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    Issue installing amd ati 6970 and intel hd3000 video gpu display driver

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dirtrider, May 22, 2011.

  1. dirtrider

    dirtrider Notebook Enthusiast

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    Recommendations here are to install the ati 6970 drivers first. Then switch to integrated mode to install the intel video driver.

    I am using win 7 ultimate x64 and doing a clean install. I successfully installed the amd driver first (R291070). Then rebooted. Then switched to integrated (fn+f7 or through "configure switchable graphics"). The intel hd3000 package will not install for me (R299285). It says the driver being installed is not validated for this computer. Am I using the wrong one? Can someone point me in the right direction?
     
    dirtrider, May 22, 2011
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  2. ir0nman1

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    From what I have read the AMD drivers include the intel ones, so you don't actually have to install the independent drivers if all you want to do is switch the graphics. Unfortunately it seems that the drivers included with AMD don't support the WiDi 2.0 stuff because I haven't been able to get it to work. There doesn't seem to be a way to get the updated drivers to install.
     
    ir0nman1, May 22, 2011
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  3. acarias

    acarias Newbie

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    Ironman, after your fresh install of Windows 7 what’s your Windows index, i have the same video card and it show me now 6.5 an before was 7.5 i don’t know what happens in the system is nothing missing.
    Help me please.
     
    acarias, May 24, 2011
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  4. ECKS

    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    Are you on the HD3k or the GPU?
     
    ECKS, May 25, 2011
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  5. shadowyani

    shadowyani Notebook Deity

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    AMD drivers from Dell include Intel drivers. They worked together to bring you switchable graphics.
     
    shadowyani, May 25, 2011
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    steve1ddd Notebook Evangelist

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    if you want slightly newer drivers, install the M18x amd drivers...they work perfect and are newer than the ones for the m17x r3
     
    steve1ddd, May 25, 2011
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  7. acarias

    acarias Newbie

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    The GPU man, the HD3k say 6.3.
    Thank for the worry.
     
    acarias, May 25, 2011
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  8. ECKS

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    Dang, 6.5 and 6.3 blows... No idea what to suggest for you, except to first re-run the assessment; reinstall drivers if rerunning it doesn't bump up your score; or reformatting. Give re-running the assessment a try first, and let us know.
     
    ECKS, May 25, 2011
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  9. acarias

    acarias Newbie

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    Nothing man, i reinstall the driver’s that i download from de site and nothing happened the only thing i have left is reformatting but is with new format right now a will wait some days.
    Thank for your comments.
     
    acarias, May 27, 2011
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    acarias Newbie

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    Man, i did it, reformat the machine and install first the intel and later the ATI now get score of 7.6 but my SSD down from 7.6 to 7.1 its obious that the Wupdate make the system crazy, i shut down the option.
    Thanks dookie.
     
    acarias, May 29, 2011
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  11. ECKS

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    Yah, I turned off windows updates. I have win7 ultimate on my dinolaptop and dinodesktop and both run super fast without updates. Gonna reformat my R3 before I go to school, fo sho.

    Hope you have fun with yours :)
     
    ECKS, May 30, 2011
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