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    Alienware m17x r3 + gtx 860m restart problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by lucjan80, Oct 29, 2017.

  1. lucjan80

    lucjan80 Newbie

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    Hi everyone , i did upgrade my GPU to gtx 860m and everything works fine , but evertime i need to restart computer i got black screen and 6 beeps , when im using power button and switch it off and on again it works ok. I did search for the solution but couldnt find anything .

    Windows 7 ultimate

    HD audio - disable - Solved

    primary display -PEG

    sata -AHCI

    IGD - disable

    AW m17xr3 bios a12 unlocked
     
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  2. Danishblunt

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    Which vBios are you running on your card?
    (run GPU-z to find out)
    Did you try and reset the BIOS?
     
    Danishblunt, Oct 29, 2017
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    lucjan80 Newbie

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    80.04.E8.00.0D - vbios
    What do you mean by reset the BIOS ? i did reinstalled it few times.
     
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  4. Danishblunt

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    Well normally you should do a cmos reset when installing a new BIOS it can bug otherwise.

    the vBios is a dell vBios so that's fine, it's probably your BIOS which you should cmos reset I think.
     
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    I flash the Bios from insyderflashx64 not from pendrive , after rebooting F2 -set optimal settings -save and exit and then i just started to add some changes , im not sure but maybe its something wrong with Bios settings or i should flash Bios from pendrive
     
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  6. Danishblunt

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    Nah flashing BIOS isn't the problem. Just try and open your bottom case and find a flat battery. Take that flat battery out for around 5mins without having the power plugged in, then after you waited 5minutes, start the notebook again without doing changes, then see if you can normally restart the notebook.
     
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    I know what you mean , but im using moded BIOS becouse GTX 860m is not a stock VGA 4 this model and it wont work if i dont set up some changes in BIOS , On integrated graphic card it is ok without any issues .
     
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  8. ll_r1d0_ll

    ll_r1d0_ll Notebook Evangelist

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    i remember this happened with my cousin's m17x r2 when i installed GTX 675m in it ...it actually happens everytime he restarts his laptop he just gets a black screen without any beeps..then he has to power it off and power it on again to get the system working..i havent installed any modded bios nor even bothered to check which bios it is having...will try flashing its vbios to DELL's one within a week or two and will update if i get the issue solved
     
    ll_r1d0_ll, Nov 1, 2017
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