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    7970m driver/CCC problems

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Raidriar, Aug 29, 2012.

  1. Raidriar

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    I am trying to install drivers, after I got my system back from depot, video drivers weren't working. I did a full system restore, and they still didn't work. I uninstalled all AMD drivers, ran driver sweeper, and insalled 12.8 mobility drivers, and now all I get a CLI.implementation erros every time I try to open CCC. In dev manager, nothing seems to be wrong. Pointers please? Thanks in advance.
     
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    Install the none mobility drivers, I had the exact same problem as you :D
     
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    I can get CCC to open now, but it complains about not having supported card or driver. How do i fix that?
     
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    Remove your video drivers, run CC Cleaner (google it and download it if you don't already have it), reinstall your Dell integrated video card driver, install the AMD 12.7beta driver then install 12.7CAP3 on it, that should resolve your issues.
     
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    just dug this up from another thread, here are 2 good versions of 12.8 drivers that i have used and confirm working. Use this method to install them properly

     
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    Tried all of that, still not working. I am on windows 8 and I have tried more or less everything possible. Any more ideas? I either get error code 43 in device manager, or a statement from CCC saying that driver is incompatible and no settings can be changed. Not even a mention of switchable graphics.
     
    Raidriar, Aug 30, 2012
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