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    M17xr1 Crossfire Problem

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by panyihan, Dec 12, 2010.

  1. panyihan

    panyihan Notebook Consultant

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    my 4870*2 cards only work with DELL drivers. If I installed ATI drivers,the crossfire function would be disabled. And the system tray menu would show 4 cards instead of 2. any solution? I did clean install,but the problem still there
     
    panyihan, Dec 12, 2010
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    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

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    Which ati drivers are you trying to install? Does this happen with all ati drivers?
     
    EntityX, Dec 13, 2010
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    panyihan Notebook Consultant

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    It happens to all ati driver. If I install DELL drivers, the crossfire is always enabled. The only way to enable my 4870*2 crossfire with ATI drivers is to install the Ati drivers without uninstalling the DELL's.
     
    panyihan, Dec 14, 2010
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