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    Help: M17x R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Misdemeanor, Feb 17, 2012.

  1. Misdemeanor

    Misdemeanor Notebook Consultant

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    Misdemeanor, Feb 17, 2012
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  2. SlickDude80

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    The graphics card goes up to 16x, but the MXM slot in your laptop is only x8

    That's working normally.
     
    SlickDude80, Feb 17, 2012
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  3. bigtonyman

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    or is it because he has dual cards?
     
    bigtonyman, Feb 17, 2012
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    no, the mxm 3b slots run 8x
     
    SlickDude80, Feb 17, 2012
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    The mxmb in the r2 runs at 8x a card pm55/hm55 support 16 pcie lanes so its split into two for dual card machines.
     
    Nmanfred, Feb 21, 2012
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