M6800

• rescuezilla cloned HSST to 256 gig drive, but drive would not boot.
• same thing on Samsung 1T.
• now running ok with 1 extra monitor on HSST after new Dell drivers
• AMD drivers are only needed for high performance and will increase heat
• install Intel then AMD.
• as of 8/1, AMD not installed.
• Grok: what to do about a dell m6800 that overheats and occasionally shuts down.
• Grok: the dell m6800 has an amd Radeon HD 8950 graphics card. what is the difference between AMD and Intel video drivers for this card
• Grok: How to repaste laptop GPU
• https://www.drvhub.net/devices/video-cards/amd/radeon-hd-8950

• windows 10 will not install to the 256 gig mSAST.
• primary drive HSST is running hot shutting down the machine.
• a rescuezilla clone to the 256 Gig mSata worked.
• booting to it through an f12 selection menu works
• selecting it as the primary boot does not work.
• todo 1: clone to big OS
• if that does not work then install win 10 on big OS and remove physically or in software the HSST

• m6800 would not boot.
• tried fixboot /mbr etc.
• got all data backed up to synology
• tried ventoy created on linux mint but it was missing an unnamed driver.
• used woeUSB (python)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git p7zip-full python3-pip python3-wxgtk4.0

sudo pip3 install WoeUSB-ng --break-system-packages

• got error “Windows cannot be installed to this disk” which means your PC is in UEFI mode but the disk is formatted as MBR, or vice-versa
• m6800 does have an MBR
• solution is to convert disk to GPT

On the disk selection screen where the error appears, press Shift + F10 to open the Command Prompt.
Type diskpart and press Enter.
Type list disk and press Enter to see your drives.
Type select disk X (replace X with your disk number, usually 0) and press Enter.
Type clean and press Enter to erase all data.
Type convert gpt and press Enter to convert the disk.
Type exit and press Enter, then exit Command Prompt.
Select the unallocated space and click Next to install.

• small screw for dvd drive is in the top drawer of the tv stand.

• parts-people.com, using my service tag, did not find a bluetooth adapter

• 7760 had numeric keypad, 3 internal SSD slots, and main memory behind the keyboard.
• 7770 gets bad reviews for being underpowered.
• 7670 has no buttons on keyboard, a 16“ screen, and uses non-standard CAMM memory
• 7680 uses non-standard CAMM memory and users say runs very hot with ist aluminum case.
• 7780 has 4 drive slots, Rj45, HDMI, and two display ports via USB-C. https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/precision-17-7780-laptop/precision_7780_ss/views-of-precision-7780

• use wmic bios get serialnumber to get Dell service tag which is G087RC2.
• video card is AMD Radeon HD 8950
• cpu is Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4710MQ CPU @ 2.50GHz which is NOT upgradeable
• cpu bench is 5801
• takes ddr3 1333 memory ← check this
• what is the difference between 1333 and 1600? internet says not worth doing

• Drivers
• After clean Win 7 install, get AMD catalyst from here

• Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz rated at 5792