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    Issues with m17xr2

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Sathorael, Oct 23, 2011.

  1. Sathorael

    Sathorael Notebook Enthusiast

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    So lately I have been having some problems with my laptop, and i think they relate to GPU drivers, as generally this has happened after I install a new one. What happens is if I unplug it from its power source, even if it is off, I have to remove the battery and hold the power button to get it to run properly in games. Otherwise, it has very odd effects that essentially amount to really bad stutter or screen tearing, even if the FPS is high. Mostly what I'm running is WoW. For the life of me I cannot figure it out. The last time I had a rash of these problems, I system restored because even uninstalling and reinstalling the driver did not fix it. The system restore did work, however I had an inkling that I'd be dealing with it again, and sure enough I am, and this time I do not have a system restore that is before the last driver update. Has anyone had any experience with anything like this? I am running xfire 5870s, one of the older dual core I7's, and 4gb ram. Please help!
     
    Sathorael, Oct 23, 2011
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    kakureru Notebook Geek

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    try updating the video card's firmware. I had an array of strange power issues before I did.
     
    kakureru, Oct 24, 2011
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    octomobiki Notebook Enthusiast

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    Definitely try this. I had a host of video related problems that support was unable to assist with. I updated the video firmware and every single driver crash related issue went away. (it was a refurb unit that shipped with bad video firmware)
     
    octomobiki, Oct 25, 2011
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    Sathorael Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you mean with the official dell firmware from 2010? I ended up reinstalling windows, and have not seen if I still have the issue, but I did reflash just in case. Will check.
     
    Sathorael, Oct 25, 2011
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    It isn't generally referred to as firmware, but rather 'VBIOS' for video BIOS. If you haven't applied THIS update, you may still have a lot of problems.
     
    TurbodTalon, Oct 25, 2011
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