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    M17x R1? Graphic card problems

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by fearcradle, Apr 10, 2011.

  1. fearcradle

    fearcradle Newbie

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    After i reinstaled win7 64bit home the computer cant finde my 2 GTX260 cards. Ennyone hade this problem before ore know what i can do to fix it? i just bought this used, and switched one of the HDD to a SSD disc. After that i could not finde the 260 cards..
     
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  2. Harryboiyeye

    Harryboiyeye Notebook Deity

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    Installed drivers perhaps?
     
    Harryboiyeye, Apr 10, 2011
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    alienb Notebook Guru

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    You need to probably download the drivers for the components in your system. 7 will have the majority of them, however go ahead and go to nvidia.com and download the newest drivers for you video cards. Good luck.
     
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    fearcradle Newbie

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    CCleaner says i got the 267.67 driver. And thats the latest from nvidia. But stil cant finde the 260 cards. not even everest can finde them..
     
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    alienb Notebook Guru

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    "Find" them?

    Pretty sure the R1 doesnt have integrated video, so how are you displaying graphics on your screen?

    Are you able to physically verify that you do indeed have a pair of cards in the system? Can you get any other system information applications to see if maybe Everest isnt picking them up for whatever reason?
     
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    fearcradle Newbie

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    Before i reinstaled i had 2 260GTX and one 9400M card. And had the SLI option in nvidia control panel. Dosnt got that now. And i have not removed them..
     
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    fearcradle Newbie

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    I got an unknown device. maby that can be the graphic cards.. but how do i get them to work :S:S
     
    fearcradle, Apr 10, 2011
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    you sure integrated and hybrid are both enabled in bios?

    if its the case i would try a clean installation of 270.51 drivers (uninstal driver through control pannel add remove program, then in safe mode run driver sweeper and ccleaner to remove nvidia residues, reboot and instal new driver).
     
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    Are you familiar with going into BIOS to enable the graphics cards? Sounds like you may have restarted on battery power and they were disabled in BIOS. F2 at alienhead screen..ADVANCED tab....GRAPHICS SETTING...ENABLE HYBRID and INTEGRATED settings...F10....YES. This MUST be done on AC power or BIOS will just kill your settings when the machine restarts!
     
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Well sir that is wrong! The R1 has the 9400m.
    OP check your BIOS settings while on AC power as Orion mentioned and you should be fine.
     
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    GrandpaNoob72 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would +1 what Katalin and Orionz have said, as well as to add...

    Once you DO go into BIOS and enable the hybrid graphics, keep in mind that every time you boot up on battery power, the system will revert back to the 9400 ONLY. After you plug it back in, you'll have to go back into BIOS and enable the hybrid graphics...
     
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  12. fearcradle

    fearcradle Newbie

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    It helped to turn hybride on :) Is it enny way i do so it dont turn off the hybride when i go to battery power?
     
    fearcradle, Apr 11, 2011
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  13. katalin_2003

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    If you start your system unplugged it will automatically start with the integrated card, there's no way around it. Your solution, as said above is to unplug your laptop while on the dedicated cards.

    Cheers
     
    katalin_2003, Apr 11, 2011
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  14. fearcradle

    fearcradle Newbie

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    okey :9 tnx
     
    fearcradle, Apr 11, 2011
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