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    Blown 580m to 6990m. Not working on m17x r3. Please help!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by thebarraster, Dec 7, 2013.

  1. thebarraster

    thebarraster Newbie

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    As the title states. My 580m blew up so i was forced to replace it with a 6990m. I have successfully installed the ATI card and it picks up in the bios but after i install the official dell drivers for the ATI card the screen either goes white or black forcing me to manually reboot the machine. Am I missing out on something i should have done before or after installing the card. All help would be appreciated.
    Kind regards
    Alex.
     
    thebarraster, Dec 7, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    That kind of issue usually points to a defective card. Where did you get it?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Dec 7, 2013
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    does it have a DELL vBIos? If yes, it may be DOA.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 10, 2013
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