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    Flickering in BF2BC

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by kienah, Jun 17, 2010.

  1. kienah

    kienah Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi any help would be appreciated.
    When i run BF2BC with m17x2 Xfire 4870 im getting a little flickering from some parts of the screen, especially the main gun u use and also sometimes the windows of buildings.

    Is this normal or can it be fixed.

    Thanks
     
    kienah, Jun 17, 2010
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  2. FalconMachV

    FalconMachV Notebook Evangelist

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    There is a know issue of LCD Flickering specific with only the R2. I am not sure what system you have but based on your join date I would guess the R1. With the R2 I thought the issue was addressed with a bios update. (make sure yours is up to date). If you have the R2 try disabling Turbo Mode in the BIOS should lessen the symptom.

    If you have the R1 I do not know of a fix but you could try updating your bios and changing the graphics mode, hybrid setting on or off. Here is a table of the graphics modes for the R1 I printed off from Dell. If that is what you have than perhaps you could try changing the setttings.


    Graphics options
    * The computer will have to be rebooted to switch from Integrated GPU to Discrete GPU or vice versa. The need for a reboot applies to all the cases listed in the table where Hybrid Graphics is off.
    Vista Hybrid On, Integrated Greyed Out = Discrete Nvidia 260M/280M or Integrated Nvidia 9400M
    Vista Hybrid Off, Integrated Off = Discrete AMD or Discrete Nvidia GTX 260M/280M
    Vista Hybrid Off, Integrated On = Integrated Nvidia 9400M
    XP Hybrid Off, Integrated Off = Discrete AMD or Discrete Nvidia GTX 260M/280M
    XP Hybrid Off, Integrated On = Integrated Nvidia 9400M

    Hybrid SLI Modes
    * Hybrid SLI is only supported on the Windows Vista operating system
    * Hybrid SLI is only supported with at least 256 MB dedicated memory for the mGPU
    * All displays must be attached to the mGPU for seamless mode switching
    * Hybrid SLI is only supported on OEM notebooks with specially developed software released for specific notebook configurations. Loading generic drivers on a Hybrid SLI notebook will cause hybrid features to disappear
    * The two operating modes of a Hybrid SLI-enabled notebook are:
    - Boost Performance Mode where the discrete GPU and system board GPU work collaboratively to provide higher performance
    - Save Power Mode where the Discrete GPU completely shuts off and the Integrated GPU renders and drives the display (HybridPower)
     
    FalconMachV, Jun 17, 2010
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  3. Pursuit

    Pursuit Notebook Geek

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    You can try these profile updates according to your CCC version at: Rage3D.

    Cheers
     
    Pursuit, Jun 18, 2010
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  4. Achilleus

    Achilleus Notebook Evangelist

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    Is the infamous little white dot in the lower right corner of the game still there?
     
    Achilleus, Jun 18, 2010
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