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    My M17x R2 Wont post after Video card upgrades, please help.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Nenilai, Jan 25, 2016.

  1. Nenilai

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    I have upgraded in the past to a 560m, in my m17x R2, but now when I try a 680m I get a black screen, Its currently working on an external monitor with full drivers, gaming just fine, but wont load on the laptops actual screen. I'll post whatever is necessary. I've flashed multiple vbios setups with no success.

    I would like to know which vBios actually work, and if I need a special bios to go hand in hand or any other steps I don't know about, I'm very new to this and have only succeeded once taking my old ATI cards up to 560m. I appreciate and respect the advice of any pro who has the skill to solve this.



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    Specs:

    Processor:
    Q740 i7 1.7ghz

    GPU(s):
    Currently running 560m flawlessly
    Tryin to Run 680m , but currently only shows video when plugged to HDMI

    RAM:
    16GB , If this matters.

    vBios:
    Tech Inferno 680m - https://www.techinferno.com/index.p...king-editions-modified-clocks-voltage-tweaks/

    Bios:
    Modified A10 For Dell M17xr2 - https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Alienware-M17x-R2-A10-BIOS-Unlocked-OC-Options
     
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    Can anyone please help with this... at least let me know if you've seen anything like this before..