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February 21st, 2017 06:00

XPS 13 9350 - USB3 stability issue when wifi in Access Point mode

Hi,

Similarly to http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19983555 I'm having issues when WiFi is on, a few key differences though

  • I'm using BIOS 1.4.13
  • USB C is unstable
  • USB type A on the right hand side (the one with powershare) is unstable in USB 3 mode
  • Both USB type A ports are stable in USB 2 mode
  • the left hand side USB type A port is absolutely fine even in USB3 mode
  • It's particularly unstable if the wifi is in Access Point (hotspot) mode, even if I set the tx power very low (like 10dBm)

By "unstable" I mean that the USB 3 Realtek GbE found on the DA200 is going up and down all the time, same for the "plugable" USB3 GbE (ASIX AX88179).

Is there any solution to this problem?

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February 23rd, 2017 05:00

Hi fkubrick,

Thanks for posting.

As was pointed out in the article you referenced, try turning the wifi 50% to 75%, make sure you have the latest drivers installed.  If none of that is working, then you may want to contact Tech Support for additional assistance.

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February 23rd, 2017 06:00

Hi,

Yes I've tried turning the power down but it didn't help.

I've tried to reach out to Dell support and they don't want to talk to me because I didn't buy directly from Dell, which is preposterous! As if the shop where I bought it would be able to deal with that...

I'm just hoping to attract a Dell engineer's attention here...

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