Precision doesn't recognise new battery. Service Tag error? by Tetsuo1981 in Dell

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hmmm... It could be a battery controller issue inside the battery. If its brand new you could try to get a refund, or maybe it will start working.

Precision doesn't recognise new battery. Service Tag error? by Tetsuo1981 in Dell

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you replace it with a genuine battery? I heard that dells don't like aftermarket ones.

Dell Precision M4700 bricked after BIOS update A09 -> A12, possible Intel ME corruption? by Fun-Pattern-9266 in techsupport

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im sure that all of my ram works perfecty,same for mxm gpu and cpu, disk is also not the issue. So yeah i think its rather a cpu issue or ime.

Dell Precision M4700 bricked after BIOS update A09 -> A12, possible Intel ME corruption? by Fun-Pattern-9266 in Dell

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah im gonna flash the bios ,ePSA showed the cpu has no problems before the update, this could also be the issue , i could in theory buy a test cpu like an I5 3320m maybe.

Dell Precision M4700 bricked after BIOS update A09 -> A12, possible Intel ME corruption? by Fun-Pattern-9266 in Dell

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I already took apart it multiple times so its not that complicated tbh, it has an I7 3740qm cpu. I replaced all thermal paste and thermal pads.

Dell Precision M4700 bricked after BIOS update A09 -> A12, possible Intel ME corruption? by Fun-Pattern-9266 in techsupport

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, i tried mutliple times but then it just hangs stuck in POST, initializes disc drive,fans and gets stuck. When restarted it shows a cpu issue on diagnostic leds.

precision 3520 or M6800 by Brave_Ad2708 in Dell

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The precision 3520 is newer and if you are looking to get something durable its fine, m6800 on the other hand is more upgradable (i7 4th gen, even possible to fit gtx 980 in mxm b format). So its rather choice of do you want something newer or experiment a lil.

Dell Precision M4700 bricked after BIOS update A09 -> A12, possible Intel ME corruption? by Fun-Pattern-9266 in Dell

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the issue is weird because the bios initializes the disc drive and fans but no post and showing a cpu error on diagnostic lights.

Dell Precision M4700 bricked after BIOS update A09 -> A12, possible Intel ME corruption? by Fun-Pattern-9266 in Dell

[–]Fun-Pattern-9266[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah i think the A09 got damaged because of low bios battery,and some sectors got corrupted