41.2 Kadesh Dell Latitude 7440
20231019
Kadesh is a Dell Latitude 7440 with 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and an Intel i7 13th gen CPU (i7-1365U) with 12 cores. It can handle heavy workloads for software development and AI, as well as the daily usage on-the-go. It is a premium laptop that is very close but not quite up there with the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga in terms of keyboard feel, touchpad, etc.
Decide to install Ubuntu over Windows rather than side-by-side since I want full disk encryption on the laptop for protection, using LVM encryption with a passphrase.
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Install Date | 2023-10-19 |
| Machine | Dell Inc. Latitude 7440, BIOS 1.4.1 ED.3.2.8 |
| CPU | 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1365U x 12 cores |
| Performance | PassMark = 15,497, BogoMIPS = 5376 x 20 |
| Memory | 32GiB 6400 MHz (0.2 ns) 8 slots 32GB Max |
| Disk | BC901 NVMe SK hynix 1024GB |
| Wireless | Raptor Lake PCH CNVi WiFi (wlp0s20f3) |
| Video | Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-P [Iris Xe Graphics] (rev 04) (i915) |
| Camera | |
| Audio | Dell Device 0c0b (snd_hda_intel) |
| Boot | Grub2 |
| Kernel | 6.5.0-14-generic |
To install Ubuntu 23.10 turn off Secure Boot in the BIOS (to boot from USB). After powering up the machine press F2 when the logo is displayed for the BIOS (to disable Secure Boot) or F12 for the boot menu. Then boot from USB Ubuntu 23.10. Follow the steps in Section 4.1 to set the server up.
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 20231020 | Firmware upgrade through Windows |
| 20231020 | Install Ubuntu 23.10 from USB |
| 20240514 | Firmware upgrade through Ubuntu |
| 20240525 | Upgrade Ubuntu 23.10 to 24.04 |
| 20241031 | Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 to 24.10 |
| 20241227 | Firmware upgrade through Ubuntu |
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