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    12.1a Drivers install

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mondomojo, Jan 6, 2012.

  1. mondomojo

    mondomojo Notebook Enthusiast

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    M17x R3

    I am trying to install the latest drivers for my AMD card 6990 however all I get is a blue screen and reboot nothing happens, when I switch the on board card and unistall the old drivers .. the card totally disappears from the system and can not be found.

    What is the correct way to installl new drivers on the Alienware M17x R3 please
     
    mondomojo, Jan 6, 2012
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  2. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    I lost my integrated graphics functionality with it so I suggest you do not update to it... Could just be me but it has never happened before. Reverted back to 12.1 22nd December CCC & Drivers
     
    GeoCake, Jan 6, 2012
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