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    Alienware 17R1 GPU dead - Could it be Windows 10 ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by MahmoudDewy, Sep 3, 2015.

  1. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    Right now out of the blue my Laptop boots into windows with corrupted black screen unless I uninstall Nvidia drivers in safe mode and then login windows normally. Any time I try to install the drivers the PC won't boot into windows. So since it only boots driver-less it would be safe to assume that the GPU is dead/dying.

    I called DELL and they are sending me a new GPU/heatsink and hopefully that fixes the problem. Now the question is, could W10 be the reason behind this ?
     
    MahmoudDewy, Sep 3, 2015
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  2. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i would honestly just stay away from win 10 with all the crap that's happening...it's not looking good

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    thegh0sts, Sep 3, 2015
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