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    How do I get drivers for my 6990M ?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by LeMiserable, Nov 30, 2012.

  1. LeMiserable

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    So I have an Alienware M17x R3.
    Got a Radeon 6990M videocard.
    I have no idea how to update my drivers, I tried going on AMD website and it keeps saying it's not compatible.
    Why is it so complicated with AMD ? I had no problem back in the days I owned GeForce cards. What am I supposed to do ? Can you even get new drivers for this card or you're stuck with the factory one ?
     
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    sherrypizza Notebook Consultant

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    Try THESE. The latest beta drivers. I'm using them myself under Win 8 x64.
     
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    Try catalyst 12.8 or 12.10, they seem to be the best for 5xxx and 6xxx series
     
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