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    M17x R2 + 680M SLI not working ...help!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by neklec, Aug 28, 2012.

  1. neklec

    neklec Notebook Consultant

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    Well I bought 2 680m 4 Gb and established in m17xr2.
    Both GPUs are found by system,GPU-Z and HWiNFO32 are seen by both cards, but the SLI function in the driver of the videocard isn't present!
    Tried the HyperSLI installation a patch, also not the SLI function wasn't found.
    I read thread M17XR2 + 580 SLI, there too there was a similar problem, but decided the HyperSLI installation and the modified video driver.

    I can not understand what to do!
    Help me to solve this problem please!! Or it already finish? : (
     
    neklec, Aug 28, 2012
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    Theredninja Notebook Consultant

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    Theredninja, Aug 28, 2012
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  3. imglidinhere

    imglidinhere Notebook Deity

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    Not really sure why you want to attempt that number but okay. :p The 940XM @ 3.33GHz would be bottlenecking the 680Ms in ways that I can't even begin to comprehend. x_x
     
    imglidinhere, Aug 28, 2012
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  4. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    this is not true
     
    CptXabaras, Aug 28, 2012
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  5. neklec

    neklec Notebook Consultant

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    At me already is 2x240w psu and they wait when I will cut with it wires))), but business stopped because of sli doesn't work!
    Alas 306,02 it is not established and reports -didn't find the compatible graphic equipment!I can't establish any driver at all, always such message!
     
    neklec, Aug 28, 2012
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  6. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    I can make driver installation successful but you can't enable SLi because the system needs to have SLi certification for these cards. At the moment, no drivers will change this.

    You should contact the same folks we've tested the 580M with, TheWiz and the developer of HyperSLi. I'd be happy to help with the testing too.
     
    katalin_2003, Aug 28, 2012
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  7. neklec

    neklec Notebook Consultant

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    I already wrote TheWiz message on NBR and I look forward to hearing, but unfortunately I don't know its e-mail!
     
    neklec, Aug 28, 2012
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    I know this is off-topic but the 920xm bottlenecks my single 7970m by a lot so I wonder at the extent your laptop will be bottlenecked
     
    Theredninja, Aug 28, 2012
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    pinoy_92 Notebook Evangelist

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    any updates regarding 680m sli on a r2??
     
    pinoy_92, Mar 26, 2013
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  10. unphoto

    unphoto Notebook Evangelist

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    Care to support your claim?
    How can you measure your CPU feed to GPU?
    Futuremark? if so, wich benchmark?
     
    unphoto, Mar 27, 2013
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  11. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    +1 on this.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Mar 28, 2013
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  12. neobita

    neobita Notebook Enthusiast

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    bumping this thread for the awesome hope it puts on my heart :thumbsup:
     
    neobita, Jan 10, 2014
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