Ada is AD102.  Laptop is AD103.  They don’t use the same chip.

[Mambucho]

51 minutes ago, Aaron44126 said:

Desktop 5000 Ada is AD102.  Laptop is AD103.  They don’t use the same chip.

Thank you for the clarification

[Mambucho]

On 11/30/2024 at 9:49 AM, yslalan said:

Нет, это не сработает. Вам необходимо поддерживать разрядность графического процессора: 6 слотов означают 192 бита. Единственный вариант обновления — с 12 ГБ до 24 ГБ. Однако на данный момент я считаю, что серия Ada не поддерживает такую большую емкость VRAM в своем vBIOS..

Поддерживаемые комбинации VRAM жестко запрограммированы в vBIOS. Обратитесь к записи GPU-Z для подтверждения..

does this confirm the possibility of upgrading from 12 to 16?

[yslalan]

8 hours ago, Mambucho said:

does this confirm the possibility of upgrading from 12 to 16?

It’s not possible to enable the two unused solder pads on the PCB unless vRAM is soldered onto those pads. The only feasible upgrade would be to replace all six vRAM chips with larger, double-capacity vRAM chips, which means 12GB->24GB.

[Mambucho]

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/236170/ 

Update NVIDIA RTX Driver Release 550 R550 U11 (553.05 to 553.35) | Windows 10, 11

[Mambucho]

17 hours ago, yslalan said:

It’s not possible to enable the two unused solder pads on the PCB unless vRAM is soldered onto those pads. The only feasible upgrade would be to replace all six vRAM chips with larger, double-capacity vRAM chips, which means 12GB->24GB.

alas, there are no 4GB GDDR6 chips, they have never been released. Two free spaces for GDDR6 are disabled in the GPU chip itself

[rintalahri]

On 8/13/2024 at 7:53 PM, woffe said:

Hi, 

that's me who tried it 🙂

but still mo driver available. The Intel support is useless...

In Germany you can order this card without any problems.  https://www.alternate.de/Intel/Wi-Fi-7-BE201-non-vPro-WLAN-Adapter/html/product/100044906?srsltid=AfmBOooN-Pvg3ZHnmPNJmMC0Sr2iglrINY8H5BzW8d-hAROWxvv_hpNk

 

The only reason why i will try the BE201 is the slow speed/inconsistent speed of the AX211 in this device. In my office i have 500 Mbits download speed, all other devices (Dell Latitude, HP Zbook) will have 900 Mbits Download speed at the exact same place. This devices connected to the Accespoint with 2401 Mbit, the 7680 only with 800-900 Mbit. Maybe the antennas are not so good on this device.

Did you install wifi7 be201
card? Which card goes with that 7680 machine?

I like to buy one too...

[woffe]

On 1/12/2025 at 2:17 AM, rintalahri said:

Did you install wifi7 be201
card? Which card goes with that 7680 machine?

I like to buy one too...

 

Hi, yes i tried it - but was not working. The device manager "can not start the device"

[TheWizzard1]

On 11/30/2024 at 12:21 AM, yslalan said:

I repurposed my extra DGFF GPU as an external GPU. It works perfectly.

Where did you get this? I absolutely want one!

[Mambucho]

NVIDIA RTX Driver Release 570 R570 U1 (572.16) | Windows 11

 

NVIDIA RTX Series (Notebooks)

NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 1000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A3000 12GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A1000 6GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T500....  e.t.c

[SvenC]

Pulled the trigger on a 7680 - the sales discount was too good and the Dell Max Pro Plus too far away - expected in July vs next week for the 7680.

[Mambucho]

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/241085/

 

NVIDIA RTX Driver Release 570 R570 U2 (572.60) windows 10,11

 

NVIDIA RTX Series (Notebooks)

NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 1000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A3000 12GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A1000 6GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T500....  e.t.c

[iieeann]

In order to reset bios, is disconnecting the cmos battery the only option? it looks like the battery is not accessible with just opening the bottom case.  Do i really need to remove everything including the mainboard just to do disconnect a small cable?? seems ridiculous, can anyone confirm this? Thanks.

 

I run into problem of bios warning something "cannot run more multiple dock station simultaneously...."  in a sudden for a dock station that i hv been using for almost 2 yrs.  The only solution seems to be resetting the bios.

[Aaron44126]

11 hours ago, iieeann said:

In order to reset bios, is disconnecting the cmos battery the only option?

 

You don't have to physically access the CMOS battery. If you can't access the BIOS setup to do the reset from there, hold the power button down for a long time (30-60 seconds?) without the AC adapter connected, and that should reset the BIOS to default settings. I did it once on my Precision 7770.

 

I've seen that dock message pop up before too. "Fixed" by just unplugging and replugging the dock cable until it was happy. The docks seem so finicky on these things to me, I've stopped using one at all with my Precision 7560.

[heikkuri]

For all these messages when you are running WD19DC or WD10DCs
1. You have plugged a lower wattage power adapter USB C charging device or power pass-through device. Your system will continue to work but may not perform at it’s peak.

2. Your port does not provide enough power to operate the attached device. If possible, attach a power adapter to the external device.

3. Multiple docking stations are not simultaneously supported. Disconnect additional docking stations.

4. Your dock fan has failed. You may experience reduced performance until your dock is serviced.

 

the solution is to reset the Dell dock like @Aaron44126 proposed.

 

How to reset the Dell docking station
1. disconnect all extra USB devices like external hard disk and USB hub if exist.
2. shutdown PC.
3. disconnect laptop cable.
4. disconnect dock power cable from the wall socket.
5. push dock power button down and keep it down.
6. connect dock power to wall.
7. count to ten.
8. release the power button.
9. connect the dock cable to laptop.

 

[iieeann]

On 3/3/2025 at 9:39 PM, Aaron44126 said:

 

You don't have to physically access the CMOS battery. If you can't access the BIOS setup to do the reset from there, hold the power button down for a long time (30-60 seconds?) without the AC adapter connected, and that should reset the BIOS to default settings. I did it once on my Precision 7770.

 

I did not touch the cmos battery, I managed to fix it by disconnecting the laptop battery cable and reconnect back.  The dock error message was gone.  Not sure what this has to do with laptop battery... i did disconnect the battery before that to replace the heatsink for cleaning.  My place is too dusty until i have to buy 1 set of full heatsink assembly for fast replacement.  I can slowly clean the fan fin by fin later.

[TheWizzard1]

To clarify @Aaron44126, you can press and hold the power button with any power cable (NOT a docking station power - Pure AC via DC jack or Type-C without USB) for a 30-count, after shutting down. This resets almost all newer Dell laptops CMOS.

[SvenC]

Thanks for the CMOS reset info - was worried as well if one had to unplug the CMOS battery for that by disassembling about everything in that laptop.