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    Black screen on my m17x plz help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by OoksOo, Feb 27, 2011.

  1. OoksOo

    OoksOo Notebook Guru

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    i have a m17x laptop, it was working fine but one day when i try to chinge the descert graphic it turn black screen and i can never use that option again, when i try to enable that, the reboot that is all fine but when it turn into the log on window, the screen turn black for no reason, the lights of keyboard still on tho, can any 1 plz help me, thank in advance and sorry for my poor english
     
    OoksOo, Feb 27, 2011
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Please post your system specs so we'll know what we are dealing with(i think it's a R1).
    What video drivers do you have installed?
     
    katalin_2003, Feb 27, 2011
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