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    M17x R3 - PCI Express Root Complex (Code 28)

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by battousai386, Jul 30, 2016.

  1. battousai386

    battousai386 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have had so many issues lately with drivers, black screen and 8 beeps of death. Every time I move the lid my laptop shuts down. After removing the battery and holding the power and draining, replacing battery, pressing F1 several times the screen comes back on and everything is okay. I noticed that I must also find the sweet spot for the screen or else it will never come back on.

    So I've been digging around and noticed a lot of people have had issues with drivers not working after updating to Windows 10. I have found in the Device Manager that there is an unknown device:

    PCI Express Root Complex
    ACPI\SMO8800\1

    I cannot find a driver for this. Anyone know where I could find this?

    Thanks!
     
    battousai386, Jul 30, 2016
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  2. Zoltan@zTecpc

    Zoltan@zTecpc Company Representative

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    Try this utility see if it can find the necessary driver: https://drp.su/index.htm

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N915A using Tapatalk
     
    Zoltan@zTecpc, Aug 1, 2016
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