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    What drivers/updates should install FIRST on my M14X?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by sHashiro, Dec 7, 2011.

  1. sHashiro

    sHashiro Newbie

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    Hey guys, just gotten my M14X!! excited. But I hope for some advice on what drivers etc to update firsthand !

    Does Dell provide the updated version already? or does it still require me to get my hands dirty and doing all the updating etc?


    Thanks
     
    sHashiro, Dec 7, 2011
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  2. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    only driver you should have to install would be the latest graphics card driver which can be found here :)
     
    bigtonyman, Dec 7, 2011
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  3. TheMadMan

    TheMadMan Notebook Geek

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    I've had my M14x for about 5 weeks and the only driver I needed to update was for the graphics card. The latest beta version for the M14x can be found here: NVIDIA DRIVERS 290.36 BETA
     
    TheMadMan, Dec 7, 2011
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  4. TheMadMan

    TheMadMan Notebook Geek

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    Beat me to it. :)
     
    TheMadMan, Dec 7, 2011
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  5. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    Follow this link to the driver install order HOW TO: Clean Windows 7 Install (Driver Install Order) Guide for Alienware Systems, there you should be able to get an idea on which to update, just look at the driver code, anything that start with A00, that mean it is the initial release version, so say you see A03 on some driver, that mean it is the latest up-to-date driver available for the laptop.

    And this is for the link to the Dell Driver & Download - M14x
     
    CGSDR, Dec 7, 2011
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