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    Gtx 970m on a 120hz display

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by benc122, Oct 7, 2018.

  1. benc122

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    Is it possible to buy a 120hz display for my gtx 970m instead of using optimus I have a m17x r4 drivers installed and I have the a14 bios
     
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    Yes
     
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    You need to connect your panel to the eDP port instead of LVDS, so you'll need an eDP cable as well.
     
    Danishblunt, Oct 8, 2018
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    Can I just buy the edp cable to hook it up to my 60hz display or do I need to have a 120hz panel?
     
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    you need a 120hz display. your current display is 60HZ LVDS
     
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    You don't need a 120hz panel for a 970m. Just go into the bios and turn on "Always enable PEG" mode
     
    True Debreuil, Oct 20, 2018
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    That setting will not be available on stock A14 BIOS.

    You can press FN+F7 to disable Intel GPU and leave only nvidia GPU active.
     
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    You need to have alienware command centre and the alienware framework thingo for this to work though. But yeah you can do this too
     
    True Debreuil, Oct 20, 2018
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    So I can use my current display which is 900p with 60hz and buy a edp cable to change out the lvds cable? I really don’t want to buy a screen if I don’t need to buy one
     
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    You need a eDP Screen/Cable for eDP 120HZ
     
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    So I will have to purchase the 1080p screen as well?
     
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    You need a eDP screen for a eDP cable.
     
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    No point in plugging in a vga cable to a displayport.
     
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    no I have the a15 bios and I need the unlocked bios so I can set it to peg mode is there a a15 unlocked bios?
     
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    Not that I'm aware, a15 was just security patch with loss to performance so most that desired it stayed with a14
     
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    I blind flashed my pc back to a05 successfully and now I need the modded bios because I just ordered the 1080p 3D with the edp cable that comes in tomorrow so what steps I need to do when it comes in ?
     
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    A14+ is on the forums, flash is the simplest process imaginable.

    On cell so I cant link everything but should be sourcable
     
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    There’s is a a14 unlocked bios ?
     
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    That is the version that anyone is referring to when they mention an unlocked bios.
     
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    Well my screen came in hooked it up and i didn’t install windows 10 on my uefi it’s on my legacy bios I did disabled the legacy rom, secure boot, windows 8 fast boot disabled, when I put on my 970m the screen beeps 8 times and when I take it out the screen turns on and I don’t get a Alienware logo and it beep 8 times it’s not having windows 10 installed on my uefi causing this?
     
    benc122, May 4, 2019
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