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    ATI 6990M Drivers & Dell Stage

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by mondomojo, Dec 22, 2011.

  1. mondomojo

    mondomojo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello All,

    I am a new user of a great Alienware M17x R3 however I am trying to update the drivers for the 6990M on the ATI site and they do not seem to work .. any advice about this... Also I have seen that my computer comes with Dell Stage however I can not see it on my discs or anywhere I can download it as a back up and help with this also would be great .. I Live in the UK and the Dell support page for downloading software does not seem to work.

    Thanks
     
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    mondomojo Notebook Enthusiast

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    So is there any reason why the drivers I try to download off the main site don't seem to work.. is it due to the same issue Nvidia cards currently have with the M17x R3 and having to use a modded version.
     
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    Also was the 6990M the right choice out of the Nvidia 560 & 580 and the only ATI card 6990
     
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    paradigm Notebook Deity

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    yeah, the 6990M is a good bang for buck (also if you hate optimus...it is your ONLY option...of a 580M calber)
     
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    mondomojo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got the latest drivers and they are great TBH :) I have one issue been playing the New SWTOR and the graphics seem to lag.. not is in graphics lag it seems the screen need to catch up so Im running and you can see the screen Jump all the time... Do not know how to explain it any better.

    Also Does anyone know where i can get Dell Stage from...
     
    mondomojo, Dec 23, 2011
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