WINDOWS XP ON DELL M4700 [UPGRADED TO THE MAX]

Today, I finally fixed my laptop workstation from 2012. Model [Dell M4700] to be precise.

Replaced old 2.4Ghz Dell 1504 WiFi module and installed brand new 1540 model with 5Ghz support ordered on eBay.
Web speedtest shows around 200 Mbit/s. I’m satisfied with the result.

High performance quad-core cpu i7-3740QM (4c/8t) in conjunction with 8Gb of RAM and paired with 2Gb Quadro K1000M workstation video chip can do wonders (of course only within Windows XP abilities). Device can handle 4K YT videos wihout any lags and hiccups.

8Gb of RAM is possible via [AIO RAM patch] . However, [CPU with PAE support] is required. And yeah, bookmark retrorevival blog, very valuable, for sure.
It’s a pity that it is hosted on sh#tty blogger. Someday it can just disappear, like my entire g-account with YT channel year ago.
So don’t rely on big corps. Never. Ever.

More than 8Gb of system memory for Windows XP is definitely overkill. I don’t noticed any performace uplifts, but stability was decreased.
So i’ve decided to jump back from 16gb to 8gb.But back to topic, machine configured for SATA SSD drive, so XP loading time is a bliss.

It is one of those magic laptops that have drivers not only for Windows XP, but for Windows 7 and more surprisingly for Server 2008R2 also.

Anyways, here are some screens of mighty Dell M4700 for better illustration. Last shots were made in total darkness, so sorry for low quality.

Dell Precision M4700

M4700 in night room interior

Desktop of Windows XP SP4+ in action

CPU performance, faster than i7-990X Extreme. Not bad, not bad.

Windows Server 2008R2 transformed into Windows Vista

In conclusion i would like to notice that with each upcoming generation of laptops quality of case was degraded.
Also I have another high-end [Dell Precision 7510 (2015)] and what can I say….
7510 can’t stand direct comparison with M4700 in terms of case quality and overall ergonomics it is a complete loss.

In future posts i’ll make side-by-side comparison of M4700 & 7510 models.