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September 3rd, 2026 16:46

Intel Arc B70

Hi all, 

 

I have a Precision 3660, pulling my hair out trying to

configure Intel B70. Bios sees it windows don't.

Can view post and bios screen through B70 but switches to integrated graphics

on boot. Passes all advanced f12 tests and pcie is populated slot 2 when integrated graphics running.

When B70 selected will not run advanced tests just hangs with Dell logo?

Is this B70 supported or am I wasting my time? Would like it to work

close --no cigar?

 

Thanks in advance

 

  • ejn63

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    Posted September 3rd, 2026 18:08

    Is there a discrete video card in the system?  If there is, it will often disable the onboard video.

     

    Remove any discrete card and Windows should then see the integrated video.

     

     

  • DELL-Daniel V

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    Posted September 3rd, 2026 20:42

    The Intel ARC B70 is not listed as compatible in the Precision 3660 Specifications. Primarily because the B70 was released well after the introduction of the 3660 so it would not be something we would validate even now. Additionally, the B70 needs Resizable Bar to function at its best which is not an option that the BIOS in this model exposes. That isn't to say that the card isn't fully incompatible, but it will be a blocker to full performance gains. I'd check out the BIOS Display section and try adjusting the "Enable Multi-Display" and "Video Primary Display" options to see if maybe trial and error can get the card to display in Windows. If still no dice, then I'd likely call it not compatible. 

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  • gpu_less

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    Posted September 3rd, 2026 21:26

    @ejn63​ No, integrated 770

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    Posted September 3rd, 2026 21:34

    @DELL-Daniel V​ There are B70's running on a lot older hardware

    than i9 12900, I believe there should be some exceptions to support

    new and extremely popular gpu's. Now I have a water cooled 64gb

    machine that is useless to me. Also I do not have "Enable Multi-Display" 

    option. It will make a nice E-mail machine.

     

    Mike

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    Posted September 4th, 2026 02:21

    @DELL-Daniel V​ You think they could make it work for all the thousands of

    decommissioned machines out there with no validation no guarantee - 

     

    Its not like it would be hard to do - its just a block and a bit of tweaking.

    I wonder WHY they refuse?

    So now I have to get a new machine when I got a 1000w p.s., water cooled 64gb ddr5 19 12900...

    OK

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    Posted September 4th, 2026 02:35

    @DELL-Daniel V​ You say hardware was introduced well after production "3.5yrs"

    I have worked in ALL kinds of mil spec public saftey and IT environments and 

    firmware updates for added support is the rule. I know I am not the only one with this issue

    there are countless people that want b70 support for recently decommissioned machines and

    supposedly there is a fix on the way and not by Dell -- I will just wait. 

     

  • gpu_less

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    Posted September 5th, 2026 22:35

    @DELL-Daniel V​ 

     

    The Arc b70 asked for a couple of things

    resizable bar

    Above 4G Decoding

    pcie gen 5

    sufficient power supply

     

    The dell 3660 has 

     

    resizable bar

    Above 4G Decoding

    pcie gen 5

    sufficient power supply

     

     

    I go into Dell  command configure and  pcimmiospacesize

    options = "auto-small-large" 

    are not configurable either through the gui or command line with error not allowable.

    Yes run as admin and supply passwd to cctk.exe

    Sure the basic stuff works on command line not the stuff that would enable the b70.

     

    You say "Additionally, the B70 needs Resizable Bar to function at its best which is not an option that the BIOS in this model exposes. "

     

    You aint kidding the options are there the bios doesn't expose it.

     

    So basically it has a resizable bar that doesn't resize the bar -- great

     

    I think Dell should have a little more respect for the owners of their machines

    after the support payments stop as I invested money in this to upgrade it

    with new Dell parts as all specs were met ,

    but not really. 

     

    There are b70's running on much older machines with nvram hacks that

    would take an hour for Dell to implement but no.

     

    This is just wrong

     

    Mike