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August 4th, 2020 19:00
Realized 5yrs Later Dell Did Not Include My GPU
I ordered a Dell XPS 9550 back in December of 2015. Lately I have been having some unrelated computer issues and thought updating my GPU drivers may fix my problems. When I purchased my computer, I paid to upgrade to a NVIDIA GTX960M 2GB DDR; however, when I went into Device Manager it showed integrated Intel Graphics. I reviewed BIOS and Direct X Diagnostics, both showed "Intel HD Graphics 530" as well.
My first thought was maybe I didn't order the NVIDIA GTX960M 2GB DDR5 and I was mistaken. A quick review of my original purchase order/receipt confirmed that I did in fact order the upgraded GPU. Then I thought maybe there was something wrong with my machine and my GPU just wasn't showing up? But then I found a link in my Dell.Com portal that shows the "original configuration and the system specifications it (my XPS) shipped with." This link gives you a list of everything that was included with your computer when they shipped it and the quantity (example: 8GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133MHz - Quantity 2).
I review the list what do you know... "NVIDIA GTX960M 2GB DDR5 - Quantity 0". The Configuration list verifies that they did not include the upgraded GPU in my configuration. After some google searching, sending machines out with the wrong GPUs seems to be something Dell is known for to ensure the fulfillment of orders when supplies are low/run out in hopes stupid people, like myself, won't notice.
Albeit it is 5 years later, I have discovered dell did not provide me the upgrades I paid for (possibly intentionally after reading other user's experiences) - do I have any recourse?
I called Dell Tech Support today and the Tech started off with, "and just so I understand, you're noticing this 5 years later" - Okay, fair, but rude. But then said, "sir, this must be a glitch (referring to the configuration list). You're computer would not turn on without a graphics card". I tried to explain that the processor, Intel Core i7-6700 has an integrated graphics card so NO, it would still run without the upgraded GPU but he wasn't having it. He said to assist me further, I would have to pay $99 for Software Tech Support as this was a software issue... I guess the missing discrete GPU was not an issue to him.
Moral of the story - check your specs when you get a new Dell Laptop. If anyone has any ideas on any course of action I can take, I am all ears. And yes... I know how dumb it is that it took me 5 years to realize I was missing a discrete GPU.


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August 5th, 2020 13:00
We tried reaching you on a private message but did not receive a response. Please feel free to reply to the private message whenever you are available.
cfisher11
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August 5th, 2020 15:00
Hello, thank you for reaching out. I replied with my service tag to the private message.
Mark031787
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July 18th, 2023 22:00
had the same issue after I reformatted my pc.
Is this issue fix? and How? hope Dell can help me with my Laptop. I cant find my GPU too!
Thank you very much!
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July 21st, 2023 09:00
Hey @Mark031787 ,
unfortunately I was never able to resolve this issue and @DELL-Cares pretty much told me to go kick rocks. I remember reading at the time I created this post that leaving out the GPU was common practice for dell at the time due to a shortage in the Nvidia chip they were using. So they were advertising/selling you a PC with a dedicated GPU but would ship with an integrated graphics card to meet fulfillment. They were banking on people not realizing, which I did not for years. So I got bamboozled, which may be different than your situation (you may have an actual tech issue where your PC is just not recognizing the GPU any longer rather than a fraud issue by Dell). I have not bought a dell since.