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    280m Bios Flash to 285m m17x r1 and r2, works?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by somep3ople, Jul 24, 2011.

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    somep3ople Notebook Consultant

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    What i'm trying to do is this get a 280m flashed to 285m to run in a m17x r2 system, now i have a m17x r1 to test with and i've read the thread about flashing 280m to 285m

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/554217-guide-how-flash-gtx-280m-gtx-285m.html

    However when i flashed it, it only displays as standard vga graphics, it's as if the card isn't being detected or prevented. if anybody can share some light would be great. The cards work independently with out the integrated graphics(9400), however there just not being detected as 285m, there listed as unkown, i don't get it. Could this be limitation of the m17x r1, though i heard people managed to flash it no problem, the goal is to get it to work on r2 but however r1 isn't working either, anybody care to shed some light.
     
    somep3ople, Jul 24, 2011
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