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    11.2 drivers lowering performance?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xyeggs, Mar 5, 2011.

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    xyeggs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, I only have one 5870 right now because the other one died. I was using the newest dell drivers, and got about 40+ fps in Borderlands and Medal of Honor SP. Now, when I downloaded the 11.2 driveres from AMD. They were newer, so I thought better. Now, I seem be getting 20-30 fps in Medal of Honor and 25-30 fps in Borderlands. Is anyone else getting this issue?
     
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    xyeggs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Uninstall? I just installed the 11.2 over the old ones.
     
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    Well that is a mistake sir.
    Follow THESE steps.

    cheers
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 5, 2011
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    xyeggs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ahaha, thanks. I'm stupid when it comes to drivers.
     
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    Well, crap. I just tried uninstalling the drivers and while it was uninstalling, the screen went blank. It stayed like that for 5+ minutes. So I shut it off and tried rebooting. Now the screen just stayed blank. No bios or anything. Just lights of the keyboard.
     
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    Wait,what do you mean?
    Try to boot in safe mode (press F8 multiple times after the alien head) and remove the drivers that way.
     
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    xyeggs Notebook Enthusiast

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    What I meant is that when I try to boot up All I see is a blank screen.
     
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    When do you get the blank screen,as soon as it turns on?
    That is not driver related!
    Try resseting the CMOS.
     
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    Whew! Fixed it. First I unplugged the laptop for a while, which fixed the blank screen. Then I did the steps listed in the guide. Thanks!
     
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    Glad it helped!
    Remember do so for every driver upgrade!

    Cheers
     
    katalin_2003, Mar 5, 2011
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