Alienware M17x Discrete graphics problam

Hi

I own a alienware m17x . I've been experiencing problems with my discrete graphics setting .
My specs are :

Os : Windows 7
Cpu : Core 2 Quad 2.00Ghz
Ram : 4 Gb 1033 Mhz
Graphics card/s : Geforce 9400MGT in integrated mode
Geforce GTX260M
Bios Version : A05
Geforece driver : 266.58

When only running in integrated mode everything works just fine .
When pressing Fn-f7 for hybrid mode , it asks to reboot . Upon rebboting
everythin is fine until it get to the login screen . Once logged in my screen goes black and i can only see my cursor .

Before this happened , it could play for about 2 hours and then my laptop would just for no reason shut down . Upon restarting it would say that windows recovered my graphics driver .

I've also lately got a lot of blue screens regarding my graphics cards and/or drivers . Not sure .

Can anyone please help me ........

Thank you for your help in advance

Henry

 

i answered HERE.

 

Hi

I've read through all of it , but i can't find the post ?
Can you help me ?

Thank you

Henry

 

It's on the last page right after your post.

 

Cool thank you

 

Let me know how it went.
Post if you still have other problems!

 

For the Bios upgrading it from A05 to A06 is this the right file ?

File name : "R293843"

If not where d i download and how do i install it ?

Thank you for all your help ....... !

Henry_187

 

No problem!
Download m17x R1 BIOS A06 on your desktop -> double click and install(let it run).

cheers

 

Hi katalin

I installed the driver for my video card but allas , it still doesn't work . I Press
fn-f7 , wait for reboot . Get to login screen , i log in but then after that NOTHING . Just a blank black screen and all i can see is my cursor .

any help ????

 

hi

The video driver was : NVIDIA_NOTEBOOK BETA DRIVER ,P06 , R273147

Thank you again for your help

 

You have to clean the old video driver first:
Download CCleaner(you'll need it later).

1. Uninstall your Video driver:go to Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a program and uninstall nVidia Drivers

2. reboot in Safe Mode(repeatedly press F8 while booting > choose Safe Mode) and run CCleaner > select Registry > Scan for issues > Fix selected issues.

3. reboot and run your P06 driver install again.

 

Cool

Will do it now and keep you updated

Thank you for all your help !!!!
It's very crappy that this happened !
Thank you again

 

It's amazing ,
It works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!
Thank you for all your help !
Back to normal and everything works 110% !!!!!

Thank you
Henry

 

Great now get back and enjoy your lappy

 

Everything was fine, then suddenly black screen with cursor...

Tried everything, including a full system wipe [ARGH I wish I didn't go through that, had I known the following]

For me the solution was to uninstall the NVIDIA 3D [something] software, which was installed with the NVIDIA driver update bundle I downloaded from the nvidia.com website.

Solved

 

You don't need the 3D bundle on the m17x R1..