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    M17x R3 Not Booting with Video Card Installed

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by idlehand, Aug 6, 2015.

  1. idlehand

    idlehand Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    I am no stranger to dead 6990m's with the M17x R3 and last night during a gaming session my computer shut off and would not power back on. If I remove the 6990m, boots fine on integrated graphics and passes all tests. Murphy's law is I was about to sell this next week as I have a new system on the way and my warranty coverage has lapsed.

    My question is has anyone had this happen and was it the GPU or the MB?

    I don't want to drop cash on a GPU to find out it might be the MB.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks
     
    idlehand, Aug 6, 2015
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  2. teksavvy1

    teksavvy1 Notebook Geek

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    most likely it's GPU problem rather than MB problem, when my 6990 died in R3 last year, it's same symptom.
     
    teksavvy1, Aug 9, 2015
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