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    AW17 failing to detect GTX980M after restarting

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by georgeshang, Aug 28, 2015.

  1. georgeshang

    georgeshang Newbie

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    The problem I have encountered is that after I restart the computer, the GTX980M cannot be detected by the system. To have the graphics card detected again, I have to shut down the computer, then start it. I wanted to update the driver but can't because of this problem (have to restart to disable the driver enforcement and 980M cannot be detected after restarting thus the driver fail to install). Anyone encountered this kind of problem before? What should I do?
     
    georgeshang, Aug 28, 2015
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  2. DaveFromGameaVision

    DaveFromGameaVision Notebook Consultant

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    You can permanently disable driver signature enforcement by running these commands in an elevated command prompt:
    1. bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
    2. bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON
    Also make sure secure boot is off. :D
     
    DaveFromGameaVision, Aug 30, 2015
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