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    M17x and Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by kqmaverick, Jun 17, 2009.

  1. kqmaverick

    kqmaverick Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone who has gotten there hands on m17x found video drivers that work on the SLI cards? Ive tried a bunch with no luck.
     
    kqmaverick, Jun 17, 2009
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    you have yours already?
     
    whizzo, Jun 17, 2009
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    lol yes just got it, first thing i did was install Windows 7.

    I actually just figured out the video card issue, but now i have a device called Coprocessor with no drivers installed, not sure what it is.
     
    kqmaverick, Jun 17, 2009
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    dude, 3dmark06 benchmark NOW!!




    please :)
     
    whizzo, Jun 17, 2009
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  5. kqmaverick

    kqmaverick Notebook Consultant

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    give me a minute working on tweaking my overclock
     
    kqmaverick, Jun 17, 2009
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    just got my m17x also. Did you install Win 7 RC? Did you have to do anything special to get sli to work???
     
    Vandit, Jun 17, 2009
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  7. Vandit

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    also, how much did you OC your qx9300? I am going to do this tonight
     
    Vandit, Jun 17, 2009
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    Vandit, can we get a pre-OCing benchmark? :D
     
    whizzo, Jun 17, 2009
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  9. Inkjammer

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    I have mine!
     
    Inkjammer, Jun 17, 2009
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    Did it come with the win 7 update coupon thing then or was this an 'alternative' copy of 7?
     
    Richjuk23, Jun 17, 2009
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    Nope, it did not come with a coupon. :|

    Alas.
     
    Inkjammer, Jun 17, 2009
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  12. kqmaverick

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    Lets answer some of these questions.

    I'm running the Windows 7 RC. everything seems to be working fine just dont know what this coprocessor listed in device manager is.

    To get SLI to work you need to install the Nvidia Chipset Drivers. All the drivers on the Dell CD work for Windows 7.

    Right now im overclocked to 3.06ghz gonna monitor the heat maybe go alittle higher.
     
    kqmaverick, Jun 17, 2009
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  13. kilthro

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    wow congrats to all of you that got yours today. I wish i would have had the money to go with qx9300 to start out with... oh well.. something to do around christmas i suppose
     
    kilthro, Jun 17, 2009
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  14. BIGX333

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    Who knows... Maybe they gave us the same BIOS of the pre-production model with FSB settings and the Q9000 will show his true powers :D .

    But if not I'm probably going with 2x GTX260M (well the GTX280M looks a little overpriced for me :p ) and a QX9300 from ebay :D .
     
    BIGX333, Jun 17, 2009
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  15. Beardog

    Beardog Notebook Guru

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    how did you go about overclocking .. i am getting mine tomorrow with the same chip..
    thanks
     
    Beardog, Jun 17, 2009
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  16. kqmaverick

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    Its a Bios Setting
     
    kqmaverick, Jun 17, 2009
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  17. Vandit

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    i am in bios now. Did you just bump multiplier up? I don't see where I can change RAM frequency. What r ur settings?
     
    Vandit, Jun 17, 2009
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    ok. I see where u can change the FSB now. Did u bump up the fsb or raise the multiplier or both? My ram is 1066, so can I go higher than 266 and run stable?
     
    Vandit, Jun 17, 2009
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    FSB settings to OMG ...i should of went X9100 :(

    thanks guys
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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    still no 3dmark !!!!
     
    rickscafe, Jun 17, 2009
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  21. The_Moo™

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    3dmark is old and useless now, we need a vantage run
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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  22. BIGX333

    BIGX333 Brazillian Overclocker

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    Fsb Settings On Bios?!?!??!

    T H A N K S G O D :D :D :D
     
    BIGX333, Jun 17, 2009
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  23. Vandit

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    yeah. At least with my qx, you can adjust fsb and Multipliers. I am running Prime stable for 10 minutes just bumping the Mult from 9.5 to 11.5 at stock fsb.
     
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    That isn't any different from any other system that uses an extreme proc....

    not sure why ppl are surprised?
     
    sleey0, Jun 17, 2009
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  25. The_Moo™

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    what are the max clocks?

    sleey0 usually they dont have FSB settings
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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  26. sleey0

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    Ohhh, didn't catch that the first time.....

    WOOPS!

    Well, now you know why dell added the 1333 memory option! :)
     
    sleey0, Jun 17, 2009
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  27. Vandit

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    hmm. I should have paid the extra $50 and gotten the 1333 then? I wonder if that will have higher OC bc you can bump the FSB higher than 266? Can I bump the FSB higher than 266 with 1066 RAM?
     
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    It probably would oc MUCH better because you wouldn't have to stress the ram so much.

    edit: vandit, what are you posting here for - shouldn't you be linking pics? lol
     
    sleey0, Jun 17, 2009
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  29. The_Moo™

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    yes you can.... you more then likly will not hit a wall with that ram unless its crappy
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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    +rep for making my day :D

    You r REALLY overvaluing the 1333 ram ;) . I can assure that will be 0% difference in overclocking :eek: :D
     
    BIGX333, Jun 17, 2009
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  31. Mandrake

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    lol! Mines sitting and waiting.
     
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  32. Vandit

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    well, I am currently running PRIME95 stable on ALL 4 cores 20 minutes now stable without error! All I did was bump mult from 9.5 --> 11.5
     
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    lets see a 3dm06 and vantage score
     
    Axman, Jun 17, 2009
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  34. Vandit

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    I'll load 3dmark here in a sec for you axman
     
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    im interested in what this can do, it should be able to hit 20k with 06 @ 3.2ghz. and vantage should be around 10k.
     
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  36. The_Moo™

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    with the MAX OC :p
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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  37. The_Moo™

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    no Asus has a 11k vantage score and max score is 17,100 .... so i dont see Nvidia cards hitting that
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 17, 2009
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    that would be good too, im sure the bios is done right on this compared to them17/ocz. Armia needs to work on getting the power right on the whitebook.
     
    Axman, Jun 17, 2009
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  39. Vandit

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    I'll run it on my 3.06 overclock. I don't feel like messing around with it further right now.
     
    Vandit, Jun 17, 2009
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    I on the other hand feel adventurous, and will provide everyone with high OCing benchmarks, since lots of people here are assuring me that it will not mess up my machine lol, bios overclocking though lol.
     
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  41. IKAS V

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    No benchmarks yet!
    C'mon guys get to work..lol
     
    IKAS V, Jun 18, 2009
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  42. Quadzilla

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    I think there to excited to even know where to begin :D cant blame them in the least . Couple days from now this place will be plastered with benchmarks .
     
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  43. Vandit

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    how did u get the drivers to work??? I have tried installing 185, 186 no luck
     
    Vandit, Jun 19, 2009
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  44. IKAS V

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    Did you try the have disk method?
     
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  45. Rob41

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    Just a pure guess, but have you tried to switch GPU's? Could the "coprocessor be what enables switching GPU's on the fly?
     
    Rob41, Jun 19, 2009
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    I'm continuing to guess here, but there is a chance that the "Co-processor" is your on-board graphics adapter... while the primary card is active (or cards), then it defaults to a support mode, doing computational work (generally PhysX stuff) ...

    I've heard of solutions like that... so it may be exactly what's going on.
     
    Mystik, Jun 19, 2009
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  47. Rob41

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    That makes sense.
     
    Rob41, Jun 19, 2009
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  48. Clauss

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    Sorry, not to be that guy. I don't want to read the 5 pages...Any problems with installing windows 7. Looks like driver issues with graphic cards? Thats...not favorable.
     
    Clauss, Jun 19, 2009
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  49. Mystik

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    you ARE that guy :p

    and no, not really any problems. 5 pages isn't much, you should check the owners lounge, I think they're up past 500... THAT I'm not reading.

    there's the usual video card driver hoopala though. I think most of us are used to it.
     
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    Camon people some 3dmk 06 and vantage P mode benchmarks with the cpu maxed OC and Vga'ss with oc wold be really nice to see... PLEASEEEE :D
     
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