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    AW 17 R1 - 8970m stuck at 450/300Mhz

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by johnbb, Nov 5, 2019.

  1. johnbb

    johnbb Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,
    The 8970m I have in my AW 17 R1 is stuck in low power mode (450 Mhz core / 300Mhz mem). In SG or PEG, same frequency cap... I tried to uninstall reinstall drivers multiples times. No luck
    PSU is dell pa-7e 210w (brand new).
    Any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks a lot
     
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    Mastermind5200 Notebook Virtuoso

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    The ranger only ever shipped with a 180W and a 240W, I don't think the 330W is official but it does work. Do you have a spare charger that you can use?
     
    Mastermind5200, Nov 6, 2019
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    johnbb Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, thanks for the help
    I do, it's a HP 230W charger.
    I don't have any adapter warning though, and the CPU can run in full boost (with the HP, I have a warning and the CPU is locked at 800mhz unless I use throttlestop and disable BD_PROCHOT)
     
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