A Decade Later (Almost): Dell Latitude E6500 Laptop

[@richardbreitling6537]

The holes on the side of the power adapter are for rubber grommits to hold the cord when wrapped

[@therobb5738]

By the way, the "mysterious outlet" on the power supply is for a rubber securing band, so you can keep the cables from unwrapping when in transport.

[@Stjaernljus]

The slot in the side of the PSU is for a strap for convenient bundling up of the cords.

[@vwestlife]

In recent versions, Firefox has adopted the Google Chrome design of using a separate system process for each tab that you have open, rather than combining everything into one process. The advantage is that if one tab crashes, it won't take down the whole browser with it. The disadvantage is that it uses much more RAM. (But Firefox ESR for Windows XP and Vista is still using the old design.)

[@richardchang5085]

Watching this video on my E6500, one of the best laptops I owned so far.

[@therobb5738]

i have an e5500 and a e6500. Nearly identical. My 6500 has a broken screen, but as far as using my 5500, it's great. Good battery life, and it looks badass too, all black and standard looking. Seems to be a good machine.

[@sburton015]

I do have a larger laptop similar to this which was top of the line in 2008, a Dell Precision m6400. I remember when I had the NVidia Quadro m3700, but then it went out, so I was able to replace it with the ATI firepro 7740m gpu and now it still runs well with an Intel Core 2 extreme quad core cpu with 12 gbs of ddr3 ram, 480 gb intel ssd, and Windows 7 pro.

[@gerhardprins1412]

I'm watching this on an E6500. Although mine has no modem, it has Bluetooth, a webcam and a fingerprint reader. I can watch videos in HD fine.

[@OptionGal]

Thanks so much for the video! The hard drive on my E6500 is failing and I was thinking it was just about time for me to get a new laptop anyway. I bought my E6500 new, have had it in daily use for 10 years and absolutely love it. I was not looking forward at all to shopping for a new laptop knowing the kind of consumer crap that is being manufactured these days :-( So I thought I'd try cloning and replacing the hard drive so that I could keep my beloved E6500 for a couple more years. While searching for some "how to" instructions, I came across this video. Although it's not exactly what I needed as far as instructions, your detailed overview reaffirmed in my mind that I have one of the best and most versatile laptops ever made! Wish me luck on swapping out the hard drive ;-)

[@TheGrayWolf81]

You should look into buying a ThingPad. I highly recommend it.

[@Browningate]

10:32 - Actually, those Windows 8/.1/10 machines are even easier if you need to reinstall because they'll load up and activate just fine without the product key, as it is actually baked into the motherboard somehow.

[@kbhasi]

That's only on PCs using UEFI. That laptop in the video uses a legacy BIOS.

[@Browningate]

@Kevin Correct. Those computers that don't have the key baked in will have it printed on a sticker. Either way works fine unless the key gets scratched off of the sticker (which has been known to be an issue).

[@derek-dv]

Really good PC. Just that it emits so much heat

[@LowBudgetProductions]

Honestly I think the Dell is most likely built 10 times better than just about any Lenovo laptop.

[@PeterLockwood-u8n]

I put Linux mint OS...........good for MANY YEARS MORE works perfect!!

[@walterharris4681]

In some places in the US, internet via dial-up is now free. You won't be able to stream but you can at least read the news headlines, sell on eBay, pay bills and make purchases.

[@Perplexer1]

The screw on the optical drive was also missing on my E6500 but after some Googling I found out that DELL actually shipped some laptops like this, without that screw present.

[@rafaelangulopuello5760]

the grafic card nvidia quadro fx370m in 2021 ?

[@sburton015]

Thats actually what I like about the old Vista era PC (made in 2007 to 2009) is that they are very budget friendly PCs for doing general PC tasks and even some light/older gaming and they are still very capable of running even Windows 10. Example would be you can install Windows 10 on say a Core 2 Duo 2ghz PC with 3 GBs of ddr2 ram, and an nvidia gtx 285 and it will most likely run just fine.

[@gerhardprins1412]

7:57 nope, that's not for a stand. You can put a cable tie like strap into that for storage.

[@robertlenson7345]

Thanks for you help, all the other said to remove so much to get inside. I have the same model E6500 Business type. Good Job !!! Wow !

[@frankstone919]

I've rebuilt a few of the e6400's and own a e6500 which is pretty much just a bigger screen and speakers. DDR2 for these is really expensive beyond the 2gb modules. If you can live with 4gb total memory you're in luck. The eSata port and display port are nice. These run Linux Mint 20 xfce pretty good and I've sold a few of the e6400's with that. The price of these has gone up since Covid19.

[@rmx77]

i happen to have an e6410 and while it still works perfect all aside from a very touchy caps lock key and the heavy wear. the wear being a battery latch that is slightly distorted a screen bezel that had a crack i glued back together and a crack by the right click button. this laptop came with from the factory the extended battery still holding a charge. i do have the i7 620m with the intel video rather then the nvidia graphics

[@EastAngliaUK]

my dell xps m1710 also has display problem now it was ok last week but now will not boot anymore.

[@mkulfi2]

I have this model and got a new 8800mAh battery for it (substitute, not DELL) that would charge to only ~82% - ~85% after 5 cycles. 1st cycle was 92%. Tried: - calibration by discharging to 5% then full charge - ends at 82% - removing ACPI driver (WIN 7) - hard reset (1 min power button pressing with AC and battery removed) Nothing works. There's no setting in BIOS (A29). Anyone figured out how to fix it?

[@Stjaernljus]

"Hardware acceleration" on firefox has never worked that well and nearly all troubleshooting guides tell you to make sure its disabled.

[@Browningate]

Disabling hardware acceleration sounds (to me) like something that could hinder the experience tremendously (as the video's author found out at 19:03). I actually had the same issue as @StereoDustParticles on my ThinkPad X200 Tablet (probably has the same Intel chipset or a very similar one) a couple years back and solved the problem less destructively by installing Pale Moon Commander and using it to set Layer Acceleration Mode to "Prefer Direct3D 9." This solved the problem without sacrificing performance in any perceptible way and still holds up well to this day.

[@akkh1263]

Sir i have a problem in my dell E6500 is plugged in not charging how can i solve the problem

[@MrDjugashvili]

Change battery

[@muhammedfahad628]

Same

[@Eyescream1738]

Deep it plugd in

[@adeolugodwin4267]

I have Latitude E6500 But My Keyboard Light is not working anymore So Am searching for Keyboard badly D one av seen is not working so my friend advice me to keep using and ignore d light That the system is selecting keyboard? Am using window 10 on it (86 bit or 32)

[@laviniacristina5960]

I am also looking for a keyboard.. I can't find one for my dell

[@TuserMotovlog]

How to scroll?? i try scroll but not working

[@MCiTB]

There is a touch slide at the edge of touchpad.

[@felyawala1996]

I have this laptop but not Windows XP installed it has windows 7

[@mohammedthegamer9507]

Me too

[@crab8368]

Mine has a windows vista product key and another sticker that has a windows 7 key

[@AK-LirikaTx]

What charger does this laptop need... i need help

[@MrElInfinito]

Dell Charger MK947 19.5V, 4.62A (Model DA90PM111)

[@kurosenpai101]

I have the exact same model but instead mine comes with a webcam and mic a fingerprint scanner

[@OromiyaanBiyyaa-z3v]

please this laptop how to Reset factory please tell me/aske boss

[@metalspringtrap1308]

Does Dell Latitude E6500 Runs Windows 10 ?

[@JustinFrost302]

I install Windows 10 but it has an audio issue

[@ciberaccesso1334]

@@JustinFrost302 same here glitches

[@augdog1230]

Update bios to A27 Mine is running Win 10 Pro.

[@MrDjugashvili]

On HDD it's slow, but if you upgrade to ssd, should be fine

[@muhammedfahad628]

Yes mine has w10

[@loganschmidt2008]

Hey can you do a video on the zoom h1 voice recorder please

[@stereophonicstuff]

I would, if so many other people hadn't already done so.

[@ammarammar1990]

Does it have a separate graphics processor?

[@mmustafa.ali38]

Yes

[@CreeperG3]

Dual, actually! The discrete GPU is an Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M, while the integrated GPU are Intel Extreme integrated graphics.

[@richardbridge3060]

Could you help me with mine I have done a video with what’s wrong

[@camillegrace4712]

How to find for high brightness in E6500 ?

[@param802]

You can adjust brightness by click fn key + upper,down arrow keys

[@adeolugodwin4267]

Or You can right click And click display settings There u will see Adjust Brightness level Or Press Fn with upper or down or left key Actual left is for Auto Brightness which is d easiest way bt for more settings follow d step.

[@bobsteave1236]

WINDOWS 7 > all Skynet control OS out there.

[@bennybooysen4723]

wats the processor?

[@josepha5885]

it has a C2D p9600 @2.66Ghz

[@MemoryMadeFromThese]

Does this e6400 and e6500 has Bluetooth features

[@tiguyetbibi]

Same here, i have e6500, win 10 with no Bluetooth. Thank

[@summerwinters1315]

Mine is e6500 and has bluetooth

[@NEMOZAC]

i run Linux Mint on one of these with a SSD Drive handy if needed to access get into a Windows drive not booting to recover data the easiest fastest way ever ;) with a docking station and its portable

[@jenniferjennawala5103]

I have this laptop

[@param802]

I hve this laptop now hehe latitude e6500 core2due

[@lindaawala8594]

First of all it has Windows 7 installed second i want it with Windows XP hahahaha

[@Eyescream1738]

I have this

[@MCiTB]

I can't make Windows 10 runs smoothly on this laptop, I think there is some drover issue. Windows 7 runs better.

[@pichaisworld]

@MCiTB try windows 8 on it...works fine. Windows 10 would need higher RAM (64 bit I think).

[@kenu071]

I have this laptop (:)

[@AK-LirikaTx]

What charger does it use??? I'm so confused

[@jenniferjennawala5103]

I am Linda awala

[@SpeccyMan]

Charger? No such thing for a laptop! The battery charging circuity for a laptop is contained within the battery! It is a power supply, nothing more.

[@rashidjahanzeb541]

I have corei9 gaming PC I don't need this laptop 😊😊😊😊😮

[@lindaawala8594]

I have this laptop

[@samuelmatheson9655]

Me too, does it need the battery to start?

[@AlokKumar-ct7us]

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