What is the Dell "FGA module"

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When looking at the list of items included with the Dell XPS 15 I see:
FGA Module:
Catalog Number / Description = PPAN1303_023/PPAN1305_027/BTO
Product Code = FG0011

What does it represent?

I found one guess that FGA stands for "Fast Genetic Algorithm" used for facial recognition, but didn't get any results at Dell when searching for it.

I couldn't find any results *anywhere* explaining what that is. Pretty impressive. — Journeyman Geek, Jul 09 '12 at 00:24
Right now I am getting hits on google. Sadly they all go to superuser.com/questions/446445/what-is-the-dell-fga-module :) — Hennes, Jul 09 '12 at 14:15
Thats a *small* problem with SU. We're highly ranked. Most other hits seem to be of specifications lists. — Journeyman Geek, Jul 10 '12 at 01:14
Maybe it's a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) which are used by hardware accelerators. — shufler, Jul 10 '12 at 14:59
This was even asked on Dell forums, no answer: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/p/19427728/20014325.aspx#20014325 — ckhan, Jul 11 '12 at 19:18

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 15 '12 at 18:32

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I have a friend working with Dell and this is the response that I got:

FGA module is not customer or system related. It is just an internal code to identify fixed hardware configurations and gets downloaded to the invoice/summary by default

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Yes "Fast Track system" means "fixed hardware configurations". They don't offer any options, they are pre-built and ready to ship. – codewaggle Jul 12 '12 at 17:57

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '12 at 19:48

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I contacted Dell and this was the response:

The FGA module is an internal SKU that designates whether the system is a Fast Track system or build to order.

answered Jul 11 '12 at 19:48

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What is the Dell "FGA module"

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